5.0 from 18 votes
Gluten-Free Chicken Meatballs
These Gluten-Free Chicken Meatballs are juicy, dry-rubbed, and packed with flavor. They’re easy to make and come together in just 35 minutes!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 5 people
Calories: 258 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb ground chicken breast or thighs
- ½ cup cooked and cooled quinoa
- ½ tsp blackened spice seasoning mix
- Kosher salt to taste
- Cracked black pepper to taste
TO COAT THE MEATBALLS
- ¼ cup blackened seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F
- In a large bowl, add the ground chicken, cooked and cooled quinoa, blackened spices, salt and pepper and mix until well incorporated.
- When ready, grab your hefty tablespoon and dive into that bowl and form each meatball by placing the mixture into your palms and gently rolling until a circle forms. I find that wetting my hands with a little water (or oil) helps to roll a bit easier.
- Pour the blackened seasoning into the smallest bowl you can find and gently toss each meatball around with your fingertips coating all sides evenly.
- Put each ball onto a baking sheet– placing each one about 1 inch apart, and transfer to a preheated oven set at 400°F and bake for 15-20 minutes.
Cup of Yum
TO SERVE
- Enjoy these delicious morsels over quinoa salad, stuffed into a pita wrap, over a warm bed of rice, or straight-up (aka on their own).
Nutrition Information
Serving
4meatballs
Calories
258kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
26g
(52%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
117mg
(39%)
Sodium
3234mg
(135%)
Potassium
807mg
(23%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
3IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
18mg
(2%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 258
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 4meatballs | |
| Calories | 258kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 117mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 3234mg | 135% |
| Potassium | 807mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 3IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.