Chicken Quinoa Meatballs with Soy Sesame Drizzle

• Gluten free

• Meat

  • 1 lb Ground chicken breast

• Produce

  • 1/4 cup Cilantro, leaves
  • 2 tsp Ginger

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg yolk

• Condiments

  • 1 tbsp Hot sauce
  • 6 tbsp Soy sauce

• Pasta & Grains

  • 2 cups Quinoa, cooked

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tbsp Brown sugar, light
  • 1 tsp Corn starch whisked into
  • 1 tbsp Sesame seeds
  • 1 Soy sesame drizzle

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 tbsp Rice wine vinegar
  • 1 1/3 tbsp Sesame oil

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Ingredients

• 1 pound ground chicken breast
• 2 cups cooked quinoa (drained of any extra liquid)
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce (use gluten free if following GF diet; I use reduced sodium San J Tamari)
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon ginger (or 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger root)
• 1 tablespoons hot sauce (without onion or garlic, I used Texas Pete hot sauce)
• Soy Sesame Drizzle
• 1/4 cup soy sauce (use gluten free if following GF diet)
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon ginger or 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger root
• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon corn starch whisked into 1/4 cup water
• Garnish:
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves, optional
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 1-2 tablespoons, sliced green scallions (not white part).

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly oil large baking sheet.
• In medium bowl, mix ground chicken, quinoa, egg yolk, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, and hot sauce.
• Form mixture into 50 small meatballs, placing meatballs onto cookie sheet close to one another.
• Bake meatballs for 18-20 minutes or until cooked through.
• While meatballs are cooking, make Soy Sesame Drizzle:
• In small saucepan over medium-low heat, add soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ginger, brown sugar, and sesame oil. When the mixture warms up, slowly add in cornstarch-water mixture. Stir occasionally while sauce thickens to gravy like consistency. Remove from heat.
• Place meatballs in medium bowl or on a platter.
• Drizzle with soy sesame sauce.
• Sprinkle top of meatballs with sesame seeds, cilantro leaves and sliced green scallions, as desired.