Posting on Tuesday! Just in time for your New Year’s Eve party. These Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Meatballs just have to grace your appy-teaser table. Can you tell i’m trying to make ‘appy-teaser’ happen? Did you think of Mean Girls? I’m totally not embarrassed to admit how much I love that movie. And here’s the part where Regina George would tell me it’s not going to happen! Ah. Whomp. Whomp. You already know that i’m a total sucker for sweet, savory meals. I just love the way these chicken meatballs taste when dunked in the easiest hawaiian bbq sauce. NO seriously. It’s just a few simple ingredients that you bring to a boil and let simmer. Yes, it’s that easy. And you KNOW that I wouldn’t make you work hard on New Year’s Eve so you can mix up the chicken mixture the night before and just bake them fresh right before the evening starts. And And And not only are they a cinch to whip up, they’re also on the healthier side! They’re baked (????????????) so you can eat these up guilt free. If the recipe for the chicken meatballs sounds familiar, that’s because it is. Remember when we made these? And how super easy that was? Well it’s the same basic recipe with the sauce swapped out for this new homemade Hawaiian bbq sauce. This is my go to chicken meatball recipe. I love having basic recipes in my arsenal and swapping out the sauce/ingredients to create brand new flavors that are easy and quick. Did I mention that these are also perfect for the BIG GAME that’s just around the corner? How crazy would the guys (and gals) go for these? I also like to make a double batch of the sauce because we wuv extra sauce to drizzle on brown rice with these chicken meatballs. ❤️❤️❤️ The ingredients for the meatballs are super simple. Just a little panko, minced garlic, onion powder, paprika, and salt and pepper. I use eggs to help bind the meatballs. If your supermarket doesn’t carry ground chicken you can make these with ground turkey too. Keep in mind you want to just combine the ingredients for the meatballs. The more you work the meat, the drier they become. I shaped mine into 3 tablespoon sized balls and they take about 11-13 minutes in the oven. You can certainly make these into cocktail sized meatballs, just adjust the baking time accordingly. Since the meatballs are flavored just to keep them moist, all the real action is packed into the sauce. To make these Hawaiian bbq meatballs, I used pineapple juice, soy sauce, ketchup, grated ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes, and brown sugar. The sauce is enough to coat all the meatballs with a little left over to drizzle on just before serving. If you’re like me and you live for the sauce action, you may want to double the recipe for it. I’ve served these hawaiian bbq chicken meatballs with pineapple fried rice and it was so delicious with the extra sauce drizzled on there. Just like my other meatball recipes, you can mix the meatball mixture the night before and allow all the flavors to get together and flavor everything really well. Your New Year’s Eve guests are going to step into 2016 with a big smile on their faces thanks to you and these chicken meatballs!
Panko is a Japenese style of breadcrumbs.A combination of ground chicken and turkey can be used to make these meatballs.If you would like to serve your meatballs with sauce, I would double the ingredients for the sauce portion as this recipe makes just enough for basting.The meatball mixture can be prepared the night before and baked the day of, if desired.
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