Paleo Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
Servings: 16 meatballs
This Paleo and Whole30 recipe is from All-American Paleo Table by Caroline Potter and is shared here with her permission.
This is a creative twist on the classic buffalo chicken wings, made into meatballs instead! These are perfect for game-day festivities because you can wrap them in foil and keep them warm until you are ready to eat. They’re packed with flavor and a bit of heat, and delicious served over a bed of arugula with blue cheese crumbles or Creamy Ranch Dressing (page 168 of the cookbook).
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 lbs ground chicken
- 1/2 cup green onions (chopped)
- 2 tbsp olive oil (for searing)
- 2/3 cup buffalo hot sauce*
- 2 handfuls fresh arugula leaves
- 4 oz blue cheese crumbles (omit for dairy free)
- coconut oil (for greasing hands)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and warm a large nonstick skillet to medium heat.
- In the bottom of a mixing bowl, sift together the almond flour, salt and garlic.
- Add in the ground chicken and green onions.
- Use your hands to mix together the meat, incorporating all the ingredients, but be careful not to over mix because the chicken will become gummy.
- Lightly grease your hands with coconut oil, shape the chicken into small meatballs and set them aside on a plate. If the chicken becomes too difficult to work with, wash and re-grease your hands.
- Drizzle the olive oil in the warm skillet, swimming around to coat all sides of the skillet. Sear the meatballs for 8 minutes, rotating every 2 minutes so that all sides are seared.
- Transfer the meatballs to a baking dish, placing them close together so that all sides are touching. This is easiest if the baking dish is similar in size to the meatballs; I find that a 9 by 13 inch dish usually works well.
- Pour the hot sauce over the meatballs and place in the oven. Bake for 20 minutes.
- Serve over a bed of arugula with blue cheese crumbles or Ranch Dressing.
Notes
*Caroline uses Frank’s hot sauce.
If you cannot find ground chicken, most butchers will freshly grind chicken thighs for you. Just ask!
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