Orange Chicken Meatballs

Meatballs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl combine, 1 lb ground chicken, 1 egg, 3/4 cup Panko bread crumbs, 3 Tbsp minced onion, 1 tsp ginger paste, 2 cloves minced garlic, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper.

Mix ingredients until well combined.

Spray the baking sheet with cooking spray or use parchment paper to keep the meatballs from sticking.

Roll the mixture into 16 small meatballs and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes turning once halfway through.

While the meatballs are cooking, prepare the sauce.

Sauce

In a medium size skillet, heat 1 tsp sesame oil. Add 1/2 cup sliced red bell pepper and cook until the peppers begin to soften.

Add 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar, 1/3 cup orange juice, 1/4 cup soy sauce, 2 Tbsp brown sugar, 2 Tbsp Sweet Chili Sauce, and 1/8 tsp Red Pepper Flakes.

Simmer sauce for 5 minutes.

Mix 2 tsp cornstarch with 2 tsp water. Slowly add mixture to the sauce.

Continue to cook until sauce begins to thicken.

Remove sauce from heat.

Coat each meatball in the sauce.

Serve over rice or with the vegetable of choice.

Garnish with green onion and toasted sesame seeds.