'MACHOS' Jalapeno Stuffed Boneless Buffalo Wings

I was so fortunate to be in my home state of Colorado during Superbowl 50, cheering on the Broncos for the Super Bowl this year.  Although I did my best to lay a neutral table spread, I have to always root for the Broncos.  This year, my Super Bowl spread and menu consisted of Deviled Eggs (which I couldn't keep people away from to get a full dish for the picture), a 7-layer Dip (made to look like the football field), Crack Potatoes, Football Sliders, and some really cool blue tortilla chips (these looked amazing, but had so much food coloring in them, we ultimately got rid of them as we felt they were that unhealthy...but of course we ate the Cheetos balls)!!!  While there is nothing special about most of the recipes included in my spread, my creation of 'MACHOS' Jalapeno Stuffed Boneless Buffalo Wings was unique, to the best of my knowledge.  And it combined two great Super Bowl snack favorites: Boneless Buffalo Chicken Wings and Jalapeno Poppers.  I'm excited to share this exclusive dish made for the discriminating pallet (albeit spicy pallet) of the American Football Fan.  I am posting this after the fact, but I hope it becomes a staple at your gatherings this 2016 - 2017 football season.

'Wing" Ingredients:

1 lbs. ground chicken

1 package low-fat cream cheese/ Neufchatel cheese

3/4 cup marinated jalapenos (medium to hot spicy) minced or to be truly 'Machos' fresh jalapenos (very spicy) minced

3/4 cup tequila

1 egg

1/2 cup onion minced

1/2 cup bread crumbs/ panko crumbs/ cracker crumbs

Salt & Pepper to taste

Garlic Powder & Red Pepper Flakes to taste

Sauce Ingredients:

1/4 cup vinegar (can be flavored or not)

4 tbsp. melted butter

2 tbsp. hot sauce

1 tbsp. ketchup

1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

2 tsp. low-sodium soy sauce

2 tsp. Chipotle-flavor spicy mustard 

1/4 tsp. garlic power

1/4 tsp. onion powder

1/4 tsp. cumin

cayenne pepper to taste 

Optional/ Recommended: 

Serve with celery sticks and blue cheese dressing.

Prep (suggested night before or 4-6 hours prior to making dish will also work)

1. Let package low-fat cream cheese/ Neufchatel cheese soften
2. Mix tequila, cheese and diced jalapenos thoroughly
3. Roll into 1/2 size desired meatball size and refrigerate.

Making the 'Wings'

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. 
2. In a large bowl, combine all wing ingredients except the cream cheese, jalapeno balls; mix well.
3. Divide mixture into meatballs (we prefer large meatballs, and I find that easier to stuff, but you can adjust according to preference). 
4. Form each meatball around a cream cheese, jalapeno ball, making sure to cover cheese completely. Place on prepared baking sheet. 
5. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until no longer pink in center. 
6. Mix all 'Sauce' ingredients together in a bowl.
7. Roll and drench each cooked meatball in sauce and serve (possibly with water or milk...)