Description
Enjoy these delicious Orange Chicken Meatballs that combine irresistible flavor with simple ingredients like ground chicken and orange marmalade. Perfect for a quick dinner or a comfort meal!
Ingredients
Scale
- 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.
- Combine milk and Panko breadcrumbs in a small bowl and let sit for 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl, mix ground chicken, garlic, ginger, scallions, soy sauce, salt, pepper, and soaked breadcrumbs until well blended.
- Shape the mixture into balls using 2 to 3 tablespoons for each meatball and place them in the prepared pan.
- Bake the meatballs for 12 to 15 minutes until fully cooked. Meanwhile, prepare your sauce.
Notes
These meatballs can be served as an appetizer or main dish.
For extra flavor, allow the meatballs to marinate in the sauce for 10 minutes before serving.
Feel free to adjust the level of spice by modifying the crushed red pepper flakes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 meatball
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 30mg