Kung Pao Chicken Meatballs

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Get sassy with dinner and make our Kung Pao Chicken Meatballs! This is a Fit Foodie classic and a personal favorite of mine. They’re super simple to whip up, too, because the chicken meatballs are baked and then tossed in a simple homemade kung pao sauce.

Kung Pao Chicken Meatballs
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If you don’t know what to make for dinner. Make these Kung Pao Chicken Meatballs ASAP. Remember FFF’s Healthy Kung Pao Chicken that we posted 1,000 years ago? Well, we based this sauce off of that very recipe. Why? Because it’s gotten rave reviews from so many FFF readers, we thought we’d re-invent it with an amazing baked chicken meatballs recipe!

I do want to make a quick note that this kung pao sauce is NOT authentic. It’s very much a “Minnesota-nice, I’ve got about 5 minutes to make dinner” kind-of-sauce.

What You Need for Kung Pao Chicken Meatballs

We actually tested this recipe with both ground chicken and ground turkey, and both of them work. YAY! Here’s what else you need for the ground chicken meatballs:

  • onion
  • flour (any kind)
  • rolled oats
  • sriracha
  • salt
  • pepper
  • garlic

Make them g/f: You can easily keep these flavorful kung pao meatballs gluten-free by using a gluten-free flour blend and certified gluten-free rolled oats. We love the texture rolled oats give these baked meatballs and I’m sure you will too!

Meatballs on pan

You Must Try Our Kung Pao Sauce

Once you’ve got your meatballs in the oven, it’s time to make the kung pao sauce! Now, I’m sort of biased about Fit Foodie’s kung pao sauce, but it’s pretty damn good! I love it mostly because it’s made with honey and not another refined sugar. It’s also super basic with just 5 total ingredients.

  • soy sauce (or tamari)
  • sriracha
  • red chili sauce
  • honey

Is this kung pao sauce super spicy?

I would say it’s medium or…Minnesota spicy? You can totally control the spice by adding more soy sauce and/or honey!

Healthy Baked Chicken Meatballs

How to Serve Your Meatballs

  • Appetizer: these meatballs are perfect for a high-protein app. Just pop a toothpick in each one!
  • Make it a meal: serve your meatballs over white rice and your favorite veggie such as air fryer broccoli.
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4.69 from 16 votes

Baked Kung Pao Chicken Meatballs

Our Kung Pao Chicken Meatballs are a high-protein, high-flavor kind of meal! Serve them over rice, with your favorite stir-fried veggie and you've got yourself a healthy dinner idea.
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 28 minutes
Total: 38 minutes
Servings: 4
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Ingredients 

For the Meatballs

For the Kung Pao Sauce

Instructions 

  • First, preheat oven to 400ºF and spray a baking sheet with coconut oil cooking spray. Set aside.
  • Next, prep chicken meatballs mixture by placing all ingredients into a large bowl mixing until combined.
  • Using a tablespoon cookie scoop (note: these are bite-sized, not giant!), scoop out a heaping scoop of mixture and mold into a ball with your hands. It works best if your hands are slightly wet with water. Place on baking sheet and repeat.
  • Bake meatballs at 400ºF for 25-28 minutes or until the top begins to turn golden brown.
  • While the meatballs are cooking, prep the kung pao sauce, by mixing all ingredients together in a small bowl.
  • Once the meatballs have slightly cooled, toss in sauce. Serve hot!

Nutrition

Calories: 213 kcal, Carbohydrates: 5 g, Protein: 24 g, Fat: 11 g, Fiber: 1 g, Sugar: 1 g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Lee is the founder of Fit Foodie Finds and based in Minneapolis, MN. She started this website in 2010 as a way to share her love for real food and wellness. The internet has changed so much since then and so has Fit Foodie Finds. Today we're a female-run recipe website publishing hundreds of tried and true recipes developed and tested by our team.

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Cassie
December 21, 2015 10:06 pm

Oh WHAT IS LIFE. This looks to die for!!

Breanna
Breanna
December 7, 2015 1:10 pm
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Made these over the weekend and was a little nervous with the sriracha but they turned out awesome! My fiancé had 4 and went for more and i swatted his hand because I wanted to save them for the beginning of the week! haha! SO GOOD!

Penny at the Comforts of Home
Penny at the Comforts of Home
December 4, 2015 9:58 am

Do you have a brand of chili paste you recommend? Is it a sweet chili paste? Thanks!

peregrinationgourmande
December 2, 2015 7:42 am

Those pretty things look delicious! I pint them for a later trial. Thanks! cathy

Jenn
Jenn
November 25, 2015 8:21 am
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5 stars
These meatballs turned out great for me! I can’t believe how good they are!! I’m bringing them as apps for my upcoming holiday parties and not telling anyone they are actually healthy. haha Thanks 🙂

Rachel @ Athletic Avocado
November 20, 2015 8:39 pm

These meatballs are perfection!! Seriously drooling right now 😉

Meg @ With Salt and Wit
November 20, 2015 9:40 am

Gah! I am OBSESSED with meatballs. I don’t know what has gotten into me either but this year its all about them balls. Ha.
Some of us never grow up…

Ellen @ My Uncommon Everyday
November 20, 2015 8:40 am

I love making meatballs, and I’ve been wanting to try your kung pao. How perfect! I’m excited now 😀

Maureen
November 20, 2015 7:24 am

Way to add some POW to Kung Pao! 😉

Ashley @ Fit Mitten Kitchen
November 20, 2015 7:05 am

SO GLAD THIS HAPPENED. But wait… do you have a sub for the sauce? 😉 :-p Muahaha

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