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Keto Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Last Updated August 29, 2024. Published August 29, 2024 By Davinah Cenou Montezuma

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Keto Buffalo Chicken Meatballs are an easy comfort food that comes together with simple ingredients. They’re perfect for those who want meatballs without breadcrumbs and those who enjoy the flavors of buffalo chicken wings. These are ready in less than 30 minutes.

Bowl of Keto Buffalo Chicken Meatballs in a bowl with extra buffalo sauce, blue cheese crumbs, and green onions

Why Make Buffalo Chicken Meatballs without Breadcrumbs

  • Easy appetizer, perfect for game day: Try these meatballs if you need something easy to make and fun to eat.
  • A gluten-free, keto, and low-carb option: This recipe uses almond flour as a low-carb substitute for breadcrumbs.
  • Simple ingredients: My healthy buffalo chicken meatballs recipe uses a handful of simple ingredients. 

Ingredients Needed

Here’s what you need to know about the ingredients in this recipe to make it successfully.

As always, you can get the exact ingredient amounts from the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

  • Ground chicken: I use dark meat ground chicken. At my grocery store, this is 93% lean ground chicken. This recipe works best with the highest fat content available since the fat helps to keep the chicken meatballs from drying out.
  • Almond flour: I used blanched and superfine almond flour. This is a gluten-free and keto-friendly substitute for breadcrumbs.
  • Egg: I use a large egg for this recipe.
  • Ranch Seasoning: I use my ranch seasoning recipe or pick one up from the market.
  • Grated Parmesan: I get this from the refrigerated section of the market.
  • Mayonnaise: your favorite full-fat mayo will work

Homemade Buffalo Sauce

Whether you’re making buffalo chicken wings or these meatballs, you only need two ingredients for buffalo sauce.

  • Frank’s Red Hot: this is a cayenne pepper hot sauce. I love it over other brands because it also has ingredients like garlic powder, which gives it some added flavor.
  • Butter: I prefer unsalted and melted
ingredients needed for buffalo chicken meatballs without breadcrumbs in separate bowls: egg, almond flour, ranch seasoning, mayonnaise, ground chicken, buffalo sauce, and grated parmesan.

How To Make Low-Carb Buffalo Chicken Meatballs 

  1. Add spices, mayo, egg, almond flour, and Parmesan cheese to a large mixing bowl. Whisk (or use a fork) to combine (it will look like a paste). Add the ground chicken to the bowl. Use a rubber spatula or hands with gloves to mix to combine. 
  2. Form 14 meatballs (using a meatball scooper or round tbsp measuring spoon – about 1.5 tbsp per meatball).
  3. Preheat the air fryer for 5 min at 400 degrees. Line the air fryer with parchment paper for easy clean-up. Place the meatballs in the air fryer basket in a single layer. Spray the meatballs generously with oil spray. Air fry the meatballs for 6 minutes. Spray again and air fry for 6 more minutes.
  4. Add the cooked meatballs to a serving dish or bowl. Mix the ingredients for the buffalo sauce in a bowl. Pour it on top of the cooked meatballs. Top with diced green onions, blue cheese crumbles, etc. 
a photo collage for how to make low carb buffalo chicken meatballs by mixing the the eggs mayo, spices and almond flour; then making meatballs, and cooking the meatballs in an air fryer or stovetop

Recipe Tips & FAQs

  • Use meat with high-fat content for tender and juicy meatballs.
  • Use cold ingredients to avoid melting the fat in the meat before cooking starts.

Storage & Leftovers

These meatballs taste great the next day, but can also be cooked and stored in the freezer.

Keto Buffalo Chicken Meatballs in bowl with mayo dip – a delightful low-carb treat

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Bowl of Keto Buffalo Chicken Meatballs – Low-carb and delicious

Keto Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Keto Buffalo Chicken Meatballs without breadcrumbs are easy & delicious. These are ready in less than 30 minutes in an air fryer or skillet.
Prep: 5 minutes mins
Cook: 25 minutes mins
Ready in: 30 minutes mins
Cuisine: American
Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Main Course
Servings: 14
Calories: 112kcal
Author: Davinah
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground chicken, 93% lean ground chicken (works best with the highest fat content available)
  • 2 tbsp Almond Flour, superfine and blanched
  • 1 large Eggs
  • 2 tbsp Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix
  • 1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese, I get this from the refrigerated section of the market
  • 1/4 cup Mayonnaise, I use full-fat mayonnaise

Homemade Buffalo Sauce

  • ½ cup Frank’s Red Hot, regular hot sauce or Buffalo Wing Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Butter, melted, I use unsalted butter

Instructions

  • Add spices, mayo, egg, almond flour, and Parmesan cheese to a large mixing bowl. Whisk (or use a fork) to combine – it will look like a paste.
  • Add the ground chicken to the bowl. Use a rubber spatula or hands with gloves to mix to combine.
  • Form 14 meatballs (using a meatball scooper or round tbsp measuring spoon – about 1.5 tbsp per meatball)
  • Preheat the air fryer for 5 min at 400 degrees
  • Line the air fryer with parchment paper for easy clean-up. Place the meatballs in the air fryer basket in a single layer. Spray the meatballs generously with oil spray.
  • Air fry the meatballs for 6 minutes. Spray again and air fry for 6 more minutes.
  • Add the cooked meatballs to a serving dish or bowl. Mix the ingredients for the buffalo sauce in a bowl. Pour it on top of the cooked meatballs.
  • Top with diced green onions, blue cheese crumbles, etc.

Nutrition Details

Calories: 112kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 518mg | Potassium: 179mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 87IU | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 0.4mg

The nutrition facts come from entering the recipe ingredients into Spoonacular API, a database of food ingredients. They may vary for any recipe based on the exact product used. The keto sweeteners I use have 0g net carbs & are not included because sugar alcohols do not impact most people. This is provided as a courtesy, but you can do your own calculations if you wish!

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