One dish that I never get sick of is a classic meatball. Now, being on Weight Watchers, I try to find some variations of meatballs that use as many 0 point foods as possible so I can pack as much flavor in without the guilt. These delicious teriyaki chicken meatballs are perfect as an appetizer or as a main dish over rice or noodles. Enjoy!
Ingredients
1 lb ground chicken breast
3 tbsp fresh minced ginger
3 tsp minced garlic
1/3 cup minced scallions (save additional for garnish)
2 tsp soy sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
1 egg
1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs
Canola oil spray
Salt to taste
Garlic ginger teriyaki marinade, or other Asian sauce of choice (store bought)
Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel Seasoning, for garnish
Directions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine ground chicken breast, ginger, garlic, scallions, soy sauce, sesame oil, egg, bread crumbs, and salt. Mix well with your hands or a hand mixer until well combined.
- Spray a rimmed baking sheet with canola oil.
- Form meat into 20-24 small meatballs and place on the baking sheet (If the mixture feels too wet, add some extra breadcrumbs, but this mixture may feel a bit more wet and sticky than a traditional meatball! No worries!).
- Baked meatballs for 13-15 minutes, until browned and cooked through to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. Turn meatballs with 5 minutes of cooking time left to avoid burning on the bottoms.
- Toss in a bowl with the garlic ginger teriyaki marinade and serve on their own for an appetizer or over rice or cauliflower rice!
Weight Watchers Freestyle SP: 1 point per meatball with marinade. Points were calculated using the Recipe Builder on the WW app.
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Teriyaki Chicken Meatballs
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken breast
- 3 tbsp fresh minced ginger
- 3 tsp minced garlic
- 1/3 cup minced scallions (save additional for garnish)
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs
- Canola oil spray
- Salt to taste
- Garlic ginger teriyaki marinade, or other Asian sauce of choice (store bought)
- Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel Seasoning, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine ground chicken breast, ginger, garlic, scallions, soy sauce, sesame oil, egg, bread crumbs, and salt. Mix well with your hands or a hand mixer until well combined.
- Spray a rimmed baking sheet with canola oil.
- Form meat into 20-24 small meatballs and place on the baking sheet (If the mixture feels too wet, add some extra breadcrumbs, but this mixture may feel a bit more wet and sticky than a traditional meatball! No worries!).
- Baked meatballs for 13-15 minutes, until browned and cooked through to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F. Turn meatballs with 5 minutes of cooking time left to avoid burning on the bottoms.
- Toss in a bowl with the garlic ginger teriyaki marinade and serve on their own for an appetizer or over rice or cauliflower rice!
Note: Nutrition information may not be exact. Ingredients were estimated and entered using verywellfit.com’s Nutrition Calculator.