Ground Chicken Meatballs with Sweet Peanut Sauce

Description

Serve these ground chicken meatballs as an appetizer or alongside rice and stir-fried veggies.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • ½ cup chopped cilantro
  • ¼ cup dry bread crumbs
  • ¼ cup grated onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, grated
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup peanut butter
  • 4 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons chopped peanuts, or to taste
  • toothpicks

Instructions

  1. Mix chicken
  2. cilantro
  3. bread crumbs
  4. onion
  5. garlic
  6. salt
  7. and pepper; roll tablespoonfuls of the mixture into balls.
  8. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add meatballs and cook until no longer pink in the center
  9. 6 to 8 minutes.
  10. Mix peanut butter
  11. sesame oil
  12. sugar
  13. and soy sauce together in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave until sauce is heated through
  14. about 1 minute.
  15. Toss meatballs with 1/2 of the sauce. Sprinkle with peanuts. Serve with toothpicks and remaining sauce for dipping.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

Servings: 4

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