Firecracker Chicken Meatballs

Firecracker Chicken Meatballs

Meatballs add more enjoyment to children’s party and family gatherings. The meatballs are combined with panko bread crumbs, cloves garlic, cayenne pepper, and chives. The sauce is extra hot with the blend of hot sauce, red pepper flakes and apple cider vinegar.

Servings: 4-6

Ingredients

For the meatballs:

1 pound ground chicken

1/2 cup panko bread crumbs

1/4 cup chopped chives (divided)

2 minced cloves garlic

1 egg

Kosher salt

Pinch cayenne pepper

1 tablespoon vegetable oil, for frying

For the sauce:

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

1/2 cup hot sauce

1/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar

Red pepper flakes

Kosher salt

Directions

Form meatballs:

Combine in a large bowl the ground chicken, 2 tablespoons chives, panko bread crumbs, egg, salt, pepper and garlic.

Form the mixture into small balls as big as golf balls.

Make sauce:

Whisk in a medium bowl the apple cider vinegar and brown sugar; season with red pepper flakes and salt.

Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil over moderate heat in a large skillet.

Place the meatballs in the skillet in single batches; cook for three to four minutes each side until seared throughout.

Pour the sauce and simmer over low heat until the sauce has slightly thickened. Continue cooking for ten minutes. Serve warm.

Enjoy!

Nutritional Information: 384 calories; 13.8 g fat (3.5 g saturated fat); 142 mg cholesterol; 1077 mg sodium; 26.8 g carbohydrate; 1.2 g dietary fiber; 16.2 g total sugars; 36.7 g protein.