Spicy Chicken Meatballs

Serves 16 - 18 Meatballs (depending on size of meatball)

Ingredients:

Spicy Chicken Meatball Sauce

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 475ºF.
2. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
3. In a large bowl, combine ground chicken, garlic, salt, pepper, eggs, panko, paprika, and onion powder, mix and combine the ingredients well but don’t overwork.
4. Form the meat into a ball using a meatball scoop or approximately 3 tablespoons of meat per meatball. Place shaped meatballs on prepared baking sheet and bake until the meatballs are cooked thoroughly (internal temperature of 165 ºF).
5. While meatballs are in oven, you can work on the sauce (see below)
6. Remove meatballs from oven and reduce temperature of the oven to 325 degrees.
7. Dip each individual meatball into the sauce and coat completely. Place back on the baking sheet and bake for an additional 5 minutes.

Spicy Chicken Meatball Sauce

1. In a saucepan, combine all of the sauce ingredients over medium high heat and bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer for approximately 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow the sauce to cool.