These are by far the tastiest and EASIEST recipe I have made in our air fryer! These Whole30 Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Meatballs are simply seasoned, tossed in your favorite buffalo sauce, and DONE in less than 30 minutes!
I also would love to mention how LUCKY you are if you are doing a Whole30 in this day and age?! I am a Whole30 vet I did my first one in 2015 and there wasn't even a THIRD of the amount of fresh,clean, and sugar free bacon! I think I lived off of salad and eggs for a month... ugh.
No thanks. As I have mentioned, now that I pretty much follow an "intuitive eating" mentality I naturally actually CRAVE the healthy foods I used to think weren't tasty. I just got creative on making healthy swaps and denying myself nothing.
Crazy how listening to your body's natural hunger cues make a naturally lean you!
Which is why when I was craving buffalo chicken last week this Whole30 Air Fryer version popped in my head and it immediately was saved in my notes on my phone to test and create later.
Jake was home when I shot this recipe so I gave him the other bowl in the picture to eat for lunch. He was back in 3 minutes telling me how tasty they were!
These meatballs are seasoned with buffalo flavor inspired seasonings, crisped in the air fryer, then covered in buffalo sauce. So it's truly buffalo chicken from the inside out!
These are soooooo easy to make too!
Simply season, roll into balls, and place in the air fryer basket to cook!
Once they are cooked, toss with your favorite Whole30 compliant buffalo sauce! DONE
I love to serve these wing style with a side of ranch dressing and celery!
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Whole30 Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 20 - 30 meatballs 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Whole30 Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Meatballs are simply seasoned with Buffalo flavors, crisped in the air fryer, and tossed in buffalo sauce. Serve as a party appetizer, after school snack, over a bed of greens, in a lettuce wrap, or over a bowl of cauliflower rice. The variations are limitless!
Ingredients
For the meatballs
- 2lbs of ground chicken
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tsp of garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- ⅓-½ cup of buffalo sauce
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine chicken with all of the seasonings.
- Roll meatballs into 1-2" balls. Grease the air fryer basket thoroughly with cooking spray (I use coconut oil spray from Trader Joe's).
- Place meatballs in basket and cook at 350F for 20-25 minutes or until an internal temp is 165F
- Toss meatballs in buffalo sauce and serve!
Notes
Oven Instructions:
- In a large mixing bowl, combine chicken with all of the seasonings.
- Roll meatballs into 1-2" balls. Grease the air fryer basket thoroughly with cooking spray (I use coconut oil spray from Trader Joe's).
- Place meatballs on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and cook at 350F for 25-30 minutes or until an internal temp is 165F
- Toss meatballs in buffalo sauce and serve!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Method: Air Fryer
Keywords: whole30, chicken, air fryer, easy
Fred Liggin says
This recipe is delicious and easy to follow. The air fryer keeps the meatballs crispy and the spices recommended keep them full of flavor. I served them over cauliflower rice with a side of broccoli and my 13 year old couldn't get enough (ha!)! Bravo Amanda!
Amanda says
Thank you SO much Fred! This comment made my day! So happy you loved this recipe!
Ashley Luchtenberg says
Air Fryer + Buffalo Sauce? Sign me up! I’ll have to try this out soon!
Amanda says
DOOOOOOOO IIIIIIITTTTTT