Low Carb Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
Easier than buffalo wings, but just as tasty! These buffalo chicken meatballs make a great appetizer or snack, but they're also good as a main dish. We cut out the breadcrumbs for almond flour to keep these a bit healthier and low carb.
Servings 9 meabtalls
Calories 156kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground chicken
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup hot sauce plus more for serving
- 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons prepared ranch dressing plus more for serving
- 1 tablespoon dry ranch seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Spritz a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
- Add all of the ingredients to a medium bowl and mix well with your hands.
- Form mixture into 9 evenly sized meatballs and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.
- Serve with extra hot sauce and ranch dressing, as desired.
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Notes
The meatball mixture will be quite moist, but should roll into a ball nicely. If the mixture is too wet, add additional almond flour OR grated Parmesan cheese (to avoid adding additional carbs from the almond flour) one tablespoon at a time until the mixture is easy to handle.
Ground turkey works just as well as a ground chicken and we can't tell a difference in flavor. We grab whatever is on sale.
We use Frank's Red Hot Sauce, but Frank's Buffalo Sauce also works well. The buffalo sauce is less spicy than the straight hot sauce.
Blue cheese dressing may be substituted for ranch.
Nutrition
Serving: 1meatball | Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 11g | Fiber: 1g