Dinner Lunch

Buffalo Chicken Meatloaf

Buffalo Chicken Meatloaf

John Woodrich
@big_racks_bbq

Craving comfort food with a bold, flavorful twist? This Buffalo Chicken Meatloaf brings the heat and heartiness in one unforgettable bite. Crafted by the award-winning team at Big Racks Barbecue, this recipe is a fresh take on a classic meatloaf, packed with tender Springer Mountain Farms Ground Chicken, vibrant veggies, and the unmistakable zing of Buffalo sauce. Whether you're prepping ahead for busy weeknights, feeding a crowd on game day, or looking for a protein-packed dish with a kick, this meatloaf delivers. Want to switch it up? Turn it into meatballs for a shareable appetizer that’s sure to disappear fast. Versatile. Flavor-packed. Crowd-approved. This Buffalo Chicken Meatloaf is everything you love about wings, wrapped into a comforting, crave-worthy main dish.

00:15
Prep
01:00
Chilling
01:00
Cook
02:15
Total Time

Ingredients & Directions

Directions

Chicken Meatloaf

2
celery stalks, diced
2
carrots, peeled and diced
1/2
yellow onion, diced
2 lbs
2
jalapenos, minced (remove seeds if desired)
2
eggs
1 1/2 cups
panko bread crumbs
1/3 cup
chopped curly parsley
4 oz Franks Red Hot sauce
5 oz
crumbled blue cheese
1/4 cup
Heath Riles buffalo seasoning
1/8 cup
Heath Riles garlic jalapeno rub
  1. Place celery, carrot and onion in a pan and sauté for a few minutes to soften them.
  2. Let them come back down to room temperature before mixing in with the other ingredients.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, add the ground chicken, add the sauteed vegetables, jalapeno, parsley, eggs. panko, hot sauce, blue cheese crumbles and seasonings and mix well.
  4. Add more bread crumbs if the meat mixture is too loose.
  5. Form into a loaf or place into a greased loaf pan.
  6. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the freezer for an hour to firm up if needed.
  7. Make the buffalo sauce while chicken loaf is chilling by taking all of the sauce ingredients and mixing them in a small pan or microwave safe bowl and heat them and stir to combine.
  8. Preheat smoker to 275°F.
  9. Unwrap loaf and season the outside of the loaf with additional buffalo seasoning.
  10. Place chicken loaf on smoker and cook for 30 minutes before increasing the smoker temperature to 350°F.
  11. Cook the meat at least 165°F basting with the buffalo sauce mixture periodically along with additional buffalo seasoning.
  12. When the chicken loaf is done cooking, garnish with remaining blue cheese crumbles, chopped parsley and more sauce if desired.

 

(You can cook the meatloaf in a conventional oven at 350°F for about an hour too.)

Buffalo Sauce

3 tablespoons
butter
2 oz
Franks Red Hot sauce
1 tablespoon
Heath Riles buffalo seasoning
1-2 tablespoons
honey

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Buffalo chicken meatloaf garnished with blue cheese crumbles and chopped parsley, resting on a Springer Mountain Farms branded wooden cutting board with Heath Riles Garlic Jalapeno Rub and Buffalo Seasoning jars in the background.

Dinner Lunch

Buffalo Chicken Meatloaf

Buffalo Chicken Meatloaf

John Woodrich
@big_racks_bbq

Craving comfort food with a bold, flavorful twist? This Buffalo Chicken Meatloaf brings the heat and heartiness in one unforgettable bite. Crafted by the award-winning team at Big Racks Barbecue, this recipe is a fresh take on a classic meatloaf, packed with tender Springer Mountain Farms Ground Chicken, vibrant veggies, and the unmistakable zing of Buffalo sauce. Whether you're prepping ahead for busy weeknights, feeding a crowd on game day, or looking for a protein-packed dish with a kick, this meatloaf delivers. Want to switch it up? Turn it into meatballs for a shareable appetizer that’s sure to disappear fast. Versatile. Flavor-packed. Crowd-approved. This Buffalo Chicken Meatloaf is everything you love about wings, wrapped into a comforting, crave-worthy main dish.

Yield: 6-8

00:15 Prep
01:00 Chilling
01:00 Cook
02:15 Total Time

Ingredients

Directions

Chicken Meatloaf

2
celery stalks, diced
2
carrots, peeled and diced
1/2
yellow onion, diced
2 lbs
2
jalapenos, minced (remove seeds if desired)
2
eggs
1 1/2 cups
panko bread crumbs
1/3 cup
chopped curly parsley
4 oz Franks Red Hot sauce
5 oz
crumbled blue cheese
1/4 cup
Heath Riles buffalo seasoning
1/8 cup
Heath Riles garlic jalapeno rub
  1. Place celery, carrot and onion in a pan and sauté for a few minutes to soften them.
  2. Let them come back down to room temperature before mixing in with the other ingredients.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, add the ground chicken, add the sauteed vegetables, jalapeno, parsley, eggs. panko, hot sauce, blue cheese crumbles and seasonings and mix well.
  4. Add more bread crumbs if the meat mixture is too loose.
  5. Form into a loaf or place into a greased loaf pan.
  6. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the freezer for an hour to firm up if needed.
  7. Make the buffalo sauce while chicken loaf is chilling by taking all of the sauce ingredients and mixing them in a small pan or microwave safe bowl and heat them and stir to combine.
  8. Preheat smoker to 275°F.
  9. Unwrap loaf and season the outside of the loaf with additional buffalo seasoning.
  10. Place chicken loaf on smoker and cook for 30 minutes before increasing the smoker temperature to 350°F.
  11. Cook the meat at least 165°F basting with the buffalo sauce mixture periodically along with additional buffalo seasoning.
  12. When the chicken loaf is done cooking, garnish with remaining blue cheese crumbles, chopped parsley and more sauce if desired.
  (You can cook the meatloaf in a conventional oven at 350°F for about an hour too.)

Buffalo Sauce

3 tablespoons
butter
2 oz
Franks Red Hot sauce
1 tablespoon
Heath Riles buffalo seasoning
1-2 tablespoons
honey
Springer Mountain Farms
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