Ginger Chicken Meatballs in Thai Red Curry
My Thai inspired Red Curry with Ginger Chicken Meatballs is a cozy, balanced weeknight dinner that takes under 1 hour. Not too spicy, but full of flavour!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
For the meatballs:
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger paste
- 4 green onions finely sliced
- 1 egg
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 teaspoon red curry paste
For the curry:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
- 1 zucchini thinly sliced
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 2 tablespoon red curry paste
- ½ tbsp fresh ginger paste
- 1 can full-fat coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- Juice of 1 lime
Optional- for added flavour!
- fresh cilantro for sprinkling
Instructions
Make the meatballs:
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- In a mixing bowl, combine ground chicken, garlic, ginger, green onions, egg, breadcrumbs, soy sauce and red curry paste. Mix well.
- Divide the ground chicken into 22 equal sized meatballs (about 2 tablespoon per meatball). Bake for approximately 16-18 minutes, or until fully cooked.
Make the curry:
- While the meatballs are cooking, add olive oil to a large pan over medium-high heat. Once hot, add diced onions. Cook until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Form a well in the center of the onions and add red curry paste and ginger. Stir over medium heat for about 2 minutes (this helps release the flavours).
- Add bell peppers and zucchini, stir and cover for about 5 minutes until the vegetables are just beginning to soften.
- Add coconut milk and stir. Bring to a low boil. Once the curry is warmed through, stir in soy sauce and add meatballs. Remove from the heat, and drizzle with fresh lime juice.
- Serve over rice or grain of choice and sprinkle with cilantro.
Notes
To substitute with fresh ginger you can use 2 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger.
*I have included the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget both your body and soul need nourishment!
Nutrition
Serving: 5meatballs and curry | Calories: 554kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 138mg | Sodium: 805mg | Potassium: 1143mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 2724IU | Vitamin C: 52mg | Calcium: 119mg | Iron: 7mg
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