Mandarin Chicken Meatballs

Name: Mandarin Chicken Meatballs
Yield: Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: ½ small onion; 2 eggs (or 1 egg plus 2 egg whites); 1 lb (500 g) lean minced raw chicken (or 2 to 3 cups leftover cooked chicken or turkey); 1 lb (500 g) lean minced raw chicken (or 2 to 3 cups leftover cooked chicken or turkey); 1 lb (500 g) lean minced raw chicken (or 2 to 3 cups leftover cooked chicken or turkey); ¾ cup duck sauce or plum sauce; ¾ cup duck sauce or plum sauce; 1 cup mushrooms; 1 green bell pepper, halved; 1 medium onion, halved; 1 stalk celery, cut in chunks; 1 can (10 oz/300 mL) mandarin oranges, drained; 2 eggs (or 1 egg plus 2 egg whites); 2 eggs (or 1 egg plus 2 egg whites); 3 to 4 Tbsp dried bread crumbs or matzo meal; 3 to 4 Tbsp dried bread crumbs or matzo meal; ¼ tsp garlic powder; salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1½ cups Chinese Sweet and Sour Sauce or bottled sauce

Preparation info

Yield:
4
servings.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Food Processor Bible

By Norene Gilletz

Published 2011

About

I often double the meatball mixture of this recipe, but not the sauce. You can also use leftover cooked chicken or turkey.

Ingredients

Meatballs

½ small onion
1 lb (500 g) lean minced raw chicken (or

Leftovers
Microwave

Method

For meatballs: Process onion on the steel blade until minced, about 8 seconds. Add remaining meatball ingredients. Process with several on/off pulses, just until mixed. Shape into small meatballs, wetting your hands for easier handling.

If using raw minced chicken, place meatballs on a sprayed foil-lined baking sheet and bake in preheated