Chicken Teriyaki Meatballs
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Teriyaki chicken meatballs are definitely one of the best low-calorie alternatives to regular meatballs. They are also amazing for meal prep. They will definitely leave your taste buds dancing and asking for more. If you are ready to start cooking, roll up those sleeves and let’s begin.
First things first, you will need about one and a quarter pounds of ground chicken breast, half a cup of chopped green onion, half a tablespoon of garlic powder, and a tablespoon of ginger powder.
For the stir-fry, you will need a few vegetables. One chopped red bell pepper, two chopped carrots, two chopped celery stalks, and some raw broccoli florets about two cups.
For the sauce, get together half a cup of Bragg liquid aminos or soy sauce, a third of a cup of rice vinegar and an additional two spoons on top of that, one tablespoon of minced garlic, two tablespoons of ginger, one and a half tablespoon of fish sauce, sriracha to your own taste, one tablespoon of arrowroot starch, and lastly, optionally get some fresh lime juice.
And last, for the garnish use some sesame seeds and fresh lime.
Now, time to prepare this amazing teriyaki chicken. Start by preheating the oven to 410 degrees Fahrenheit. Take the meatball ingredients and mix them together in a bowl. Make one-and-a-half-ounce meatballs and place them on a greased baking sheet. Bake the chicken meatballs for a maximum of 10 minutes.
For the teriyaki sauce, mix all of the sauce ingredients except the arrowroot starch.
For the stir-fry, add the vegetables, except the broccoli, to a skillet on medium-high heat. Do not overcook them; fry them for a maximum of 5 minutes.
At this point add the arrowroot starch to the sauce and pour it into the pan. The sauce will thicken quickly so stir right away.
Now, add the broccoli and the meatballs and stir until they are coated completely. Garnish accordingly and enjoy right away or separate them into different containers for meal prep.
Recipe 1
Chicken Teriyaki Meatballs
Prep
1h
10min
Cook
2h
30min
Total
3h
30min
215cal
Ingredients
Ingredients for 15 meatballs:
- 1 1/4 lb ground chicken breast
- 1/2 cup chopped green onion
- 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon ginger powder
- Stir-fry
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 2 celery stalk, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 2 cups broccoli florets, raw
- Sauce
- 1/2 cup Bragg liquid aminos (or low sodium soy)
- 1/3 cup + 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons ginger (paste or minced)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
- sriracha to taste
- fresh lime juice to taste (optional)
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot starch
- Garnish
- sesame seeds
- fresh lime
Steps
Step 1
Set oven to 410F.
Step 2
Mix together all of the ingredients for the meatballs in a bowl. Using a food scale, carefully measure out each meatball, about 1.5 oz each. Roll it up in your hands and place it in a lightly greased muffin pan (recommended) or a baking sheet (lined with parchment paper or foil).
Step 3
Bake the meatballs in the oven for no more than 10 minutes, overcooking will dry them out which is what you want to avoid with meal prep recipes.
Step 4
Mix together the ingredients for the sauce WITHOUT the arrowroot starch and set aside.
Step 5
Spray a (nonstick) skillet with olive oil and set on medium-high heat. Once the skillet is hot, toss in carrots, bell pepper and celery. Sear the veggies so that the edges are brown, about 3 to 5 minutes, careful not to overcook because you want them to have some crunch.
Step 6
Reduce the heat to low-medium, then add the arrowroot starch to the sauce. Mix together and then pour into the skillet. As soon as the sauce is added, it will begin to thicken so be sure to stir so that it does not become slimy.
Step 7
Add the meatballs and the chopped broccoli florets and fold the ingredients into the sauce, to ensure even coating. Cook for about 3 to 5 minutes.
Step 8
Garnish with fresh lime and sesame seeds.
Step 9
Enjoy immediately with a complex carbohydrate such as brown rice or quinoa, or you can evenly divide into meal prep containers.
Calories215cal
Protein27g
Fats3g
Carbs18g
Fiber3g
Sugar12g
Recipe 2
This the sample of a new recipe in the same post
Prep
2h
10min
Cook
1h
40min
Total
3h
50min
450cal
Ingredients
Ingredients for 15 meatballs:
1 1/4 lb ground chicken breast
1/2 cup chopped green onion
1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon ginger powder
Stir-fry
2 carrots, chopped
2 celery stalk, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
2 cups broccoli florets, raw
Sauce
1/2 cup Bragg liquid aminos (or low sodium soy)
1/3 cup + 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons ginger (paste or minced)
1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
sriracha to taste
fresh lime juice to taste (optional)
1 tablespoon arrowroot starch
Garnish
sesame seeds
fresh lime
Steps
Step 1
Set oven to 410F.
Step 2
Mix together all of the ingredients for the meatballs in a bowl. Using a food scale, carefully measure out each meatball, about 1.5 oz each. Roll it up in your hands and place it in a lightly greased muffin pan (recommended) or a baking sheet (lined with parchment paper or foil).
Step 3
Bake the meatballs in the oven for no more than 10 minutes, overcooking will dry them out which is what you want to avoid with meal prep recipes.
Step 4
Mix together the ingredients for the sauce WITHOUT the arrowroot starch and set aside.
Step 5
Spray a (nonstick) skillet with olive oil and set on medium-high heat. Once the skillet is hot, toss in carrots, bell pepper and celery. Sear the veggies so that the edges are brown, about 3 to 5 minutes, careful not to overcook because you want them to have some crunch.
Step 6
Reduce the heat to low-medium, then add the arrowroot starch to the sauce. Mix together and then pour into the skillet. As soon as the sauce is added, it will begin to thicken so be sure to stir so that it does not become slimy.
Step 7
Add the meatballs and the chopped broccoli florets and fold the ingredients into the sauce, to ensure even coating. Cook for about 3 to 5 minutes.
Step 8
Garnish with fresh lime and sesame seeds.
Step 9
Enjoy immediately with a complex carbohydrate such as brown rice or quinoa, or you can evenly divide into meal prep containers.
Calories450cal
Protein100g
Fats40g
Carbs30g
Sodium150mg
Fiber70g
Sugar30g
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