Chicken and Mango Meatballs with a Spicy Mango Sauce

• Gluten free

• Meat

  • 500 g Ground chicken, Lean

• Produce

  • 1 small handful Cilantro
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 1 tsp Ginger
  • 1 1/2 Jalapeno
  • 1 Mango, medium sized
  • 1/3 Mango
  • 1/2 Red onion, small
  • 2 Spring onions

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 tsp Cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 1 Salt and black pepper to season

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 Olive oil spray

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1/2 cup Coconut aminos

Found on slimmingeats.com

Description

Ingredients

• 500g (17.5oz) of extra lean ground chicken
• 1 medium sized mango, peeled and chopped (save ⅓ for the sauce) (6 syns)
• 1 jalapeno, seeds removed and finely chopped
• 2 spring onions, finely sliced
• half a small red onion, finely chopped
• small handful of chopped cilantro
• 1 tsp of paprika
• salt and black pepper to season
• ½ tsp of cream of tartar
• Olive oil spray
• ⅓ of the mango
• ½ cup (120mls) of coconut aminos (or ½ cup of light soy sauce)
• half a jalapeno (seed removed and finely chopped) (optional - omit if you dont like a spicy sauce)
• 1 clove of garlic, crushed
• 1 tsp of grated ginger

Directions

• Preheat oven to 180c or 350f (gas mark 4)
• Add the spring onion, jalapeno, cilantro to a food processor and pulse the blade a few times till finely chopped.
• Add the ground chicken, cream of tartar, paprika, salt, black pepper and pulse the blade till it all comes together (I find this gives a much smoother meatballs)
• Spray a frying pan over a medium high heat with some olive oil spray, add the onion and fry to soften.
• Add this into the chicken mixture, with the chopped mango (remember to reserve a ⅓ for sauce) and mix all together.
• Form into equal sized meatballs and place on a baking tray, lined with parchment. Spray over the top with olive oil spray and place in the oven and bake for approx 30 mins until golden.
• Add the mango, coconut aminos (or soy sauce and water), ginger and garlic to a small sauce and bring to a boil, simmer until it starts to reduce down, then with a stick blender, blend the sauce until smooth.
• Stir in the finely chopped jalapeno and continue to simmer for a few mins.
• Serve the meatballs topped with the mango sauce and your choice of sides.
• I served with stir fried veg and rice.

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