Sticky Thai Meatballs with Peanut Sauce is an easy Baked Chicken Meatballs recipe which is tosed in a sweet and sticky Thai Peanut Sauce and served with Jasmine Rice.
Combine all the Meatballs ingredients in a bowl. Lightly flour your hands and roll 1 tablespoon size of the mixture into Balls. Place them on a greased baking dish. Bake @420F or 220C for 20-22 minutes.
In a mixing jar combine all the sauce ingredients. Pour this in a skillet. Simmer over low heat and whisk until the Peanut butter melts. Allow the sauce to simmer over low heat for 2-minutes or until the sauce thickens and gets sticky.
Toss the baked Meatballs with the Sauce. Garnish with chopped green onions. Serve over a bed of steamed jasmine rice.
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Other possible variations and substitutions
Replace Fish Sauce with Soy Sauce or Tamari
You can deep fry the Meatballs. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the Meatballs until crispy
You can air fry the Meatballs as well. Air fryer Meatballs are gorgeously crispy and taste just as good.
You can Bake the Meatballs in the oven and then make the sauce in the slow cooker and throw in the baked meatballs. Serve it hot.
Make ahead options
Yes absolutely. You can make the Meatballs and store them in an air-tight container in the freezer for up to 3 weeks. Just place them directly in the oven and bake for 5-7 more minutes.You can even make the Peanut sauce in advance and store it in an air-tight jar in the refrigerator. You can store this Thai Peanut Sauce for over a year. You can use it for Rice, Noodles, as a Dipping Sauce, or to glaze over Baked Chicken or Meatballs as in this case.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Thai Meatballs with Peanut Sauce
Amount Per Serving
Calories 570
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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