Welcome to your new favourite manner to make use of zucchini and perhaps even your new go-to weeknight dinner. I developed this recipe for #AKZucchiniWeek FIVE complete years in the past and it rapidly turned a staple in our home due to how simple and scrumptious it was.
So let’s get to it. Onto THE greatest zucchini hen meatballs with colourful veggies and essentially the most scrumptious coconut curry sauce.
To be sincere with you, hen (or turkey) meatballs or meatloaf is on my menu as soon as per week in our home. WE LOVE IT. It’s a simple dinner; simply serve veggies or a salad on the aspect for a excessive protein, nutritious meal.
I needed to offer you one other simple one pan meal that will be superior for meal prep, for whenever you don’t really feel like creating an enormous mess in your kitchen or have zero time (so that is mainly all of you).
And truthfully, I’m simply gonna say this: I freakin’ nailed it. Yep, tooting my very own horn over right here. TOOT TOOT.
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What’s in these zucchini hen meatballs?
These fantastic zucchini hen meatballs are SO juicy and flavorful. After all, I can’t neglect this coconut curry sauce state of affairs. This can be just a little dramatic, however I sort of wish to bathe in it (that’s how addicting it’s). Right here’s every thing you’ll have to make this dish:
- For the peppers: we’re roasting up purple, orange, and yellow bell peppers proper together with the meatballs. You’ll first coat them with olive oil, garlic powder, salt & pepper.
- For the meatballs: these meatballs are made with lean floor hen (or turkey) and made additional juicy because of shredded zucchini! You’ll additionally want bread crumbs, an egg, garlic, and scrumptious spices like curry powder, floor cumin, floor turmeric, cayenne pepper, salt & pepper.
- For the sauce: that addicting curry sauce is made with mild coconut milk, tahini, garlic, curry powder, turmeric, cayenne, ginger, and only a contact of maple syrup. If you happen to’re a curry fan, be ready to fall in love!
All you’ll do is roll them up into massive golf ball-sized balls, place them on a baking sheet with the chopped bell peppers, and bake away! 20 minutes later you’ve got a completely scrumptious wholesome meal to nosh on.
Customise your meatballs
These wholesome one pan zucchini hen meatballs are tremendous simple to customise with what you’ve got readily available. Right here’s what I can advocate:
- Use hen or turkey. As I discussed, be happy to make use of lean floor hen or floor turkey. I like to recommend utilizing no leaner than 94% in order that the meatballs aren’t too dry.
- Make them gluten free. I like to recommend utilizing gluten free breadcrumbs or 1-2 tablespoons coconut flour for the 1/4 cup breadcrumbs.
- Strive new veggies. I really like roasting these meatballs up with colourful bell peppers, however be happy to make use of any of your fav veggies! Carrots, cauliflower, candy potato, zucchini, and purple onion would all be scrumptious.
Don’t neglect this meatball-rolling tip
I prefer to have a bowl of water subsequent to me to dip my arms in whereas rolling up the meatball combination! Utilizing moist arms actually helps to stop sticking as you roll. You may also scoop the combination utilizing a cookie scoop earlier than rolling in case you’d like.
The way to meal prep these zucchini hen meatballs
These hen zucchini meatballs make AMAZING leftovers, are decrease in carbs, pack in a ton of protein per serving, and are fantastic for meal prep. To take action:
- Make the meatballs forward of time and bake them. Alternatively, you possibly can combine and kind the meatballs and retailer them unbaked within the fridge for 1-2 days forward of time earlier than baking them and continuing to step 2.
- Permit them to chill after which place three meatballs and peppers in a meal prep container.
- As soon as able to eat, microwave on excessive for 1-2 minutes till heat.
What to pair with these meatballs
The meatballs, peppers, and sauce are scrumptious on their very own, however we like to serve every thing with:
Two superb methods to freeze meatballs
- Cook dinner first, then freeze: merely place your meatballs, peppers & sauce in a freezer-safe, hermetic container or bag and freeze all of it for as much as 3 months. While you’re able to get pleasure from, let your container of meatballs + sauce thaw within the fridge for a couple of hours or in a single day, after which empty the contents right into a pan on the stovetop. Warmth them in your pan till they’re good and heat, after which serve!
- Freeze earlier than cooking: it’s also possible to freeze these meatballs earlier than cooking them! Type your meatballs as instructed, place them on a baking sheet, and put them within the freezer for 1-2 hours. That is referred to as a flash freeze. Then, switch your frozen meatballs to an hermetic, freezer-friendly bag or container and place within the freezer for as much as 3 months. To thaw them, merely place them within the fridge for a couple of hours or in a single day after which bake them as directed within the recipe.
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Sheet Pan Zucchini Rooster Meatballs with Coconut Curry Sauce
Sheet pan zucchini hen meatballs baked with attractive roasted bell peppers and drizzled with a flavorful coconut curry sauce. This simple, extremely scrumptious recipe is filled with protein and nice for meal prep! Serve with coconut rice or naan for a full meal.
Elements
- For the peppers:
- 1 purple bell pepper, minimize into chunks
- 1 yellow bell pepper, minimize into chunks
- 1 orange bell pepper, minimize into chunks
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Freshly floor salt and pepper
- For the meatballs:
- 1 pound 94% lean floor hen or turkey
- 1 cup shredded zucchini that is been squeezed of extra moisture with towel
- 1/2 cup panko or common breadcrumbs* (see notes part for GF possibility)
- 1 egg
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon floor cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon floor turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon purple cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Freshly floor black pepper
- For the sauce:
- 1/3 cup mild coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon pure maple syrup or honey, to sweeten
- 1 teaspoon yellow curry powder
- 1/2 tablespoon grated contemporary ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon floor turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon purple cayenne pepper
- Freshly floor salt and pepper, to style
- For garnish and serving
- Cilantro and sliced inexperienced onion (inexperienced half solely)
- Rice, for serving
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400 levels F. Line a big baking sheet with parchment paper. If you do not have a big baking sheet, you should utilize two smaller pans.
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Add chopped bell peppers to a medium bowl. Drizzle with olive oil, then sprinkle on garlic powder and just a little salt and pepper. Use a spoon to toss the peppers within the oil to coat them. Put aside.
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Make the meatballs: Add floor hen (or turkey), shredded zucchini (ensure you squeezed all the surplus moisture out), breadcrumbs*, egg, minced garlic, curry powder, cumin, turmeric, cayenne, salt and pepper to a big bowl. Use clear arms to combine till effectively mixed. Don’t over combine.
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Seize a golf measurement ball of meat and roll it right into a ball. Place every on baking sheet, about 2 inches aside. Evenly distribute chopped bell peppers within the areas between the meatballs like the photographs present.
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Bake for 20-25 minutes or till meatballs are totally cooked and a meat thermometer reaches 165 levels. Mine had been accomplished at 20 minutes.
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Whereas the meatballs are cooking, make the coconut curry sauce: In a small bowl, whisk collectively the coconut milk, tahini, garlic, maple syrup, curry powder, ginger, turmeric, cayenne and salt and pepper, to style. Watch out to not over salt the sauce, style and modify as you go.
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Drizzle sauce over cooked meatballs and rice. Garnish with inexperienced onion and cilantro.. Serves 4, 3 meatballs every + roasted peppers + sauce.
Recipe Notes
See the total put up for suggestions, methods, and learn how to freeze this meal!
Vitamin
Serving: 3meatballs with sauce + roasted peppersEnergy: 330kcalCarbohydrates: 16.8gProtein: 27.1gFats: 19.8gSaturated Fats: 5gFiber: 3.5gSugar: 6.6g
Recipe by: Monique Volz // Bold Kitchen | Pictures by: Eat Love Eats
This put up was initially revealed on August 2nd, 2018, and republished on July sixteenth, 2023.
