Orange Chicken Meatballs
These Orange Chicken Meatballs feature juicy ground chicken meatballs drenched in a tangy-sweet orange sauce. Ready in about 30 minutes, they’re perfect for weeknight dinners.
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 0.5 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 0.25 cup green onions, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tsp ginger, minced
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
Sauce
- 0.5 cup orange juice
- 2 tbsp soy sauce low-sodium
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- pinch red pepper flakes
Instructions
Meatballs
- In a large bowl, gently combine ground chicken, panko breadcrumbs, green onions, garlic, egg, ginger, salt, and pepper until just incorporated.1 lb ground chicken, 0.5 cup panko breadcrumbs, 0.25 cup green onions, finely chopped, 2 cloves garlic, minced, 1 egg, beaten, 1 tsp ginger, minced, 0.5 tsp salt, 0.25 tsp black pepper
- Form the mixture into 1-inch meatballs.
Cook Meatballs & Sauce
- Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add meatballs and brown on all sides, about 5 minutes.
- While meatballs brown, whisk together orange juice, soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, cornstarch, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl.
- Pour sauce into the skillet with meatballs, bring to a simmer, and cook until thickened and coat the meatballs, about 3–5 minutes.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and sliced green onions before serving.
Notes
Chill meatballs for 10 minutes before cooking for best shape retention.
Whisk sauce ingredients thoroughly in a small bowl to avoid lumps.
Store sauce separately if freezing to prevent texture changes.