Buffalo Chicken Meatballs (Paleo, Gluten-Free)
Six ingredient Buffalo chicken meatballs make the perfect game time appetizer! These are a healthy whole30 and paleo version made with minced green onion, almond flour, and buffalo sauce, topped with a homemade blue cheese dressing.
Servings 25 mini meatballs
Calories 68kcal
Ingredients
Buffalo Chicken Meatballs:
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup almond flour
- ⅓ + ½ cup hot sauce I used Franks (the ⅓ cup will be used in the meatballs and ½ cup for tossing)
- ¼ cup chopped green onion
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Blue Cheese Dip:
- ½ cup crumbled blue cheese
- ¼ cup almond milk
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon white or red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix together chicken, egg, almond flour, ⅓ cup hot sauce, green onion, and garlic powder. I used my hand to do this!
- With about 2 tablespoons of meat, roll into balls and place on baking sheet.
- Bake for 18 minutes at 400.
- Take out of oven and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Toss in ½ cup of hot sauce.
- For the blue cheese dip: whisk all ingredients together in a bowl.
- Serve blue cheese dip alongside meatballs or drizzled on top.
Nutrition
Calories: 68kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 96mg | Potassium: 117mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 40IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 0.4mg