Sweet & Spicy Chicken Meatballs With Broccoli
These Sweet & Spicy Chicken Meatballs With Broccoli are an easy, high protein, healthy lunch or dinner. It has the perfect blend of sweet and spicy! This meal is also gluten and dairy free! You can customize this dish by using any veggies you would like and serving with rice or other sides of choice. If you like the sound of this recipe, be sure to try my Greek Turkey Meatball Gyros as well.
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Reasons to Love This Meal
- Prep Ahead of Time: You can form your meatballs, chop your broccoli, and make your sauce ahead of time so when it comes to actually cooking your meal, all you have to do is cook away!
- Quick & Easy: Even if you do not prep this meal ahead of time, it is relatively quick to make and super easy! No complicated ingredients either.
- Macros: This is a very high protein meal, that is balanced in macros. You get a great amount of protein, carbs (if you add rice), and fat all in one easy dish!
Ingredients
For the Meatballs:
- Ground Chicken - 2 pounds of lean ground chicken.
- Egg - 1 large egg.
- Almond Flour - ½ cup organic fine almond flour.. Mine is by the brand Prozis and you can use the code KATIE10 for 10% off.
- Green Onions - 4-5 green onions, finely diced.
- Cilantro - 1/2 to 3/4 cup of finely diced cilantro.
- Garlic - 2 teaspoons of garlic, minced.
- Ginger - 2 teaspoons of ginger, minced.
- Cayenne Pepper -1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.
- Salt - 1 teaspoon salt.
- Pepper - 1 teaspoon black pepper.
- Sesame Seed Oil - 1 tablespoon of sesame oil (to cook in).
Veggies:
- Broccoli - 4 cups chopped broccoli florets (6 oz. apx)
- Sesame Seed Oil - 1 tablespoon of sesame seed oil
Sauce:
- Soy Sauce - 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce or coconut aminos.
- Water - 1/2 cup water
- Sesame Seed Oil - 1 tablespoon of sesame oil.
- Sesame Seeds - 2 tablespoons of sesame seeds.
- Chili Paste - 1 to 2 teaspoons of red chili paste (depending on your spice level).
- Ginger - 1 teaspoon of minced ginger.
- Garlic - 1 teaspoon of minced garlic.
- Brown Swerve - 2-3 tablespoons of a brown sugar substitute, such as Swerve or Monkfruit.
- Slurry - 2 tablespoons water mixed with 2 tablespoons cornstarch (slurry to thicken sauce).
Optional To Serve With
- Rice of choice (I used Jasmine)
- Extra cilanto for garnish & flavor
- Extra green onions for garnish & flavor
- Cauliflower rice
Instructions
- Whisk together sauce ingredients and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine all of the meatball ingredients. Form 36 1-inch meatballs.
- Heat up 1 tablespoon of sesame seed oil in a large wok. Cook the meatballs for about 10-12 minutes or until fully cooked. Remove from pan and set aside.
- Add additional oil if needed and sauté your broccoli, about 4 minutes. Add the meatballs back in and pour in your sauce. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
- Serve over rice if desired. Enjoy!
Macros below are for the entire meal divided into 6 servings. Rice is not included and you will need to adjust to what kind you use, if you decide to have any.
How To Store Leftovers
You can store your leftovers that in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Keep your meatballs separate from your pita bread & other gyro components for reheating purposes! When you are ready to enjoy a gyro again, warm up the turkey meatballs in the microwave for 30 seconds or so.
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These Sweet & Spicy Chicken Meatballs With Broccoli are an easy, high protein, healthy lunch or dinner. It has the perfect blend of sweet and spicy! This meal is also gluten and dairy free!
- 2 lb ground chicken
- 1 egg (large)
- 1/2 cup almond flour (Use the code KATIE10 for 10% off almond flour at Prozis)
- 4-5 green onions (diced finely)
- 1/2 cup cilantro (finely diced)
- 2 tsp garlic (minced)
- 2 tsp ginger (minced)
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp sesame seed oil (to cook your meatballs in.)
- 4 cup broccoli (florets, chopped)
- 1 tbsp sesame seed oil
- 1/2 cup soy sauce (or coconut aminos)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbsp sesame seed oil
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tsp red chili paste (or more, depending on your spice level)
- 1 tsp garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp ginger (minced)
- 2-3 tbsp brown Swerve (or brown sugar substitute of choice)
- 2 tbsp water (mixed with cornstarch to make a slurry)
- 2 tbsp corn starch (mixed with water to make a slurry)
- rice
- cauliflower rice
- cilantro
- green onions
Whisk together sauce ingredients and set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine all of the meatball ingredients. Form 36 1-inch meatballs.
In a large bowl, combine all of the meatball ingredients. Form 30 1” meatballs. Set aside.
Heat up 1 tablespoon of sesame seed oil in a large wok. Cook the meatballs for about 10-12 minutes or until fully cooked. Remove from pan and set aside.
Add additional oil if needed and sauté your broccoli, about 4 minutes. Add the meatballs back in and pour in your sauce. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
Serve over rice if desired. Enjoy!
Servings 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 374kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 22.2g35%
- Saturated Fat 3.9g20%
- Cholesterol 175.8mg59%
- Sodium 1003.2mg42%
- Total Carbohydrate 10.3g4%
- Dietary Fiber 3.2g13%
- Sugars 2.6g
- Protein 35.9g72%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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