Buffalo Turkey (or Chicken) 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
- 3/4 cup almond flour (or bread crumbs if not keto)
- 1 large egg
- 1 stalk celery finely diced
- 1 tsp 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 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 or hot sauce of choice
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar can add up to 1/4 cup if you prefer a more mild sauce
- 2 tbsp butter or Earth Balance
- 1/4 tsp xanthan gum to thicken
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 or earth balance 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!