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A bowl contains rice, meatballs with sauce and sesame seeds, broccoli, red onion, and bok choy.
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Sweet Chili Garlic Meatballs Recipe

Full of Asian flavor, these sweet chili garlic meatballs are the perfect way to jazz up an everyday appetizer. Enjoy them on their own or paired with a delicious side!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: Sheet Pan Meatballs
Servings: 6
Author: Lee Funke

Ingredients

Meatballs

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 lb. ground pork
  • ½ cup panko bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds + more for topping
  • 3 green onions minced (+ more for topping)
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons chili garlic sauce
  • 1 large egg

Vegetables

Sauce

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400ºF and grease a baking sheet with avocado oil.*
  • Add all of the ingredients for the meatballs into a large bowl and mix the ingredients together until combined.
  • Using a tablespoon scoop, scoop three tablespoons into your hand and roll the meat into a ball. Place on the greased baking sheet. Repeat until all of the meat mixture has been made into balls.* It helps to wet your hands so the meat doesn’t stick to them.
  • Transfer to the oven and bake for 20 minutes, flipping halfway.
  • While the meatballs are baking, add the broccoli, bok choy, and red onion to a second baking sheet. Coat the vegetables with soy sauce, sesame oil, and rice vinegar. Toss to coat the vegetables. Add the vegetables to the oven and bake for 10 minutes or until they reach the desired doneness.
  • While the meatballs and vegetables are baking, add all of the ingredients for the sauce to a bowl and whisk to combine.
  • Remove the meatballs from the oven when the internal temperature of the meatballs reaches 165ºF, 20-20 minutes.
  • Serve the meatballs and vegetables over jasmine rice and top with the honey garlic chili sauce and white sesame seeds. Enjoy.

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Notes

  • We suggest using a darker metal baking sheet with the meatballs because it helps to brown the meatballs. However, any pan will work.
  • We used a three tablespoon scoop to make larger meatballs, feel free to make the meatballs smaller, but keep in mind that the meatballs will take less time to bake and you will have more of them.
  • You can use any combination of vegetables that you would like.

Nutrition

Calories: 616kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 40g | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 19g