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Gluten-Free Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

December 26, 2014 by Lindsay 29 Comments

 
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Gluten-Free Buffalo Chicken Meatballs recipe with all-natural ingredients, including a homemade buffalo sauce. Also it’s naturally dairy-free and Paleo! Goes perfect for any party and made in the crock pot! (Gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo friendly)

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Gluten-Free Buffalo Chicken Meatballs Recipe

Ever since my Gluten-free Chicken Meatballs I created on a whim to go with my vegetable soup I have been dreaming up ways to make the meatballs into a appetizer.

Say hello to the spicy and delicious Gluten-Free Buffalo Chicken Meatballs.

I’m always struggling with ideas to take to parties and events.  I really want to bring something everyone will enjoy and at the same time not hurting my health or putting myself into a position which could cause a flare up. Generally anything you bring to a party thats ‘finger food’ is a little difficult for food sensitive individuals. Bread. Lots and lots of bread and cracker items. My Caprese Mini Skewer Pops are a good choice, but tomatoes are blah in Michigan this time of the season and fresh basil from the garden really is the only way to go with those babies.

Gluten-Free Buffalo Chicken Meatballs Recipe
So that is when the wheels started turning in my brain. What is the best flavor in the world you may ask that I dream about on a daily basis? My answer? Buffalo Sauce.

I love the spice and smokey kick of  buffalo sauce then cooling it down with some blue cheese dressing or just plain blue cheese crumbles. Heaven.

I didn’t want to cut corners with this recipe. Yes, I could of easily opted for a bottle of buffalo sauce and just poured it on the meatballs. There is only one problem. It is almost impossible to find a buffalo sauce that doesn’t have random unpronounceable ingredients in it. Fail. So, I opted to take the basic ingredients found in the buffalo sauce and using my favorite hot sauce with basics ingredients to make that into a buffalo sauce. The best part is you are able to tame the spice as much as you want by just adjusting the amount of vinegar you add to the sauce.

Gluten-Free Buffalo Chicken Meatballs Recipe
I used my work potluck as the excuse to test out my recipe that has been rolling in my mind. I already told my family I’d be bringing some to our Christmas dinner but figured I should test out the recipe first. Good thing it worked like a charm and they were gone almost immediately!

I couldn’t resist not serving them with little miniature forks I found in the store! Perfect presentation to go with these perfectly moist and flavorful meatballs.

You can also prepare them up to the steps of baking them in the oven. After they are baked and the sides are browned you can then store them in the fridge overnight. Throw in the crock pot the next day and keep following the listed steps.

Gluten-Free Buffalo Chicken Meatballs Recipe
 

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Gluten-Free Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Appetizer

Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Paleo Friendly

American

Gluten-Free Buffalo Chicken Meatballs recipe with all-natural ingredients, including a homemade buffalo sauce. Also it's naturally dairy-free and Paleo! Goes perfect for any party and made in the crock pot! (Gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo friendly)
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Yield: 24 meatballs

Prep Time: 30 min

Cook Time: 125 min

Total Time: 135 min

Ingredients:

  • Meatballs
  • 1 pound of ground chicken (or ground turkey )
  • 1 egg
  • 2 Tablespoons ground flax seed
  • 3 Tablespoons potato starch
  • 2 scallions, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • Buffalo Sauce
  • 1 cup Franks red hot sauce
  • 1/2 cup white vinegar
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons paprika

Directions:

  1. Mix together your ground chicken, egg, flax seed, potato starch, scallions, garlic powder and onion powder. Fold ingredients together until well combined. Place in the fridge 15-20 minutes for easier handling
  2. Preheat oven to 400 F. Prepare parchment paper over two baking sheets
  3. Create inch size meatballs and place on the parchment covered baking sheets. Making apprx 24 meatballs
  4. Place in oven for 5-6 minutes or until edges are browned
  5. Set in crock pot and cover with buffalo sauce.
  6. Set crock pot on low for 2 hours.

Nutrition Information:

Serving size: 1 meatball
Calories: 42
Other nutrition information: Fat: 2 g Saturated fat: .6 g Unsaturated fat: 0 g Trans fat: 0 g Carbohydrates: 2 g Sugar: 0 g Sodium: 282 mg Fiber: .5 g Protein: 4 g Cholesterol: 14 mg Weight Watchers PointsPlus: 1 point per meatball
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  1. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

    December 29, 2014 at 12:39 am

    I just love the presentation of these meatballs especially.. definitely a perfect appetizer for a NYE party i’m hosting!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      December 29, 2014 at 5:09 pm

      Thanks Thalia! They are absolutely perfect for an appetizer. I plan on making them again for my NYE party as well!

      Reply
  2. Louise says

    January 11, 2015 at 3:01 pm

    Looks delicious!

    What does the ground flaxseed contribute to this recipe? Could I replace it with an egg?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      January 12, 2015 at 8:54 am

      Thanks Louise!
      You could try and replace it with another egg (2 eggs total). The flaxseed is another form of a binder (i.e replacement for the normal breadcrumbs in conventional meatballs). BUT if you use another egg it would most likely make the mixture thinner and making the meatballs a little difficult to hold into form and forming the meatballs itself. If you try it I’d love if you shared how they turned out!
      (I’ve accidentally made without any eggs before (oops), they hold up (sort of) and they are MUCH denser.)
      Enjoy!

      Reply
  3. Caroline says

    February 20, 2015 at 4:29 am

    i hate to say this but I notice a lot of “Paleo” buffalo recipes call for franks red hot sauce but it – at least the one we have in Australia -has gluten in it… Any suggestions for a homemade hot sauce? Does the American one not have gluten in it?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      February 20, 2015 at 9:35 am

      The ingredients for the original Franks red hot sauce here is the US are Aged Cayenne Red Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Water, Salt And Garlic Powder

      They even speak on the website that all their sauces are gluten-free.
      http://www.franksredhot.com/faqs/

      I stick with the original sauce personally. The actual Franks wing sauce starts involving preservatives like Sodium Benzoate (as a preservative) and Natural Butter Type Flavor. (Yuck).

      The ingredients are so basic though I can imagine you could make your own. I just found this recipe on food.com for a copycat version.

      Hope this helps! It is one of our favorite sauces! Such a bummer they change the ingredients list there! 🙁

      Reply
  4. Samantha says

    February 20, 2015 at 3:32 pm

    These look fabulous!! Any substitutes for potato starch? Like almond or coconut flour or something?

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    • Lindsay says

      February 20, 2015 at 6:53 pm

      Thank you so much Samantha! The potato starch and flaxseed is really a binder. You could try either replacing more flaxseed to replace the potato starch or rice flour as well. If you don’t have potato starch on hand you could just omit it completely, they might slightly crumble on the edges but think they’d hold up decent and would still taste yummy 🙂

      Reply
  5. Vicky says

    October 12, 2015 at 8:53 pm

    Wow, these look yummy! Am I reading 1/2 cup of white vinegar right? Seems like a lot!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      October 12, 2015 at 9:09 pm

      Yes Vicky! It does seem like a a lot, there is a very decent amount of spice with the Franks red hot though, the vinegar is what helps with cooling the spice. Hope you get a chance to make them! This is one of my favorite recipes 🙂

      Reply
  6. Megan @ MegUnprocessed says

    April 13, 2016 at 4:55 pm

    I love your easy buffalo sauce recipe!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      April 13, 2016 at 8:16 pm

      Thanks Megan! How you get a chance to make it, its a HUGE family favorite of ours. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Nina Osorio says

    April 17, 2016 at 8:05 pm

    I just made these for my work potluck and I’m super excited to take them to work. I had my boyfriend try them before making a second batch lol and they were perfect. I did use corn starch instead of potatoe starch since I wouldn’t find any at safe way. Still taste amazing to me.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      April 18, 2016 at 1:16 pm

      Yay! So glad you like them Nina! Thank you for coming back to report your adaption too. I can definitely see corn starch working well in replacement. These are a HUGE family favorite of ours. Hope your coworkers loved them too! 🙂

      Reply

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