bbq chicken meatballs

These sticky BBQ chicken meatballs are so juicy and flavorful! Paired with crisp, refreshing broccoli slaw, this is an excellent weeknight meal that comes together fast.

Sticky BBQ Chicken Meatballs with Broccoli Slaw

chicken

egg, (lightly beaten)

garlic cloves, (minced)

green onions, (thinly sliced, plus more for serving)

bread crumbs

½ teaspoon smoked paprika

kosher salt and pepper

olive oil

BBQ sauce

honey

water

rice, (for serving)

broccoli slaw

plain greek yogurt

mayo

apple cider vinegar

In a bowl, combine the chicken with the egg, garlic, onions,  breadcrumbs, smoked paprika and a big pinch of salt and pepper. Mix until just combined and form the mixture into small meatballs. (Or large meatballs! Whatever you prefer!)

Heat the olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the meatballs in a single layer and brown on all sides. Once browned, transfer the meatballs to a plate.

In the same skillet, add in the BBQ sauce, honey and water. Whisk it together. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Cook for 1 minute. Add the meatballs back in and cook for a few minutes as the sauce thickens. You want the internal temperature of the meatballs to reach 165 degrees F before serving. Sprinkle with more green onions.

Serve with broccoli slaw and rice!

Place the broccoli slaw in a bowl.

In a smaller measuring cup or bowl, whisk together the yogurt, mayo, honey and apple cider vinegar with a big pinch of salt and pepper. Pour over the broccoli slaw and serve.

Just 3 ingredients is all you need for these Instant Pot BBQ Chicken Meatballs! Made with ground chicken, BBQ sauce, and coconut flour for a super easy, healthy, and delicious protein option great for dinner, an appetizer, parties, or game day. Paleo, Whole30, and gluten free.

Instant Pot BBQ Chicken Meatballs

chicken ((I used 93/7))

+ 2 tablespoons BBQ sauce, divided

coconut flour

salt and pepper,

In a medium size mixing bowl, add chicken, 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons BBQ sauce, coconut flour, and salt and pepper. Mix together until well combined. Using a tablespoon as a scoop, take out a heaping scoop roll into balls. Should make about 30.

Take the remaing 1/2 cup BBQ sauce and spread it out on the bottom of your Instant Pot. Add meatballs, spreading out evenly. You will probably need to to layer them on top of each other. Close lid, make sure vent is set to sealed, and set to poultry mode on high pressure for 10 minutes. Manually or naturally release pressure when done.

Set Instant Pot to sauté mode and sauté for 5 minutes until sauce thickens and coats the meatballs. Toss meatballs in sauce and serve as you like. Enjoy!

It’s a great recipe but it just doesn’t work for the instant pot that I have. :( I don’t have the poultry setting and the high pressure doesn’t build for me.

I thought that this recipe would be great simple and yummy... I want to add that not all pressure cookers have a poultry icon. So I used high pressure for 10. Stacking the meatballs wasn't a great idea, as the chicken all ended up blended together... after waiting the 10min..  thw meatballs weren't cooked all the way and the bottom of the pot was burning the BBQ sauce... I pressure cooked it again for another 5min still didn't cook all the way. I even scooped what I could from the bottom so the meatballs wouldn't fall apart... still burnt the bottom.  And the meatballs didn't cook all the way.. I ended up having to transfer everything that was intact to my airfryer pan to bake for 20min.. also the meatballs that fell apart was about 50% of the entire recipe. 
I will try with beef next time since the ground chicken is very sticky and mushy to hold together as a meatball. And I will try to oil the bottom of the pot first before hand or put a little brother so it doesn't burn...

I tried these today using Perdue ground chicken, Bob's Red Mill Organic coconut flour, and Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ. Unfortunately, a few fell apart in the IP and the rest sort of crumbled when plated. I found the texture to be a little off - I want to say grainy but that isn't quite right. This was my first time making a non-sweet food with coconut flour so maybe I'm just not use to it.

I made this last night. Y’all!! 🤤🤤 I am always looking for quick ideas. I made these, left the IP on delay and went to the gym. All I had to do was sauté them when I got home while I made my salad and threw some rice with it. The roomie and I loved them! They’re going to be a staple in my weekly rotation! 
😍🤗

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