My Sweet BBQ Chicken Balls with a Spicy Pasta Sauce is a family-friendly dinner with plenty of flavour that’s definitely worth trying! 🍗🌶️ Tender homemade chicken balls a sweet and smoky BBQ-style meatball that are served with a rich, spicy pasta sauce. It’s the perfect combination of sweet, savoury and a little bit of heat. The meal is a comforting and easy-to-make meal. Perfect for a midweek dinner and one the whole family can enjoy!
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Ingredients for the Meatballs
- Mince chicken x 500g
- Ground flax seed x 4 tbsps
- Courgette x 1
- Onion granules x 1 tsp
- Garlic granules x 1 tsp
- BBQ Sauce x 2 tbsps
- Tamari x 2 tbsps
- Honey x 1 tbsps
- Dried mixed herbs x 1 tsp
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method for the meatballs
- Peel and grate the courgette and put it into the small mixing bowl.
- Put the mince chicken into a large mixing bowl.
- Add in the ground flax seed, courgette, onion granules, garlic granules, BBQ sauce, tamari, honey, dried mixed herbs and salt and pepper to taste.
- Wet your hands under the tap and make sure your hands are damp.
- Scrunch all the ingredients together with your hand.
- When everything is mixed together divide into four parts.
- Take one of the four parts and start to make meatballs from the part.
- It should make about three large or four smaller meatballs.
- The mixture will be very wet but the meatballs will harden in the oven.
- Put the meatballs onto the dinner plate and put them into the fridge for at least a couple of hours.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C or gas mark 5 – 6.
- Remove the meatballs from the fridge and place them onto a baking tray.
- Place the tray into the oven.
- Cook for 25 – 30 minutes or until the meatballs are golden brown.
Ingredients for the sauce
- Onion x 1
- Garlic x 2 – 4 cloves
- Tomatoes x 2 400g tins
- Red pepper x 1
- Chili x 1 – 2
- Bone broth or vegetable or chicken stock x 200mls
- Tomato puree x 1 tbsp
- Tamari x 1 tbsp
- Dried oregano x 1 tsp
- Oil for the base of the saucepan
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method
- Peel, slice and dice the onion and the garlic.
- Slice the top from the red pepper and remove the core and stalk.
- Now slice the flesh of the pepper.
- Again slice the top from the chili and remove the core, seeds and stalk.
- Slice the flesh of the chili.
- Put the sauce pan onto a high heat on the hob.
- Add oil to the base of the pan.
- Once the pan is hot add in the onions and fry for a couple of minutes.
- If the pan gets to hot turn the heat down slightly.
- Next add in the garlic and fry for a minute or so.
- Now add in the sliced chili and red pepper.
- If the ingredients stick to the base of the pan add a little water.
- Fry these ingredients for a good five minutes or until everything is soft.
- Next add in the tomatoes and the stock and turn the heat back up.
- Sprinkle over the dried oregano, salt and pepper to your taste.
- Bring all the ingredients to the boil.
- Add in the tomato puree and the tamari.
- Turn the heat down and leave to simmer.
- Leave on the hob for 30 minutes or so.
- This can be made before the oven is preheated for the meatballs.
- Once the sauce has started to thicken remove from the heat and leave to cool.
- When the sauce has cooled pour into the blender.
- Blend these ingredients until they are smooth.
- Put the sauce back onto a low heat and leave to simmer.
- When the meatballs are cooked and the sauce is thick and creamy serve.
- Then enjoy.
I hope you enjoy making and eating these Sweet BBQ Chicken Balls with Sauce as much as I did! They’re packed with flavour, comforting, filling and make a lovely change from the usual pasta dinner. If you give this recipe a try, I’d love to know what you think! ❤️ Don’t forget to check out my other recipes on Googie’s Kitchen for plenty more delicious ideas. Happy cooking!
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