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Bison Meatballs (Air Fryer)
This Bison Meatballs (Air Fryer) recipe makes a juicy, flavorful batch of Italian bison meatballs. The air fryer makes it easy, but there are also instructions for the oven baked as well.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 20 meatballs
Calories: 113 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian , American , Italian-American Fussion
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground bison
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup fresh basil chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley
- 3 teaspoons Italian seasonings Homemade is best
- 1 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper optional for AIP
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sage
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees. Combine all the ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
- Take a golf ball-sized amount of meat and then roll it in your hand. Place on a baking sheet.
- Put meatballs (or however many will fit into your air fryer) into the air fryer at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. You’ll need to cook in batches to cook at 24 meatballs. When it’s finished cooking, remove from the oven and serve immediately.
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Notes
- If you don’t have an air fryer, you can bake these in the oven. You’ll need to preheat the oven to 350 degrees and bake for 20 minutes.
- If you don’t have access to bison, you can use ground beef.
- Make sure to use pumpkin puree and not to pumpkin pie filling.
- Serve with marinara sauce (or nomato sauce) and pasta or BBQ sauce.
- I’m currently using an older air fryer model from Costco. It’s like this model. However, the capacity is small, and the machine take up a lot of space. I’d prefer to have a toaster oven/air fryer. It can be used for multiple purposes and has a larger capacity for cooking or baking. I’ve seen really good reviews on this model.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1meatballs
Calories
113kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Cholesterol
32mg
(11%)
Sodium
145mg
(6%)
Potassium
152mg
(4%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
0.1g
(0%)
Vitamin A
563IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20meatballs
Amount Per Serving
Calories 113
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1meatballs | |
| Calories | 113kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 32mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 145mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 152mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 0.1g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 563IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.