Sesame Chicken Meatballs Recipe

These Asian-inspired sesame Chicken Meatballs are packed with ginger, scallions, and a sweet honey coconut aminos glaze! Serve over rice with broccoli for a quick, healthy bowl. They’re perfect for dinner, meal prep, or as a party appetizer—plus, the sticky glaze is irresistibly delicious and healthy!

Sesame Chicken Meatballs

US Wellness Meats Shopping List: Ground Chicken, raw honey

by; Jacqueline Anderson | A Busy Kitchen

Ingredients: 

For the Meatballs:

• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp coconut aminos
• 1 tsp chili garlic sauce
• 2 TBSP chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 cloves grated garlic
• 3/4 tsp ground garlic
• salt and pepper to taste

For the Sesame Sauce:

• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 2 cloves grated garlic
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp chili garlic sauce
• sesame seeds to taste
• 2 TBSP honey
• 2 TBSP hoisin
• 2 TBSP rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup coconut aminos
• arrowroot or cornstarch slurry – 1 tsp powder/1 tsp water

Instructions:

1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Line a sheet tray with parchment paper. Spray it with cooking oil to prevent the meatballs from sticking. Use a healthy cooking spray such as Avocado Oil Spray or Olive Oil Spray.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine all of the meatball ingredients minus the meat and mix well. Add the meat to the bowl and use your hands to gently mix everything together.
3. Dampen your hands, roll the meat mixture into balls, and place it on a baking tray.
4. Bake the meatballs for 15 minutes or until the meatballs are cooked through. The internal temperature should be 165° F. Be careful not to overbake them, or they will be tough and dried out.
5. While the meatballs are baking, you can start to make your sauce. Add the sauce ingredients MINUS the cornstarch to a saucepan. Bring to a boil and then lower the heat to a simmer. Whisk in the arrowroot starch slurry (or cornstarch if that is what you used). Continue to whisk until the sauce begins to thicken.
6. Add the baked meatballs into the sauce and stir to coat them. Then add sesame seeds -to taste- to the sauce. Allow meatballs to heat and simmer in sauce for up to 5 minutes, then serve.

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