Peanut Chicken Meatballs

Sugar Snap Peas and Brown Rice
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Wine Recommendation

Robert Mondavi Private Selection Chardonnay

Ingredients

  • ½ cup chopped peanuts
  • 3 green onions, sliced and divided
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1½ lb ground chicken
  • 1½ cups panko breadcrumbs
  • ⅓ cup water
  • 3 Tbsp peanut butter
  • 2 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Combine nuts, 2 sliced onions, garlic, salt, and eggs in a large bowl. Add chicken and panko; gently mix together using your hands.
  2. Roll chicken mixture into 1½-inch balls. Place on two large greased rimmed baking sheets.
  3. Bake 10 minutes or until meatballs are no longer pink in center, shaking baking sheets after 5 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, combine water, peanut butter, and soy sauce in a saucepan; cook over medium heat 3 to 4 minutes or until slightly thickened but still pourable. Serve meatballs with sauce, and sprinkle with 1 sliced onion.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 2 (3.5-oz) pouches boil-in-bag brown rice
  • 2 (8-oz) pkg sugar snap peas
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Cook rice according to package directions.
  2. Meanwhile, sauté snap peas in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 4 to 5 minutes or until tender and lightly browned. Stir in soy sauce, and cook 1 to 2 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
384
191
575
Fat (g) 21 6 27
Sat. Fat (g) 5 1 6
Protein (g) 29 5 34
Carb (g) 21 30 51
Fiber (g) 2 3 5
Sodium (mg) 546 192 738

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