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Blue Cheese Filled Buffalo Chicken Meatballs (low carb, gluten free)
These tasty buffalo chicken meatballs have a surprise in the middle - blue cheese! Using almond flour these are both gluten free and low carb. Great appetizer!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 18
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- Meatballs
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup blue cheese crumbled or chunks
- Coating
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- Sauce
- 2/3 cup Frank's hot sauce
- 6 Tablespoons butter
- 1 clove garlic crushed
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
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In a small bowl, mix the coating items: almond flour and spices and set aside.
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In a large bowl, add the chicken, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, egg and almond flour. Mix with your hands and then roll into meatballs and place on a piece of wax paper.
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Next take a meatball and break in two. Make an indent in one side and place a piece of blue cheese. Then place the other half on top and smooth to cover the cheese. Continue with all the meatballs. This recipe made 18 for me.
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Once the blue cheese is inside, roll them in the coating and place plate. Continue with all the meatballs.
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In a cast iron skillet or oven safe pan, heat some olive oil over medium high heat.
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When the oil is hot, brown all the meatballs.
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While they are browning, make your sauce by boiling the hot sauce, butter and garlic. Once boiling, turn off and set aside.
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Strain off any extra oil from frying the meatballs and the pour over your buffalo sauce.Place in the oven and bake for 7 minutes.
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Enjoy!