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    Home » Diet » Dairy Free

    Healthy Sweet & Spicy Chicken Meatballs

    Chicken, Dairy Free, Entrees, Gluten Free, Meal Prep Friendly, Popular, Recipes January 14, 2021

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    These Sweet & Spicy Chicken Meatballs are so tender and juicy and covered in the most flavorful sauce! You will want these in your weekly menu rotation for sure. You won't believe these are made with healthier for you ingredients.

    *Originally posted 11/2019; updated 01/2021

    What You Need:

    • Ground Chicken - you can also use ground turkey, but get one with a little higher fat content
    • Garlic Powder
    • Ground Ginger
    • Pepper Flakes
    • Coconut Aminos - this is a soy sauce alternative
    • Honey
    • Sriracha
    • Garlic
    • Salt
    • Tapioca Starch - this is a gluten free thickener
    • Green Onions
    • Sesame Seeds

    Let's Cook:

    1. Pre-heat the oven to 375' and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
    2. Add the ground chicken to a large mixing bowl and season with salt, ground ginger, garlic powder and pepper flakes. Use hands to mix together and fully combine. Then scoop out with a cookie dough scoop and roll in hands. Line on the baking sheet.
    3. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until completely baked through and remove from the oven.
    4. Mix the coconut aminos, honey, garlic, salt and sriracha and combine with a whisk. Add to a sauté pan and bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer. Let simmer for 3 minutes, then make the slurry with tapioca starch (mix 1 Tbls tapiocas starch with 1 Tbls of water)
    5. Add the slurry into the pan and stir, the sauce will thicken fairly quickly. Once it thickens, turn off the heat and stir in the meatballs, completely coating them.
    6. Top with sliced green onions and sesame seeds and serve!

    How to Serve It:

    You can enjoy these meatballs alongside almost any green veggie for a delicious and healthy meal. I love to sauté snow peas in oil and garlic (as pictured above). You could also enjoy these meatballs over some rice or cauliflower rice to soak up all that delicious sauce!

    You Might Also Like:

    • Sweet & Sour Meatballs
    • Easy Baked Italian Meatballs
    • Whole30 + Keto Breakfast Meatballs
    • Spicy Pineapple Chicken
    • Instant Pot Pad Thai

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    Healthy Sweet & Spicy Chicken Meatballs

    Sara
    These Sweet & Spicy Chicken Meatballs are so tender and juicy and covered in the most flavorful sauce!
    5 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Course Lunch
    Cuisine American, Asian
    Servings 6 Servings
    Calories 314 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Chicken Meatballs

    • 2 lbs Ground Chicken
    • ½ tsp Salt
    • ½ tsp Garlic Powder
    • ¼ tsp Pepper Flakes
    • ¼ tsp Ground Ginger

    Sweet & Spicy Sauce

    • 1 cup Coconut Aminos
    • 1-2 Tbls Sriracha
    • ¼ cup Honey
    • 4 cloves Garlic minced
    • ¼ tsp Salt
    • 1 Tbls Tapioca Starch
    • 1 tsp Sesame Seeds
    • 1 Tbls Green Onions

    Instructions
     

    • Pre-heat the oven to 375' and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
      Add the ground chicken to a large mixing bowl and season with salt, ground ginger, garlic powder and pepper flakes. Use hands to mix together and fully combine
      Then scoop out with a cookie dough scoop and roll in hands. Line on the baking sheet. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until completely baked through and remove from the oven
    • Mix the coconut aminos, honey, garlic, salt and sriracha and combine with a whisk. Add to a sauté pan and bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer
      Let simmer for 3 minutes, then make the slurry with tapioca starch (mix 1 Tbls tapioca starch with 1 Tbls of water)
      Add the slurry into the pan and stir, the sauce will thicken fairly quickly. Once it thickens, turn off the heat and stir in the meatballs, completely coating them
      Top with sliced green onions and sesame seeds and serve!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 314kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 27gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 130mgSodium: 1345mgPotassium: 805mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 35IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword chicken, dairy free, gluten free, Meal Prep, paleo
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    Comments

    1. Tracy

      August 08, 2021 at 8:04 pm

      Thank you for the recipe I couldn’t get it to thicken but still very tasty

      Reply
    2. Toni

      January 07, 2021 at 4:06 pm

      5 stars
      This is one of my families favorite recipes! The sauce is what makes it!!! We’ve done the meal for meal prepped lunches and also for dinner.

      Reply
    3. Jaz

      September 26, 2020 at 1:40 pm

      My stores don't carry ground chicken, so can I use ground turkey?

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      • Sara

        September 27, 2020 at 11:42 am

        5 stars
        Hi! Yes, you can absolutely sub ground turkey for chicken. Enjoy!

        Reply
      • Lindsey

        January 15, 2021 at 7:20 am

        You can also ground the chicken yourself. I just put the chicken in the food processor and grind it up. Just a suggestion.

        Reply
        • Sara

          January 19, 2021 at 5:31 pm

          Yes, good idea!

          Reply

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