Asian Chicken Meatballs
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Teriyaki Chicken Meatballs Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: 4-6 servings
Serves: 4-6 servings
Ingredients
- For the meatballs:
- * 1 lb ground turkey (you could also use ground chicken, pork or beef)
- * ⅓ cup whole wheat panko breadcrumbs
- * 1 egg
- * 1 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
- * 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- * 1 tsp fresh grated ginger (or ¼ tsp ground ginger)
- * 2 garlic garlic cloves, minced
- * 2 green onions, white and light green parts, chopped
- * Garnish: extra green onions and sesame seeds
- For the sauce:
- * ½ cup low-sodium soy sauce
- * ⅓ cup chicken stock (or water)
- * ¼ cup honey
- * 1 tsp sesame oil
- * 3 cloves garlic, minced
- * 2 tsp fresh grated ginger (or ½ tsp ground ginger)
- * ¼ tsp black pepper
- * ½ Tbsp cornstarch
- * 1 Tbsp water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- In a large bowl, mix together ground turkey, breadcrumbs, egg, sesame oil, soy sauce, ginger, garlic and green onions until all combined. Using a wet hands roll 1-inch sized balls and place on a prepared baking sheet.
- Put the meatballs in the oven and bake for about 13 to 15 minutes, until lightly browned and cooked through.
- While the meatballs are baking in the oven, combine soy sauce, honey, broth, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, and pepper in a small saucepan on the stove and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and let the sauce simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Mix cornstarch with water in a small bowl and add to sauce. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 more minutes until sauce thickens.
- Once the meatballs are done baking, transfer to the same sauce pan and coat them entirely with the sticky sauce.
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