Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
Buffalo Chicken Meatballs are a delicious twist on traditional meatball recipes. Better yet, they're healthier and are ready in only 20 minutes!
Servings: 4 servings (5 meatballs each)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken
- ½ cup breadcrumbs OR pork rind panko if keto
- ½ cup buffalo sauce divided
- ¼ cup finely diced green onion
- 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp dry parsley
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- Mix ground chicken, breadcrumbs, ¼ cup buffalo sauce, green onion, cheese, spices, and egg in a large bowl until well combined.
- Shape into 2-inch balls and place on a plate until ready to cook.
- Spray your air fryer basket with cooking spray, then place the meatballs about 1 inch apart in a single layer in your air fryer basket (you may have to cook in batches). Air fry at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes until cooked through.
- Toss in the remaining buffalo sauce, then serve with bleu cheese or ranch!
Notes
- Nutrition using breadcrumbs: 247 calories, 11.7 grams fat, 144mg cholesterol, 618mg sodium, total carbs 11g, fiber 0.8, sugar, 1.1, protein 24g
- If doing these in batches, I found that the first batch takes about 10 minutes, the second batch takes about 9 minutes (just because the air fryer is already preheated at that point).
- These seem really wet before you cook them, but trust me, they stay together in the air fryer and are so juicy and delicious!
- These would make a great appetizer for game day, but they also just taste really good on their own.
- I would recommend using Frank’s buffalo sauce, it's superior to literally any other one I’ve ever tried.
- This recipe makes 4 servings (5 meatballs each), and each serving has 1.3 net carbs when made with pork rind panko.
Nutrition
Serving: 5 meatballs (nutriton calculated with pork rind panko) | Calories: 309kcal | Carbohydrates: 1.5g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 907mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.3g