Wondering where these meatballs could possibly include Nutrient Superstars? Well, we’ve snuck eggs, celery, onions, and carrot into these bad boys. Worried about the crazy-high sodium content of the buffalo sauce? Don’t worry – we’ve got you covered there, too – with an easy homemade wing sauce recipe. Serve over zucchini noodles or quinoa for an extra boost of nutrients, or on their own as an app.
| Prep Time | 20 minutes |
| Cook Time | 30 minutes |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 Pound ground meat of choice
- 1 eggs
- 1/2 Cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 carrot
- 1 Stalk celery
- 2 green onion
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 Ounce crumbled blue cheese high quality/grass fed, if possible
- 1/2 Cup buffalo sauce ingredients listed seperately
- 1 Tbsp butter grass fed if possible
Buffalo Sauce
- 1 Cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 Cup yellow onion chopped
- 1/2 tsp coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 10 fresno chilis (or other medium heat chili peppers)
- 3 Cloves garlic diced
- 3 Cups water
Ingredients
Meatballs
Buffalo Sauce
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Instructions
Buffalo Sauce
- Remove stems from chilies, and slice peppers.
- Sauté onion, garlic, and peppers in 1/2 teaspoon of coconut oil for 3 minutes on high.
- Add 2 cups of water, and cook on high stirring occasionally for 10–15 minutes.
- After 10–15 minutes, add an additional cup of water.
- Turn heat to medium, and continue to cook until all the water has evaporated and the peppers are soft.
- In a high-speed blender or food processor, blend the sautéed peppers, onion, and garlic.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and slowly add in 1 cup of apple cider vinegar
- Blend until smooth.
Meatballs
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Line a cookie sheet with foil and coat with nonstick spray.
- Cut the celery, carrot, and green onion into large chunks and throw into a food processor. Pulse to chop into small bits.
- In a large bowl, combine the vegetable mixture, chicken, egg, breadcrumbs, garlic powder, salt, 1/2 the hot sauce and the blue cheese.
- Gently fold together to combine, but don't overmix.
- Form the mixture into small meatballs - you should get about 24 small meatballs.
- Place the meatballs on the cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the meatballs from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes. Place the meatballs onto a serving dish and drizzle with butter/hot sauce mixture.
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