Orange chicken meatballs

Orange chicken meatballs

By Noor El Din
20’ Prep time
20’ Cook time
40’ Total time
240 Calories
6 Serving
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Step by Step

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Step 1

Meatballs: Preheat the oven to 350°F.
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Step 2

In a large bowl, combine ground chicken, egg, panko breadcrumbs, minced onion, ginger paste, minced garlic, salt, and pepper. Mix ingredients until well-combined.
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Step 3

Spray the baking sheet with cooking spray or use parchment paper to keep the meatballs from sticking. Then, roll the mixture into 16 small meatballs and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes, turning once halfway through.
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Step 4

While the meatballs are cooking, prepare the sauce.
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Step 5

Sauce: In a medium size skillet, heat 1 tsp sesame oil. Add ½ cup sliced red bell pepper and cook until the peppers begin to soften.
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Step 6

Add rice wine vinegar, orange juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, sweet chili sauce, and red pepper flakes.Then, simmer sauce for 5 minutes.
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Step 7

Mix cornstarch with water and slowly add mixture to the sauce, continuing to cook until sauce thickens. Then, remove sauce from heat.
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Step 8

Coat each meatball in the sauce.
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Step 9

Serve over rice or with the vegetable of choice and garnish with green onion and toasted sesame seeds.

Ingredient

  • Egg
    Egg
    1
  • Salt
    Salt
    0.5 teaspoon
  • Panko breadcrumbs
    Panko breadcrumbs
    0.75 cup
  • Cornstarch
    Cornstarch
    2 teaspoons
  • Brown sugar
    Brown sugar
    2 tablespoons
  • Garlic
    Garlic
    2 cloves
  • Water
    Water
    2 teaspoons
  • Sesame oil
    Sesame oil
    1 teaspoon
  • Orange zest
    Orange zest
    1 teaspoon
  • Orange juice
    Orange juice
    0.33 cup
  • Red bell pepper
    Red bell pepper
    0.5 cup
  • Ground chicken
    Ground chicken
    1 lb
  • Onion
    Onion
    3 tablespoons
  • Red pepper flakes
    Red pepper flakes
    0.5 teaspoon
  • Pepper
    Pepper
    0.25 teaspoon
  • Rice wine vinegar
    Rice wine vinegar
    1 tablespoon
  • Soy sauce
    Soy sauce
    0.25 cup
  • Ginger paste
    Ginger paste
    1 teaspoon
  • Sweet chili sauce
    Sweet chili sauce
    2 tablespoons

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