These low carb, gluten-free Buffalo flavored sausage balls are perfect for any Game Day celebrations. Make a double batch because they will go fast! This post is sponsored by al fresco®.
My 11 year old son is obsessed with buffalo sauce. Left to his own devices, he would put it on everything. He’d probably put it in, under and around everything too. It’s become quite the family joke, and I asked him the other day if he thought I should make Buffalo Sauce Brownies. He was not amused. But you have to hand it to him. If a kid is going to obsess over something, buffalo sauce rates among the more harmless of things. And it really is delicious. There is something about that tangy heat slathered over crispy wings that makes you want smack your lips and lick your fingers.
**Check out this recipe for making Homemade Buffalo Sauce!
No Game Day celebration would be complete without at least one Buffalo-flavoured appetizer. And as we get closer and closer to Super Bowl 50, you can bet that the national consumption of buffalo sauce is on a serious upswing. So when al fresco® All Natural asked me to come up with a game day recipe using their products, it was virtually a no-brainer. Two packages of their fresh (not pre-cooked) Buffalo-style chicken sausages later, and I had the BEST low carb and gluten-free game day recipe on my hands. If you’re a buffalo chicken fan, you are going to love these sausage balls.
Not only did they taste amazing but they were also easy to make. Just take of the casings, add some almond flour, cheddar, bleu cheese (optional…I left it out of my kids’ version), roll into balls and bake. The al fresco® buffalo-style sausages already had such good flavour, I didn’t need to add much to it. Just enough to hold them together to make the perfect Game Day finger food. The dipping sauce is just icing on the cake. My son didn’t even feel like he needed to add more buffalo sauce, they were that good. High praise from the Buffalo King himself.

- 2 14- ounce packages al fresco fresh Buffalo-Style chicken sausage casings removed
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup crumbled bleu cheese optional
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup unsweetened almond milk can substitute regular milk
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp dried dill
- ½ tsp dried parsley
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- ¼ cup crumbled bleu cheese or more, if desired
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Preheat oven to 350F and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or tin foil.
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In a large bowl, combine sausage, almond flour, cheddar cheese, bleu cheese, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly until well combined.
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Roll into 1-inch balls and place about an inch apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake 25 minutes, until golden brown. Serve warm with dipping sauce.
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While sausage balls are baking, combine mayonnaise, almond milk, garlic, dill, parsley, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir well and then mix in crumbled bleu cheese.
Serves 12 (4 meatballs per serving) as an appetizer with dipping sauce. NET CARBS = 4.3 g.
Food energy: 325kcal
Total fat: 25.01g
Calories from fat: 225
Cholesterol: 71mg
Carbohydrate 6.38g
Total dietary fiber: 2.08g
Protein: 20.30g
Many thanks to al fresco® All Natural for sponsoring this post As always, all opinions are my own.
Erin M. says
These look amazing and a lot quicker to make than my normal game day chicken strips with pork rind coating. Going to give them a try this year.
Voted for your recipe!
Carolyn says
Thanks, Erin!
Kathy M. says
What brand bleu cheese did you use? Not all bleu cheeses are gluten free.
Carolyn says
Whole Foods raw milk bleu cheese crumbles. It does contain a little potato starch to keep it from clumping, but no wheat. But if people buy non-crumbled bleu cheese and crumble it themselves, it should certainly be gluten-free.
Kristen says
Is the net carb count per ball or for all 12?
Carolyn says
Per 4 balls (4 per serving, 12 servings…as an appetizer).
Jan says
I was pleasantly surprised to find out my local Kroger store carries al fresco products. I’ll be getting some of this Buffalo Chicken Sausage to try these sausage balls. I may not be obsessed like your son, but I am a huge fan of buffalo sauce 🙂 These sound like a great thing to make for the Superbowl. Thanks.
Kate says
Looks fantastic, Carolyn ! Who doesn’t loved Buffalo and Bleu cheese 🙂
I voted for you, and saw that you’re “way” ahead in votes ! Yea !!
Diane says
Just made these…..YUM! So addicting!
Barbara Schlatter says
Carolyn, I need your recipe for Chia crackers ! I looked and searched ( the search bar box) does not work. and finally gave up .
I hope that you will find a way to make a recipe search easier. A very good example is http://WWW.gourmetgirlcooks.com . One is able to access a recipe tout de suite.
/ThanksCarolyn !
Carolyn says
Hi Barbara…my search box is working just fine. I just used it right now to get you the link to the recipe. It may be your browser?
https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/2014/08/low-carb-rosemary-parmesan-chia-seed-crackers-nut-free.html
Kate says
Worked fine for me. I typed Chia Crackers and I got the same link back Carolyn posted. I also haven’t had any issues in the past. I literally wore it out over the holidays 🙂
I used Firefox v43.0.4. I believe it’s the most current. Maybe Carolyn is right ? Strange stuff !
Evelyn says
I use Chrome and the result is https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/2014/08/low-carb-rosemary-parmesan-chia-seed-crackers-nut-free.html
Seems to work fine
Holly Waterfall says
I too love everything buffalo flavored! My family would love these for game day, movie night… or just any time really.
[email protected]/wp says
Voted for AND pinned your recipe. It looks delicious.
Paula says
I kept checking the recipe for some sort of liquid to hold everything together, but lo and behold, it all stuck together just fine, especially after they cooled a little bit. My new favorite thing. Thank you Carolyn!
Dena Swinson says
The Al Fresco sausages you use are not available in my neck in the woods. Any substitute suggestions?
Carolyn says
Any sort of chicken sausage (or pork, if you prefer) and add buffalo sauce to it. Maybe 1/4 cup? You may need additional almond flour to make up for the added liquid.
Dena Swinson says
Great, thanks! I’ll try it tomorrow 🙂
KalynsKitchen says
Hi Carolyn,
Just letting you know I featured these meatballs today in my weekly Low-Carb Recipe Love on Fridays post, which was all about low-carb meatballs today. (And I leave these comments partly so I can tell I’ve featured this recipe, in case I find it again!) Hope a lot of my readers will try the meatballs!
[email protected] says
Interesting recipe. Thanks for sharing. I wiil try it next weekend.
Rachel @ Cooklogic.com says
Can’t wait to try this out with my girls. Your photos are great, what camera do you use?
Carolyn says
Canon 6D
Terry Masten says
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Carolyn says
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Kim - Today's Creative Life says
I can see why your son would be obsessed with these! Looks delicious!
Michael Wurm Jr says
This is my favorite flavor combo! What an awesome recipe!
xo Michael
Rachael says
My family loves recipes like this, especially during football season. Thanks so much for sharing.
Sabrina says
Adding these to my game day food spread! I know everyone is going to love them!
Jessica Burgess says
Get in my belly! I love buffalo anything! Cannot wait to try these!
Krissy Allori says
I love that these are gluten free! I can’t wait to try them with my family!
Jamielyn says
Such a yummy appetizer!
Rachael Yerkes says
These are so perfect for game day! Love them so much
Becky Hardin says
Perfect for game day! They look so good.
Allyson Zea says
Buffalo EVERYTHING for me! I love this stuff!!!
Anna says
We loved these as an appetizer for our party! They were gone in no time!
Jocelyn says
Our son is obsessed with all things hot sauce or buffalo too!! These are a must make for our game days!