Love cashew chicken? These cashew chicken meatballsare full of nutty cashews and savory chicken and slicked in an easy homemade sweet and sour sauce. A fun riff on a classic dish.
Servings : 18Meatballs
Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Cook Time 20 minutesmins
Total Time 30 minutesmins
Ingredients
For the Meatballs
2tablespoonsall purpose flour
1tablespoonvegetable oil
1lbground chicken
½cupplain panko crumbs
Salt and pepper, to taste
1small onion, finely diced
¼cupchopped fresh basil
¼cupchopped fresh parsley
1/3cupchopped cashews
Zest of one small orange
½cupcream cheese, room temperature
For the Sauce
¼cuppacked brown sugar
¼cupwhite vinegar
¼cupwater
Instructions
Make Meatballs
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Place the flour in a shallow dish and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl combine ground chicken, panko crumbs, salt, pepper, onion, basil, parsley, cashews, orange, and cream cheese.
Mix until everything is thoroughly combined.
In a skillet, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat until hot.
Roll meat into 1 inch meatballs, place in flour, turn to lightly coat on all sides, and add to hot oil.
Cook and turn for 2 minutes, or just until a little browned on all sides.
Transfer meatballs and hot oil to a 9 x 13 baking dish.
Bake for 18 minutes, or until meatballs are cooked through.
Make Sauce
Prepare the sweet and sour sauce by combining all ingredients in a skillet.
Bring to a boil; whisk frequently and continue to cook over medium-high heat for 4 minutes or until sauce is reduced by 1/2.
Serve
To serve, remove meatballs from oven and pour the prepared sauce over meatballs.
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.