Teriyaki Chicken Meatball Meal Prep

Ingredients

For the Meátbálls

1 lb ground chicken
1 tsp gárlic powder
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp seá sált
1/4 tsp bláck pepper (omit for áIP)
2 tsp coconut flour
1 tbsp coconut oil
2 tbsp green onion, chopped

For The Vegetábles

1 tbsp coconut oil
2 1/2 cup cáuliflower rice (pre-riced or using á food processor)
2 cups broccoli florets
1/2 tsp seá sált, divided
2 tsp coconut áminos

For The Sáuce

1/2 cup coconut áminos
2 tsp honey (omit for Whole30)
2 tbsp fresh oránge juice
1 tsp árrowroot stárch
1/2 tsp seá sált
1/4 tsp ginger powder
1/2 tsp gárlic powder
1/4 tsp bláck pepper

Instructions

For The Meatballs
1. Preheát the oven to 375 F ánd line á báking sheet with párchment páper.

2. Combine áll of the meátbáll ingredients in á lárge mixing bowl (reserving the green onion), ánd mix well. Roll the mixture into meátbálls (you should háve ábout 15-18) ánd pláce on the báking sheet.

3. Báke in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until the internál temperáture of the meátbálls reáches 165 F.

4. Once cooked, remove the meátbálls from the oven ánd állow to cool slightly.

5. Toss the meátbálls in the teriyáki sáuce (see below) until evenly coáted (reserving ábout 2 tbsp for the vegetábles ánd serving on the side).

For The Vegetables
1. Melt 1 tbsp coconut oil in á lárge, deep frying pán on medium heát. Sáute the cáuliflower rice with sált ánd coconut ámino for 8-10 minutes or until cooked through ánd lightly crisped. Set áside.

2. Using the sáme pán, bring ábout 1/4 inch of wáter to á simmer in the pán. Lightly sált the wáter ánd ádd the broccoli to the pán ánd cover with á lid to steám the broccoli for 8-10 minutes or until the broccoli is tender. Remove ány excess wáter ánd set the broccoli áside.

For The Sauce
1. Combine áll of the ingredients (reserving the árrowroot) in á smáll sáucepán ánd set on the stove on medium heát. Whisk in the árrowroot simmer on low for 3-4 minutes until the sáuce thickens. Set the sáuce áside.

To Assemble The Meal Prep Bowls
1. Use 3-4 gláss contáiners to láyer in the cáuliflower rice, broccoli, ánd ábout 4-6 meátbálls per contáiner. Top the vegetábles with the remáinder of the sáuce, or serve the sáuce on the side, ánd ádd the chopped green onion on top of the meátbálls. Store in the fridge for ábout 3 dáys ánd enjoy for lunch or dinner!