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Thai Chicken Meatballs

April 17, 2019 by Lindsay 27 Comments

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These gluten-free Thai Chicken Meatballs are bursting with fresh Asian flavors and are perfect for a quick, easy lunch or dinner. Make a batch during your next food prep session and enjoy them warm or cold!

These gluten-free Thai Chicken Meatballs are bursting with fresh Asian flavors and are perfect for a quick, easy lunch or dinner. Make a batch during your next food prep session and enjoy them warm or cold!

*Originally posted 3/2016*

Hi friends!

I first shared these Thai Chicken Meatballs over three years ago. Back in the days when I only had one kid and I thought it was hard to eat lunch because I was so busy. I have no doubt that I was busy back then, but suffice it to say that I am no less busy now, and I’m still struggling to eat lunch. So, over the years these meatballs have remained a favorite of mine. 

I love them because they taste even better as leftovers so I make a batch or double batch during food prep and enjoy them all week They also taste equally good hot or cold. Since lunchtime is a bit crazy around here, I love that I can just grab and eat them without having to worry about a microwave, or even a fork most days. I eat them without dipping sauce but you could definitely mix together some ketchup, sriracha and chili sauce for a fun dip!

These gluten-free Thai Chicken Meatballs are bursting with fresh Asian flavors and are perfect for a quick, easy lunch or dinner. Make a batch during your next food prep session and enjoy them warm or cold!

If you’re not quite as pressed for time as I am, you can serve them warm with rice and veggies and actually sit down and eat them with a fork!

Here’s how you make them:

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Thai Chicken Meatballs

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These Gluten-Free Thai Chicken Meatballs are bursting with fresh Asian flavors and are perfect for a quick, easy lunch or dinner. Make a batch during your next food prep session and enjoy them warm or cold!

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 16 meatballs 1x
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Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp fresh ginger, grated
  • 2 Tbsp sweet thai chili sauce
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup oat flour (or breadcrumbs)
  • 1/3 cup green onions, thinly sliced
  • sriracha, optional

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
  2. Mix well and form into balls with hands.
  3. Place balls on a greased, foil-lined baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 13-15 minutes, flipping once.

Notes

Adjust the amount of ginger and sriracha based on how much you like those flavors.
Meatballs may stick slightly to the foil but with a firm spatula you should be able to cleanly get under them and turn them halfway through

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 3-4 meatballs

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Like I mentioned, it’s super easy to double the recipe to have extras or freeze some for later.

These gluten-free Thai Chicken Meatballs are bursting with fresh Asian flavors and are perfect for a quick, easy lunch or dinner. Make a batch during your next food prep session and enjoy them warm or cold!

Let’s chat: Are you a meatball lover?
Yes?
No?
Only with spaghetti?

 

These gluten-free Thai Chicken Meatballs are bursting with fresh Asian flavors and are perfect for a quick, easy lunch or dinner. Make a batch during your next food prep session and enjoy them warm or cold!

If you like these, you might also like my Paleo Turkey Sweet Potato Meatballs.

These Paleo Turkey Sweet Potato Meatballs are spicy, flavorful and delicious. Enjoy them plain, with a dipping sauce or over noodles.

(Apparently I think all meatballs should be served with broccoli).

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

 

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Filed Under: Dinner, Food Prep, Lunch Tagged With: Breadcrumbs, Egg, Garlic, Ginger, Green Onion, Ground Chicken, Oat Flour, Sweet Thai Chili Sauce

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Comments

  1. jennifer says

    March 4, 2016 at 7:14 AM

    I want these right not for breakfast! the ginger in there sounds fantastic

    Reply
  2. Dietitian Jess says

    March 4, 2016 at 7:51 AM

    Yum! I have some sweet thai chili sauce and I never know what to do with it besides put it on top of fish or veggies- this will be a great way to use it!

    Reply
  3. Michelle says

    March 4, 2016 at 8:50 AM

    These sound so good! My family loves meatballs, so I’m constantly looking for new recipes…thank you for the inspiration! I know these are going to be a huge hit, especially with the chili sauce and ginger!

    Reply
  4. Elizabeth Shaw says

    March 4, 2016 at 9:04 AM

    You are just in time! National Meatball Day is coming up this Weds!!! Great recipe Lindsay.

    Reply
  5. Julie @ RDelicious Kitchen says

    March 4, 2016 at 9:11 AM

    I’ve been really into Thai food and flavors lately. Loving this simple and healthy recipe!

    Reply
  6. Kelli @ Hungry Hobby says

    March 4, 2016 at 10:12 AM

    I really like using oat flour for meatballs, I’ve tried so many things and it seems to do the best (in gluten free land), these look delicious thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  7. Liz says

    March 4, 2016 at 11:00 AM

    Thank you Lindsay for the nice recipe and have a good weekend!

    Reply
  8. Erin @ Erin's Inside Job says

    March 4, 2016 at 11:27 AM

    I think I’d prob throw some ghost peppers in here too bc I can’t get enough spice. ALL SPICE ALL DAY.

    Reply
  9. Kristen @ A Mind Full Mom says

    March 4, 2016 at 3:46 PM

    I love these! Asian flavors are totally my thing and put anything in a meatball to keep the kids happy 🙂

    Reply
  10. Katie @ Mom to Mom Nutrition says

    March 4, 2016 at 6:00 PM

    I can’t wait to make these… I have a whole bottle of Thai chili sauce I have no idea what to do with lol!

    Reply
  11. Jody - Fit at 58 says

    March 4, 2016 at 7:54 PM

    I am ready to eat if that is on my table!

    Reply
  12. Alysia at Slim Sanity says

    March 6, 2016 at 5:10 PM

    Totally a meatball lover. I don’t make them often enough. These sound delicious!!

    Reply
  13. Stephanie Hansbury says

    March 13, 2016 at 9:26 PM

    These were great. Quick, easy and delicious. My husband said they reminded him of the filling in potstickers. Next time I’ll double the batch and make some to freeze.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      March 14, 2016 at 10:42 AM

      so glad you liked them!

      Reply
  14. Caitlin Zemanek says

    July 5, 2016 at 12:14 PM

    These look amazing. How many calories would you say are in each meatball?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      July 5, 2016 at 8:29 PM

      i have no idea. you could put the recipe into my fitness pal or something similar to find out!

      Reply
  15. Hannah says

    September 3, 2016 at 4:18 AM

    Hello! These look delicious! Do you freeze them before or after cooking them? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      September 5, 2016 at 8:30 AM

      either way would work!

      Reply
  16. [email protected] says

    March 5, 2017 at 7:54 PM

    These look great! Definitely love me some meatballs. They would be great dunked in a peanut sauce or crumbled in a stir fry!

    Reply
  17. Rebecca says

    November 5, 2017 at 8:53 PM

    Can you suggest some good kid friendly dipping sauces for these? My girl is a dipper!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      November 5, 2017 at 9:18 PM

      she could dip them in sweet thai chili sauce….or a peanut dipping sauce…or even ketchup mixed with sweet thai chili sauce!

      Reply
  18. Jeanna says

    November 1, 2018 at 8:23 AM

    Quick, easy and delicious. I made two batches for the week.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  19. Karishma says

    April 19, 2019 at 6:38 AM

    I really like using oat flour for meatballs, I’ve tried so many things and it seems to do the best (in gluten-free land), these look delicious thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  20. Celeste says

    August 13, 2020 at 12:50 AM

    These were easy and tasty! I used almond flour instead of oat to lower the carb count a bit more. They were a hit!

    ★★★★★

    Reply

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