Slow Cooker Sweet & Spicy Chicken Meatballs

Recipe - Dearborn Market

Prep Time30 Minutes

Servings4

Cook Time120 Minutes

Calories294

Ingredients

1/4 cup chili sauce

3 tbs apricot preserves

1 tbs chili garlic-flavored hot sauce

1 large egg

1 lb 93% lean ground chicken

2 green onions, thinly sliced

1/2 cup finely ground almond flour

1/2 tsp garlic powder

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°; spray rimmed baking pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, whisk chili sauce, preserves, hot sauce and ½ cup water.

2. In large bowl, lightly beat egg; gently mix in chicken, onions, flour and garlic powder until just combined. Makes about 3 cups.

3. Form chicken mixture into 1½-inch meatballs; place 1 inch apart on prepared pan. Bake 20 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165°; cool slightly. Place meatballs in large zip-top plastic bag; pour chili sauce mixture over meatballs. Seal bag, pressing out excess air; freeze up to 2 months.

4. Transfer meatballs to slow cooker; cover and cook on high 2 hours or low 4 hours. Makes about 20 meatballs and ¾ cup sauce.

Dietitian Tip: This recipe is a delicious appetizer, or try as a new twist on a meatball sub. Place meatballs in a whole wheat baguette, with toppings such as kimchi, cucumbers, shredded carrots or sliced radish for added crunch

Nutritional Information

16 g Fat
3 g Saturated Fat
132 mg Cholesterol
440 mg Sodium
17 g Carbohydrates
2 g Fiber
10 g Sugars
9 g Added Sugars
23 g Protein

30 minutes

Prep Time

120 minutes

Cook Time

Servings

294

Calories

Shop Ingredients

Makes 4 servings

1/4 cup chili sauce

Heinz Chili Sauce, 12 oz

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$3.79$0.32/oz

3 tbs apricot preserves

Bonne Maman Apricot Preserves, 13 oz

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$6.99$0.54/oz

1 tbs chili garlic-flavored hot sauce

Huy Fong Foods Chili Garlic Sauce, 18 oz

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$6.29$0.35/oz

1 large egg

Puglisi Egg Farms Fresh White Grade A Large Eggs, 18 count, 36 oz

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1 lb 93% lean ground chicken

Bell & Evans Ground Chicken, 16 oz

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$7.99$0.50/oz

2 green onions, thinly sliced

Scallions - Green, 1 each

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$1.49

1/2 cup finely ground almond flour

Bob's Red Mill Almond Flour, 16 oz

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$11.29$0.71/oz

1/2 tsp garlic powder

McCormick Garlic Powder, 3.12 oz

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$5.29$1.70/oz

Nutritional Information

16 g Fat
3 g Saturated Fat
132 mg Cholesterol
440 mg Sodium
17 g Carbohydrates
2 g Fiber
10 g Sugars
9 g Added Sugars
23 g Protein

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°; spray rimmed baking pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, whisk chili sauce, preserves, hot sauce and ½ cup water.

2. In large bowl, lightly beat egg; gently mix in chicken, onions, flour and garlic powder until just combined. Makes about 3 cups.

4. Transfer meatballs to slow cooker; cover and cook on high 2 hours or low 4 hours. Makes about 20 meatballs and ¾ cup sauce.