Asian Quinoa Meatballs

Need a gluten free and dairy free hor d'oeuvre? Asian Quinoa Meatballs could be a super recipe to try. This recipe makes 20 servings with 94 calories, 8g of protein, and 5g of fat each. For 78 cents per serving, this recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Damn Delicious has 154 fans. If you have ground turkey, egg, cornstarch, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of Asian cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 35 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 45%, this dish is pretty good. Try Asian Quinoa Meatballs, Asian Spiced Quinoa Meatballs with Orange Sauce, and Asian Chicken Quinoa Salad in Quinoa Cups for similar recipes.

Servings: 20

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed

3/4 cup cooked quinoa

2 teaspoons cornstarch

1 large egg

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger

2 green onions, thinly sliced, plus more for garnish

1 pound ground turkey

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

2 teaspoons sesame oil

Sesame seeds, for garnish

1/4 cup soy sauce

1 teaspoon Sriracha, or more, to taste

Equipment:

wooden spoon

baking pan

bowl

oven

sauce pan

whisk

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9x13 baking dish or coat with nonstick spray. In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, quinoa, garlic, onions, egg, soy sauce, sesame oil, Sriracha, salt and pepper, to taste. Using a wooden spoon or clean hands, stir until well combined. Roll the mixture into 1 1/4-to-1 1/2-inch meatballs, forming about 18-20 meatballs. Place meatballs onto the prepared baking dish and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until all sides are browned and meatballs are cooked through. To make the sauce, whisk together soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, sugar, sesame oil, Sriracha and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium high heat. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water. Stir into soy sauce mixture until thickened, about 2 minutes. Serve meatballs immediately with sauce, garnished with green onion and sesame seeds.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9x13 baking dish or coat with nonstick spray. In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, quinoa, garlic, onions, egg, soy sauce, sesame oil, Sriracha, salt and pepper, to taste. Using a wooden spoon or clean hands, stir until well combined.

2. Roll the mixture into 1 1/4-to-1 1/2-inch meatballs, forming about 18-20 meatballs.

3. Place meatballs onto the prepared baking dish and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until all sides are browned and meatballs are cooked through. To make the sauce, whisk together soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, sugar, sesame oil, Sriracha and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium high heat. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water. Stir into soy sauce mixture until thickened, about 2 minutes.

4. Serve meatballs immediately with sauce, garnished with green onion and sesame seeds.


Nutrition Information:

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93k Calories
7g Protein
5g Total Fat
4g Carbs
4% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
93k
5%

Fat
5g
8%

  Saturated Fat
0.82g
5%

Carbohydrates
4g
2%

  Sugar
0.77g
1%

Cholesterol
21mg
7%

Sodium
378mg
16%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
7g
15%

Copper
0.36mg
18%

Vitamin B6
0.28mg
14%

Vitamin B3
2mg
14%

Manganese
0.27mg
13%

Selenium
8µg
13%

Phosphorus
122mg
12%

Magnesium
41mg
10%

Iron
1mg
9%

Calcium
84mg
8%

Zinc
1mg
8%

Vitamin B1
0.09mg
6%

Fiber
1g
5%

Vitamin B2
0.07mg
4%

Potassium
133mg
4%

Folate
15µg
4%

Vitamin B5
0.26mg
3%

Vitamin K
2µg
2%

Vitamin B12
0.14µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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