Description
These Orange Chicken Meatballs offer an irresistible blend of flavor with ground chicken, fresh ginger, and garlic. Perfect for a quick dinner or a healthy meal, they’re easy to prepare and great for satisfying your cravings!
Ingredients
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- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 1/2 lbs ground chicken
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
- 2 tablespoons minced scallions
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
- 3/4 cup orange marmalade
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 500ºF and prepare a mini-muffin pan or baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, combine the milk and panko breadcrumbs and let them sit for 5 minutes.
- In a larger bowl, mix the ground chicken with garlic, ginger, scallions, soy sauce, salt, pepper, and the soaked breadcrumbs. Combine well using your hands.
- Shape the mixture into meatballs of about 2 to 3 tablespoons each and place them in the prepared pan.
- Bake the meatballs in the oven for 12 to 15 minutes until fully cooked. Meanwhile, prepare the sauce.
Notes
Feel free to adjust the spice level by adding more crushed red pepper flakes if desired.
Using fresh ingredients will enhance the flavor of the meatballs.
You can serve these meatballs with rice for a complete meal.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 meatballs
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 230mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 50mg