Orange Chicken Meatballs

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Meatballs with orange chicken sauce and sesame seeds and green onion over white rice with red bell peppers

Orange Chicken Meatballs are a healthy version of a classic Chinese-American take out dish. Tender chicken breast meatballs (with a hint of garlic and ginger) are tossed in a rich soy glaze with bright citrus flavors.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Asian

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 307kcal

Author Jill Machovsky

Ingredients

Instructions

Meatballs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray the baking sheet with cooking spray or use parchment paper to keep the meatballs from sticking.
In a large bowl combine, chicken, egg, Panko bread crumbs, minced onion, ginger paste, minced garlic, salt, and black pepper. Mix ingredients until well combined.
1 lb Ground Chicken, 1 Egg, ¾ cup Panko Bread Crumbs, 3 Tbsp Onion, 1 tsp Ginger Paste, 2 cloves Garlic, ½ tsp Salt, ¼ tsp Pepper
Roll the mixture into 16 small meatballs and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes turning once halfway through.

Sauce

In a medium size skillet, heat sesame oil. Add sliced red bell pepper and cook until the peppers begin to soften.
1 tsp Sesame Oil, ½ cup Red Bell Pepper
Add rice wine vinegar, orange zest, orange juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, sweet chili Sauce, and Red Pepper Flakes. Simmer sauce for 5 minutes.
1 Tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar, 1 tsp Orange Zest, ⅓ cup Orange Juice, ¼ cup Soy Sauce, 2 Tbsp Brown Sugar, 2 Tbsp Sweet Chili Sauce, ⅛ tsp Red Pepper Flakes
Mix 2 tsp cornstarch with water. Slowly add mixture to the sauce. Continue to simmer over medium low heat until sauce begins to thicken. Remove sauce from heat and coat each meatball in the sauce.
2 tsp Cornstarch, 2 tsp Water
Garnish with green onion and toasted sesame seeds.
Green Onion, Toasted Sesame Seeds
Serve immediately.

Notes

Toast sesame seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat for 3-5 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. This will bring out their nutty flavor.
Use fresh squeezed orange juice. You’ll find it has much more flavor and less calories and sugar.
These meatballs make a wonderful appetizer. Serve the extra sauce on the side for dipping.
Store leftover meatballs in an airtight container for up to four days.
Keep this recipe low carb by serving with a helping of vegetables instead of rice. My favorite is broccoli!
Store leftover meatballs for up to four days in the refrigerator.

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