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    Home » Dinner » Spicy Baked Chicken Meatballs Recipe

    November 8, 2017

    Spicy Baked Chicken Meatballs Recipe

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    These baked chicken meatballs are SPICY! If you can handle a solid roundhouse kick to your palate, you're in the right place. Poblanos, habaneros, and jalapeños, oh my! Loaded with spicy low carb peppers, this chicken meatball recipe is not for the faint of heart. I am one of those people that like to eat food so spicy it makes me cry. This recipe won't bring you to tears (hopefully?), but these baked chicken meatballs are definitely packing heat!

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    If spicy food isn't your speed, I have this keto meatball recipe you should try instead!

    How hot are habanero peppers?

    Habanero peppers are super hot, guys. On the Scoville scale, a measurement of spicy heat, habaneros rate from 100,000–575,000 SHU (Scoville Heat Units). Not the hottest pepper in the world, but compared to something like a green bell pepper (0 SHU) or Anaheim pepper (500-2500 SHU), habaneros are on a whole different playing field.

    Habeneros are the reason this baked chicken meatballs recipe is unforgivingly spicy. If you like a little bit of heat, but don't do well with fiery-depths-of-hell level spicy, just omit the habanero. Jalapeños and poblano peppers are not nearly as hot!

    Low Carb Keto Chicken Meatballs with Spicy Peppers: Habenero & Green Chili

    How hot are jalapeño peppers?

    Working our way down the list of spicy peppers, jalapeño peppers score 2500-8000 SHU on the Scoville scale.

    Jalapeños aren't terribly spicy at all, but the pith and seeds seem to bring more heat than the rest of the pepper. When I make jalapeño poppers for a crowd, I often scrape down the pith and take extra care to remove all the seeds, so the heat doesn't take anyone by surprise.

    Spicy Low Carb Chicken Meatballs - Baked Chicken Meatballs Recipe

    How hot are poblano peppers?

    Poblano peppers are the least spicy pepper in our baked chicken meatballs recipe. Rating 1000-2000 SHU on the Scoville scale, poblanos are a relatively mild pepper.

    Spicy Baked Chicken Meatballs Recipe

    To prepare the spicy baked chicken meatballs, you'll want to mince all your peppers. To do so, you'll need to cut them open first, then scrape the seeds out. You can also scrape the pith down a bit to reduce the heat. Up to you!

    Now combine the following ingredients with your hands: chicken, poblano, habanero, jalapeño, cilantro, salt, and vinegar. Form meatballs that are about 1-inch thick in diameter and whatever you do don't even think about touching your eyes with your pepper-coated hands.

    Place each meatball on a baking sheet or casserole dish, brush with a thin layer of olive oil, and bake for 25 minutes. Super easy, delicious, and something different to wake up your taste buds! Enjoy your spicy baked chicken meatballs recipe!

    Baked Chicken Meatballs with Spicy Peppers - Habanero, Poblano, and Jalapeno

    Looking for other keto meatball recipes?

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    Spicy Baked Chicken Meatballs Recipe - Low Carb, Gluten Free, Dairy Free

    Baked Chicken Meatballs Recipe - Habanero & Green Chili

    These healthy, baked chicken meatballs are on fire! Perfect if you love spicy food!
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes
    Servings: 15 meatballs
    Serving Size:
    Net Carbs: 0g
    Author: Tasha

    Ingredients

    • 1 pound ground chicken
    • 1 poblano chili pepper minced
    • 1 habanero pepper minced
    • 1 jalapeno pepper minced
    • ½ cup cilantro chopped
    • 1 tsp salt
    • 1 tbsp vinegar
    • 1 tbsp olive oil
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
    • In a large mixing bowl, combine chicken, minced peppers, cilantro, salt and vinegar with your hands. Form 1-inch meatballs with the mixture. 
    • Coat each meatball with olive oil, then place on a rimmed baking sheet or casserole dish.
    • Bake for 25 minutes.

    Notes

    Nutrition info per meatball.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Baked Chicken Meatballs Recipe - Habanero & Green Chili
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    54
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    3
    g
    5
    %
    Sodium
     
    173
    mg
    8
    %
    Potassium
     
    177
    mg
    5
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    0
    g
    0
    %
    Fiber
     
    0
    g
    0
    %
    Sugar
     
    0
    g
    0
    %
    Protein
     
    5
    g
    10
    %
    Net Carbs
     
    0
    g
    0
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Tasha
    Tasha

    Hi, I'm Tasha–nutritionist, recipe developer, and multi-published cookbook author.

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    Comments

    1. Tara says

      November 09, 2017 at 5:35 pm

      I can't wait to try this recipe. Getting the ingredients this weekend. I've been looking for something that is "not" beef. Don't get me wrong, I love it but after going keto and using that as a reason to eat it more, I'm a little burned out! More to follow after I try it.

      Reply
      • Tasha Metcalf says

        November 09, 2017 at 5:57 pm

        I go through phases, myself. Sometimes I want ALL the red meat, other days I don't even want to look at it. I am right there with you!

        I certainly hope this recipe hits the spot. Let me know how it goes! <3

        Reply
    2. Riley says

      December 27, 2017 at 6:35 pm

      Looking forward to try this, question though, it says 0 carbs, aren’t there carbs in peppers?

      Reply
    3. Nancy Chan says

      February 18, 2018 at 10:44 am

      4 stars
      Definitely add the ingredients to my grocery list. I too am getting a little tired of the red meat since going keto. On the plus side have reduced my diabetic meds by 75%!

      Reply
    4. taylor says

      February 22, 2019 at 7:32 am

      In the nutritional information, there is no carb or fiber count? Could you please inform? Thank you in advance!

      Reply

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