Servings: 3 Servings 1x
Ingredients
Chicken Meatballs Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken breast
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Sweet and Sour Sauce Ingredients
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tbsp sriracha
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- Optional: 1/2 tbsp corn starch mixed with 2 tbsp water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Add meatball ingredients (ground chicken, egg, breadcrumbs, 2 tbsp ketchup, salt and pepper to a large mixing bowl)
- Mix thoroughly and use a scoop or spoon to scoop eighteen 1 tbsp meatballs on to a baking sheet
- Bake at 400F for 15 minutes
- While the meatballs bake prepare a sauce by combining pineapple juice, soy sauce, sesame oil, sriracha, rice vinegar, and ketchup in a small bowl
- When the meatballs are almost finished cooking add the sauce to a frying pan and heat over medium-high heat until it bubbles
- Reduce to a simmer and simmer for 4 minutes
- Remove the meatballs from the oven
- Prepare a slurry of cornstarch and water to thicken the sauce
- Increase the heat of the sauce to medium-high and pour the slurry into the pan
- Mix vigorously to thicken the sauce and then reduce heat to low
- Toss the meatballs in the sauce until they are coated and then remove the pan from the heat
- Garnish with green onion and serve with rice
Notes
- To make these gluten free use tamari or coconut aminos in place of soy sauce and use 1/2 cup almond flour in place of the breadcrumbs
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.