Chicken Meatballs with Chipotle-Honey Sauce

chicken meatballs with honey chipotle sauce

Chicken Meatballs with Chipotle-Honey Sauce

Chicken Meatballs with Chipotle-Honey Sauce - a saucy and sassy chicken meatball recipe you'll serve again and again. Every bite is packed with flavor making them the perfect choice for game day, holidays or a Friday night.

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword Chicken Meatballs with Chipotle-Honey Sauce

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 30

chilling 1

Total Time 2

Servings people

Calories 366kcal

Author Cathy Pollak

Equipment

Ingredients

Meatballs:

2 lbs. ground chicken
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/3 cup plain, dry bread crumbs
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro or parsley
2 tbsps fresh lime juice
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 (4 oz) can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce divided
1 tsp table salt
vegetable oil

Chipotle-Honey Sauce:

3/4 cup clover honey
2-3 whole chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (leftover from the meatballs)
1/3 cup chicken broth
1/3 cup tomato paste
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
2 tsps Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp table salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Combine ground chicken, eggs, bread crumbs, cilantro, lime juice, garlic, 1 Tablespoon of adobo sauce and salt in a medium bowl. Mix well.
2 lbs. ground chicken, 2 large eggs, lightly beaten, 1/3 cup plain, dry bread crumbs, 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro or parsley, 2 tbsps fresh lime juice, 4 cloves garlic, crushed, 1 (4 oz) can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, 1 tsp table salt
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and form chicken mixture into 48 meatballs. Place the meatballs on the baking sheets and cover with plastic wrap; chill 1 hour. While the meatballs are chilling, make the sauce.
In a food processor or blender combine honey, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chicken broth, tomato paste, lime juice, Dijon mustard and salt. Process until smooth. Set aside.
3/4 cup clover honey, 2-3 whole chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, 1/3 cup chicken broth, 1/3 cup tomato paste, 1 tbsp fresh lime juice, 2 tsps Dijon mustard, 1/2 tsp table salt
Remove meatballs from the refrigerator and lightly brush with vegetable oil. Bake both trays in the oven for 12 minutes.
vegetable oil
Remove the trays from the oven and place meatballs in a baking dish. Add Chipotle-Honey Sauce and brush the meatballs until they are coated.
Bake another 12-15 minutes until meatballs are heated through and glazed with sauce.

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