Asian Chicken Meatballs with Peanut Dipping Sauce

The Super Bowl was almost a week ago now, but I’m still craving snacks. Savory snacks with a dipping sauce. These Asian Chicken Meatballs with Peanut Dipping Sauce, to be exact. I made these for the Super Bowl, we devoured them and now we need more! Seriously, these Chicken Meatballs and peanut dipping sauce are good enough that my husband, my picky two year old and myself leveled this dish before halftime.

I always watch how people eat their food, it’s weird, but I’m curious. Do you eat the best part of your plate first or last? I tend to save the good stuff ’til the end. I guess I think of it as a treat for eating my vegetables. I’m learning to rethink this, as I no longer want to be a part of the clean plate club, it’s doing nothing for my waistline, amirite? Anyways, I watched both my husband and two year old destroy these meatballs, first before any other option. My husband didn’t even put anything else on his plate the first two go arounds but these meatballs and dipping sauce. Obviously they’re a hit in our household. All the other appetizers were delicious too, but these Asian Chicken Meatballs with Curry Peanut Dipping Sauce took the cake.

When I first laid eyes on this Coconut Curry Chicken Meatball recipe, on Bewitchin’ Kitchen, I just knew it was going to be a hit. They say we eat with our eyes first and her photos are drool-worthy. I ditched the sauce for this appetizer version. If you want an unbelievably delicious dish for dinner try the full recipe over cauliflower rice. Like I said, I replaced the sauce with a Peanut Dipping Sauce. It just made more sense for an appetizer version.

The meatballs are easy, beyond easy! Throw all the ingredients except the chicken into a high powered blender or food processor and pulse until well chopped. Or if you don’t have either of those kitchen tools, you can do this by hand, it’ll be worth it, I promise. Once everything is chopped mix with the chicken, until it’s well combined. Roll the meatballs into bite-size balls and place on a pan. I use stoneware for these, but on a regular pan, just line or grease it first. Then bake for 18 minutes and then flip and bake for an additional 13 minutes or until cooked.

While the meatballs are baking, make the dipping sauce. I used this recipe, from Cookie and Kate, as a starting point and then tweaked it to my tastes. The Peanut Dipping Sauce simply needs to be whisk together and it’s ready. The sauce has a great flavour and combined with the meatballs it’s perfect, heavenly in fact!

This recipe is easy and it tastes like you’ve worked all day, which is totally my kind of recipe. Really, who doesn’t love that kind of recipe. If you make these, I’d love to hear if they were as big a hit for you, as they were in our household. Are you looking for another recipe that always impresses? Try this warm Cheesy Spinach Dip, it’s highly recommended.