These buffalo turkey meatballs are seriously heaven in meatball form. They are easy to make and insanely flavorful. They also happen to be low-carb and gluten free, so bonus points for that!
Buffalo Turkey Meatballs
These buffalo turkey meatballs are seriously heaven in meatball form. They are easy to make and insanely flavorful. They also happen to be low-carb and gluten free, so bonus points for that!
Ingredients:
For the meatballs:
- 1 lb ground turkey or ground chicken
- 3/4 cup almond flour or bread crumbs
- 1 large egg
- 1 stalk celery finely diced
- 1 tsp garlic, minced 2 cloves
- 1 Tbsp dried minced onion
- 1 Tbsp dried parsley
- 1 Tbsp Frank’s Red Hot or hot sauce of choice
For the sauce:
- 1/3 cup Frank’s Red Hot
- 2 Tbsp rice vinegar can add up to 1/4 cup if you prefer a more mild sauce
- 2 Tbsp butter plant based or regular salted
- 1/4 tsp xanthan gum to thicken, optional
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400°F/200°C. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or use a silicone liner and set aside.
- Combine meatball ingredients (ground turkey through hot sauce) in a medium to large mixing bowl. Form into 1- 1 1/2 inch balls and place on your prepared baking sheet. Transfer to oven and cook for 20 minutes or until internal temperature of meatballs is 165°F/74°C.
- While the meatballs are cooking, prepare your sauce: in a small sauce pot, combine hot sauce, rice vinegar, and butter and heat over medium heat. Once the mixture starts bubble, sprinkle with a small amount of xanthan gum (I did about 1/8 tsp at a time). Stir to combine, making sure it doesn’t get clumpy. Remove from heat.
- Once meatballs are done, transfer them to the sauce pot with your sauce. Toss to coat and serve!
Notes:
This recipe can also be made with ground chicken, if you prefer!