Description
This dish features fully cooked frozen chicken meatballs coated in a sweet and tangy orange sauce, served over rice and garnished with green onions and sesame seeds.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 bag (22 oz) fully cooked frozen chicken meatballs
- 1 jar (18 oz) orange marmalade
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons hoisin sauce
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger OR ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- Cooked white rice
- Sliced green onion
- White sesame seeds
Instructions
- Dump the frozen chicken meatballs into the crockpot. If you don’t want to dirty a separate bowl, you can mix the orange sauce ingredients first in the crockpot and then dump in the meatballs. I like to mix the sauce separately because I feel like it gets mixed better.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the orange marmalade, orange juice, low-sodium soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, hoisin sauce, minced garlic, ginger, sesame oil, and garlic powder until well combined.
- Dump the sauce over the meatballs inside the crockpot and stir everything together to coat all the meatballs in the sauce.
- Cover with the lid and cook on LOW for 4-5 hours, stirring it 1-2 times during the cook time, until the sauce is hot and bubbly, and the meatballs are tender.
- When ready to serve, stir the cornstarch and water with a fork and pour it into the crockpot. Let the mixture cook for about 15-30 minutes, still on low heat, with the lid off until it’s thickened.
- Serve over cooked rice and garnish with sliced green onions and sesame seeds. Enjoy!
Notes
- This recipe can easily be doubled for larger gatherings.
- Adjust the sweetness by adding more or less honey based on your preference.
- For a spicier version, consider adding crushed red pepper or sriracha.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Crockpot
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 50mg