Thai Chicken & Grilled Pineapple Meatballs

Thai Chicken & Grilled Pineapple Meatballs

Thai Chicken & Grilled Pineapple Meatballs

Servings:*

16 meatballs

Ingredients

  • 1 16-ounce package Mighty Spark Thai-Style Ground Chicken
  • ½ cup Full Circle Organic Sweet Thai Chili Sauce, divided
  • 8 ounces fresh pineapple , peeled, cored and cut in ½-inch rings
  • 1 red jalapeño or Fresno pepper, sliced thin, for garnish
  • Cilantro leaves, for garnish
  • 16 toothpicks

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 400 F and heat grill to high. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.

  2. Take 1 ounce of ground chicken and roll in the palm of your hand to make a meatball. Continue to create 16 meatballs. Place meatballs on sheet pan and bake 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and brush the meatballs with half the sweet Thai chili sauce . Continue baking for 6 to 8 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165 F.

  3. Brush 2 pineapple rings with remaining sweet Thai chili sauce and grill on each side for 3 minutes. Remove from the grill and cut each ring into 8 pieces. Top each meatball with a grilled pineapple piece and secure with a toothpick. Garnish with sliced red jalapeño and cilantro leaves. 

  4. Serve with additional sweet Thai chili sauce sauce for dipping, if desired.

  5. Recipe source: Stacy Lesefky, FoodE Expert, Lunds & Byerlys Ridgedale
* Recipes created for given quantity. Changes to quantities are for planning purposes only and have not been tested.