Dumpling Bake

This is another "food from Instagram" / viral food trend that we tried and really liked.  I made it two weeks in a row and we all loved it.  The only issue is that these dumplings are really low calorically  (which is good for me but not great for my young athletes who are so hungry by dinner time) so I served it with white rice (to soak up the sauce), and some frozen veggie eggrolls. I like how versatile this is with adding veggies.  The second time that I made it, I increased the spinach (since it wilts down a lot) and added some zucchini.

Here's a photo of my ingredients and what it looked like before I put it in the oven in case that visual helps:

Thai Curry Dumpling Bake (serves 4)

1 can coconut milk
1/2 bottle Thai Red Curry Sauce (from Trader Joe's)

3 T teriyaki sauce

3 tsp minced garlic

A few handfuls of spinach

1/2 red bell pepper, sliced

other veggies as desired

1 bag of chicken gyoza potstickers (from Trader Joe's)

Chili Garlic Crunch oil for topping (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish, mix together the coconut milk curry sauce, teriyaki, and garlic.  Spread your veggies over the sauce.  Lay the potstickers on top.  Cover the pan tightly with foil.  Bake for 35 minutes.  Uncover the pan and let it cook for 5 minutes more (this will thicken the sauce).  Top with the chili oil if desired

Hot Honey Chicken Meatballs

My family doesn't usually love meatballs but this was a relatively easy weeknight dinner and very tasty.  I froze the extra meatballs to make another batch another time.  It was pretty spicy . . .  you can reduce the sriracha to 2 T - 1/4 cup if you'd like it less spicy (or use a commercially available "hot honey" instead of making your own).  We served it with roasted broccolini and asparagus and white rice and served it sort of like rice bowls.

Hot Honey Chicken Meatballs (serves 4)

Meatball Ingredients1 lb ground chicken
1 egg
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 green onion, chopped (plus more to garnish)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil for cooking

Sauce Ingredients
1/3 c. Sriracha
1/3 c. honey
2 T soy sauce
1 T white wine vinegar
2 cloves garlic, minced

Mix all the meatball ingredients together except for the olive oil. Form meatballs the size of golfballs (or slightly smaller). In a separate bowl, whisk together all the sauce ingredients.

Heat the olive oil in a large pan on medium high heat. Add the meatballs and let them cook until brown. Turn / Flip and make sure they are browned on all sides and cooked through. Add the sauce to the pan and cook for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened.