Orange Chicken Meatballs
Community Member
January 27, 2022
93% would make again
Under 30 minutes
This recipe was submitted by a Tasty Community Member, and hasn’t been tested by the Tasty recipe team.Submit your own recipe here!

Under 30 minutes
This recipe was submitted by a Tasty Community Member, and hasn’t been tested by the Tasty recipe team.Submit your own recipe here!

Ingredients
for 6 servings
Meatballs
- 1 lb ground chicken (425 g)
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup panko breadcrumbs (85 g)
- 3 tablespoons onion, minced
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ cup red bell pepper (50 g), sliced
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- ⅓ cup orange juice (80 mL)
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons water
- green onion, garnish
- toasted sesame seed, garnish
Nutrition Info
- Calories 243
- Fat 10g
- Carbs 16g
- Fiber 0g
- Sugar 6g
- Protein 20g
Estimated values based on one serving size.
Preparation
- Meatballs: Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, combine ground chicken, egg, panko breadcrumbs, minced onion, ginger paste, minced garlic, salt, and pepper. Mix ingredients until well-combined.
- Spray the baking sheet with cooking spray or use parchment paper to keep the meatballs from sticking. Then, 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 ½ cup sliced red bell pepper and cook until the peppers begin to soften.
- Add rice wine vinegar, orange juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, sweet chili sauce, and red pepper flakes.Then, simmer sauce for 5 minutes.
- Mix cornstarch with water and slowly add mixture to the sauce, continuing to cook until sauce thickens. Then, remove sauce from heat.
- Coat each meatball in the sauce.
- Serve over rice or with the vegetable of choice and garnish with green onion and toasted sesame seeds.
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