A spicy new twist on the standard “spaghetti and meatballs”. The meatballs get their zing from fresh ginger, garlic, shallot, fish sauce, and aminos. The zoodles get a healthy drizzle of sesame oil, lending their subtle nutty flavor. These Asian Chicken Meatballs with Spicy Sesame Zoodles are the perfect weeknight 30 minute meal!
“Spaghetti and meatballs” is truly my go-to dinner for those nights when I need something comforting after a long day. And “spaghetti and meatballs” doesn’t have to be boring…
- Linguine + turkey meatballs + EVOO + fresh mozzarella + parsley+ Maldon
- Whole wheat spaghetti + sautéed mushrooms (serve as “meatballs”) and spinach + sundried tomatoes + pecorino
- Angel hair + classic beef meatballs + fresh tomato sauce + all the parm
And in this healthy twist…..
Zoodles …
+ Asian Chicken Meatballs…..
+ Sriracha + Sesame Seeds…
=BLISS! This recipe cooks up in a flash. Seriously.
- Walk through front door, immediately pre-heat oven.
- Change in to comfy “Let’s Stay In” clothes (read: I actually have a shirt that says just this, and reserve for my spaghetti and meatball kinda nights).
- Wash hands, pour self glass of wine.
- Get preppin’: meatballs first – they cook up in 15 minutes or less!
- Spiralize and sautée zoodles while meatballs bake.
- Refill your vino, because that was a pretty skimpy first pour…
- Assemble! Sriracha & sesame (used as verbs).
- One more splash can’t hurt…plus, you overdid the Sriracha ad and will need something to cool off your mouth even though there is no such thing as over-Srirachaing.
Welcome to your new weeknight go-to!
Asian Chicken Meatballs with Spicy Sesame Zoodles
A spicy new twist on the standard "spaghetti and meatballs". The meatballs get their zing from fresh ginger, garlic, shallot, fish sauce, and aminos. The zoodles get a healthy drizzle of sesame oil, lending their subtle nutty flavor. These Asian Chicken Meatballs with Spicy Sesame Zoodles are the perfect weeknight 30 minute meal!
Servings: 4 Servings
Ingredients
For the Asian Chicken Meatballs
- 1 Lb ground chicken
- 2-3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 Tbsp shallot minced
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp Aminos (or soy sauce)
- 1 tsp Sriracha
- 6 dashes fish sauce
For the Spicy Sesame Zoodles
- 2-3 zucchini
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 2 Cloves garlic
- 1 tsp fresh ginger,
- 1 tsp Sriracha
- Sesame seeds, For garnish
Instructions
For the Asian Chicken Meatballs
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Using your hands (your best tool in the kitchen!), combine the mixture thoroughly.
- Scoop 2 tablespoons worth of meatball mixture and form in to meatballs. A cookie scoop works wonders for this task! Working in batches, place meatballs in a sauce pan set over high heat. You'll just want a good sear on them, as they'll finish cooking in the oven.
- Once seared, transfer meatballs to a cookie sheet. Bake for 15 minutes, ensuring completely cooked through.
For the Spicy Sesame Zoodles
- Meanwhile, cut both ends off your zucchini. Using your spiralizer, make zoodles!
- In a large saute pan or wok, add 1 tablespoon of sesame oil. Add zoodles, garlic and ginger to pan, sautéing about 7 minutes (or until noodles are cooked to desired doneness). Add Sriracha to zoodles when they just finish cooking.
- Serve meatballs atop spicy sesame noodles, sprinkled with sesame seeds and Sriracha. DIVE IN!