Spicy Chicken Meatballs

Spicy Chicken Meatballs make the perfect meal prep protein recipe. You can make a batch of these on Sunday to enjoy all week long! You can eat the meatballs on their own, with your favorite sauce, as a mini slider, or break up the cooked meat to enjoy in a salad.

Ingredients to make Spicy Chicken Meatballs:

• 16 oz 95% Lean Ground Chicken
• ½ cup Panko Bread Crumbs (20 grams)
• ½ Yellow Onion diced, (80 grams)
• 2 Jalapeno diced, (40 grams)
• 2 Large Whole Eggs
• ¼ tsp Black Pepper
• ¼ tsp Garlic Powder
• ¼ tsp Red Pepper Flake
• 1 tbsp Fresh Basil Leaves
• 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Instructions:

1. In a large bowl combine ground chicken, bread crumbs, yellow onions, jalapeno, eggs, peppers, garlic powder, red pepper, and fresh basil. Stir until well combined.
2. Using your hands scoop out enough ground chicken mixture to create a 1-inch ball. Roll the ball in your hands. Once you have a firm ball, set the ball on a plate to the side. Continue to do this until you have used up all the ground chicken mixture. You should be able to create 12, 1-inch balls.
3. Now heat a large stovetop pan to medium heat. Once the pan is hot add your oil to the pan. Then add your chicken meatballs to the pan. Cook the chicken meatballs for about 6 minutes, rolling the balls to another side after every 2 minutes. This should allow you to get a nice golden color around the meatballs.
4. After 6 minutes of browning the meatballs, cover the pan with a lid and turn the heat down to medium-low and cook for another 5 minutes, turning the meatballs halfway through.
5. Once the meatballs are cooked through, remove from heat and serve! You can enjoy these on their own or serve them with your favorite sauce. I love these with my simple tomato sauce.

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Reheating:

These meatballs are fantastic reheated, however, you will want to make sure you reheat them loosely covered as this will help to trap in the moisture.

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