Buffalo Chicken Bites
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These Buffalo Chicken Bites are the perfect low carb salad topper or appetizer for game day! Made with almond flour crust they are crisp on the outside with a delicious simple sauce. They are the perfect healthy boneless buffalo wing for your next meal prep or party!
Buffalo Chicken Bites are the best game-day snack!
What is the #1 thing you crave on game day? For me its hand down buffalo chicken anything. Chips and salsa as a very close second, but these buffalo chicken bites might be my new favorites.
I love wings, but sometimes I don’t want to eat off the bone. That’s when its perfect to have these healthy little bites. These boneless buffalo wings give me all of the satisfaction of a buffalo chicken wing with the ease of a single bite-sized piece.
You can get all of the flavor of a buffalo chicken wing without using deep fryer or any oil! Just coat chicken in an almond flour breading and bake until golden brown. Then toss the chicken strips in a delicious buffalo sauce.
With just a few tweaks these bites are also Whole30 compliant. This delicious and healthy little snack, lunch or appetizer comes together in about 30 minutes.
serving suggestions
I like to enjoy these spicy chicken bites in all different ways! They make for a delicious appetizer. I like to serve them on a platter with some of my Homemade Ranch Dressing and some celery. You can also serve them with some classic blue cheese dressing.
I also like to make these buffalo chicken bites on a Sunday as a part of my meal prep. Then I can use these little bites in meals throughout the week. They are a great salad topper for a simple romaine lettuce salad.
I like to make a simple buffalo chicken bite salad with chopped romaine lettuce, diced cucumbers, crumbled goat cheese, sliced green onions and, of course, the buffalo chicken!
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Kitchen Tools
- Sharp knife and cutting board to cut the chicken breast into small pieces
- Baking sheet and parchment paper
- Mixing bowls
- Measuring spoons and measuring cups
- Liquid measuring cup
- Frying pan and serving spoon for tossing chicken in the buffalo sauce
Ingredients
Grab a few simple ingredients to make a batch of the buffalo chicken bites.
- Boneless skinless chicken breast
- Eggs
- Almond flour
- Salt and black pepper
- Ghee or butter
- Hot sauce
Ingredient subsitutions
I like to used chicken breasts for this buffalo chicken bite recipe, but you can also use chicken breast tenderloins or chicken thighs. Just be sure to cut them into even sized bite sized pieces.
You can make this recipe dairy free by substituting the butter for a plant based butter substitute. You can also make this boneless buffalo wing recipe vegetarian by replacing the chicken breast pieces with cubes of tofu. It is best to use extra firm tofu so that it does not crumble when it is breaded.
How to make Buffalo Chicken Bites
First, cut some boneless skinless chicken breast into cubes. Then, simply bread them with an egg wash, almond flour, salt, and pepper.
Next, place the breaded chicken bites on a baking sheet in an even layer. Bake the bites for 25 minutes at 350F. I always bake on a baking sheet lined with parchment for easier clean up.
Then, toss the baked bites in a butter and hot sauce mixture. If you want to make Whole30 buffalo chicken bites, just sub the butter for some ghee.
Serve the bites however you would like! I like mine on a salad with cucumbers and ranch dressing. I always use my homemade ranch dressing recipe.
These bites are also perfect as an appetizer on a toothpick with some blue cheese or ranch dipping sauces.
Storage and Reheating
These buffalo chicken bites are best if enjoyed immediately. If you have leftovers, store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Reheat in the oven or toaster oven to keep these buffalo chicken breast bites crispy.
Check out these other Delicious Buffalo Chicken Recipes
- Grilled Buffalo Chicken Tenders
- Air Fryer Buffalo Wings
- Pantry Buffalo Chicken Dip
- Buffalo Chicken Salad
Keep reading to find the full recipe below and serve them for your next party or game day! If you make these bites, please let me know in the comments or on Instagram!
Buffalo Chicken Bites
Buffalo Chicken Bites are a Whole3o and paleo friendly version of traditional bonelss buffalo wings.
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup almond flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/4 cup of ghee (butter if not on Whole30)
- 1/3 cup hot sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Cube chicken breast into bite size pieces
- Beat 2 eggs in a shallow dish
- Combine almond flour, salt and pepper in a separate dish
- Bread each chicken breast cube by tossing in the egg, then almond flour mixture
- Place each breaded chicken cube on the baking sheet
- Bake for 25 minutes and then remove the chicken from the oven
- Heat the ghee and hot suace in a frying pan over medium low until all of the ghee is melted
- Reduce the heat to low, mix the ghee and hot sauce together thoroughly and toss the chicken bites in the mixture until they are fully coated
- Remove the buffalo chicken bites from the pan and serve with celery and ranch
Kelly says
looks so yummy!
Lauren says
I love this! I meal prep this and throw it cold on lettuce with ranch. So good!
Courtney says
Can you use regular flour instead of almond flour?
Madeline Tague says
Yes! Regular flour will work!
Rebeca Hill says
do you know what the nutrition facts are for this?
Experimenting says
This looks delicious, but the use of butter is NOT Whole30 compliant!!!!
Madeline says
Hi! You may have missed this section of the blog.
“ If you are looking to make these bites Whole30 compliant you can just swap out the butter for 1/4 cup of ghee and make sure you use Whole30 compliant hot sauce, like Frank’s Red Hot (the original is compliant)!”
Meaghan Williams says
I can’t wait to make these!
Madeline says
Yay! hope you love them!
Carol says
Could you use an air fryer instead of baking?
Madeline says
Yes!! That would work, but the chicken will cook much faster depending on the air fryer, 12-15 minutes should be plenty 🙂
ML says
My 18-year old son requested these for his birthday dinner just last night! I made them about 3 weeks ago and he loved them. They are the bomb – a keeper recipe for sure! Have not had leftovers to add to my salad. Will need to double next time! Thanks for sharing.
Madeline says
Ah YAY! That makes me so happy. I have been known to make a double batch specifically for the leftovers
Madeleine says
This is a great recipe! I was skeptical about using almond flour but you literally would never know. I could eat them plain but the taste was especially great with the Buffalo sauce mixture!
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Madeline says
ah so glad you enjoyed!!! Thank you!
Caroline says
Delicious and so easy for either a get together (pre-COVID) or meal prep!
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Madeline says
amazing! Thank you!!
Morgan says
Super simple and delicious! Loved them!
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Madeline says
so glad! thank you!