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Weeknight Curried Chicken Meatballs in a Tomato Chili Sauce

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Chicken meatballs are married with a tomato sauce that’s loaded with fresh ginger and green chilies for the ultimate weeknight meal!

Ingredients

1/2 lb. ground chicken

1 large carrot, roughly chopped and divided

1 large celery stalk, roughly chopped and divided

1 small onion, roughly chopped and divided

2 teaspoons coconut aminos

1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder, divided

1 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 cup thinly sliced red pepper

2 tablespoons red curry paste

1 (14 oz.) can coconut milk

1 (10 oz.) can diced tomatoes with green chilies

Optional Garnishes:

1 tablespoon roughly chopped cilantro

1 tablespoon thinly sliced scallion greens

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Fit a medium, rimmed sheet pan with parchment. Reserve.

Place the ground chicken in a large bowl.

Place approximately 2 tablespoons each of the carrot, celery, and onion in a mini-food processor.

Pulse until finely diced.

Add the diced vegetables to the bowl with the chicken along with the coconut aminos, 1 teaspoon curry powder, 1 teaspoon ginger, salt, and pepper.

Working with your hands, incorporate all of the ingredients.

Roll the chicken mixture into approximately 1-inch balls.

Place on the parchment.

Bake for 20 minutes, or until the meatballs register 165 degrees.

While the meatballs are baking, pour olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Add remaining carrots, celery, and onion to the pan.

Sauté for 5-7 minutes, or until softened.

Once softened, add remaining curry powder, ginger, and curry paste to the pan.

Stir for 2 minutes.

Pour in coconut milk, and tomatoes.

Stir well.

Bring the mixture to a simmer, and add meatballs to the pan.

Warm the meatballs through, and garnish with cilantro and scallion greens.

Enjoy!

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