Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
Made with all the flavorings of buffalo chicken wings, complete with traditional celery and carrots, these Buffalo Chicken Meatballs make for a fun weeknight dinner or meal prep solution! Double or triple the batch and serve some for now and save some for later. Serve with your favorite ranch or bleu cheese dipping sauce and serve it up as apps, or pair it with some cooked spaghetti squash or pasta and and you’ve got the perfect meal!
Servings: 18 meatballs
Ingredients
For Meatballs:
- 1 lb. organic ground chicken or turkey dark meat is best
- 1 carrot finely minced
- 1 celery rib finely minced
- 2 green onions finely sliced
- 2 cloves garlic finely minced
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce
- ¼ cup almond flour
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
For Buffalo Sauce:
- 3 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup hot sauce
Instructions
To Bake:
- Preheat oven to 400 and lightly grease a rimmed baking sheet.
- Add all meatball ingredients to a bowl and mix well. Place mixture into the freezer for 5-10 minutes to thoroughly chill.
- Form mixture into 1-½” meatballs and place on baking sheet.
- Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, or until meatballs reach an internal temperature of 165ºF.
- Broil for 2-3 minutes until lightly browned on the tops, if desired.
- Add the butter and the hot sauce to a small pot and heat over medium. Whisk together.
- Add meatballs and ½ of buffalo sauce together in a large bowl and toss until coated.
- Transfer to a platter and serve with the reserved buffalo sauce, ranch or blue cheese dipping sauce, and cut up carrots and celery.
To Pan-Sear:
- Add all meatball ingredients to a bowl and mix well. Place mixture into the freezer for 5-10 minutes to thoroughly chill.
- Form mixture into 1-½” meatballs and place on baking sheet.
- Add oil to a large cast iron skillet and heat over medium. Once hot, sear meatballs, in batches, on all sides, about 3-4 minutes per side, and until the internal temperature reaches 165ºF.
- Place cooked meatballs in a large bowl.
- Meanwhile, add the butter and the hot sauce to a small pot and heat over medium. Whisk together.
- Pour half of the buffalo sauce into the bowl, and mix it together with the meatballs.
- Transfer to a platter and serve with the reserved buffalo sauce, ranch or blue cheese dipping sauce, and cut up carrots and celery.
Nutrition
Serving: 2meatballs | Calories: 152kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 600mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g