Asian chicken meatballs with spicy peanut sauce. Looking for a different twist on your traditional meatball? We’ve got you covered! These Asian chicken meatballs are so full of awesome flavor and then dip them in this peanut sauce, well…shut the front door. I wouldn’t have a problem if peanut sauce just had it’s own food group, because really why not? Okay, let’s start with the meatball. We used ground chicken breast for these and doctored them up with some freshly grated ginger, minced bell pepper, cilantro, diced red onion and a bit of greek yogurt. You probably already know this but one of the most important things when working with meatballs is you don’t want to over-mix! Warning…over-mixing will result in dry balls and you want moist balls! Add a small amount of olive oil to a non-stick sauté pan and cook these guys up.
Okay, enough with the balls…lets move on to the peanut sauce. Let me just start with the disclaimer that you will most likely be eating spoonfuls of this stuff. It’s the perfect compliment to the flavors in the meatballs and it’s highly addicting! Use this peanut sauce on chicken skewers, toss with noodles, as a dip for summer rolls or even keep it simple eat it with a stalk of celery.
Serve these up as an appetizer at your next dinner party or actually don’t bother waiting for your next dinner party, make them for dinner tonight!!
- 1 pound ground chicken breasts
- 2 Tbsp minced bell pepper (red, orange or yellow)
- 1 Tbsp minced red onion
- 1 Tbsp freshly grated ginger
- 1 clove garlic - minced
- ¼ C minced cilantro
- 1 Tbsp 0% greek yogurt
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 1 Tbsp good quality olive oil
- ½ C smooth peanut butter (we used Skippy natural)
- 1 clove garlic, pressed
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tbsp fresh grated ginger
- 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- ¼ C warm water
- Preheat a large skillet on medium high heat.
- Combine chicken, bell pepper, onion, ginger, garlic, greek yogurt, cilantro and salt in a bowl. Use you hands to incorporate all ingredients, be sure not to overmix.
- Form the chicken mixture into equal size balls.
- Drizzle skillet with olive oil and cook meatballs, roughly 3-4 min per side. Cover with lid for the last minute of cooking. Once cooked, transfer to a plate.
- Whisk all ingredients together until smooth. Serve alongside meatballs as a dipping sauce.
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