Sweet Chilli Chicken Meatballs in Air Fryer | High Protein Air Fryer Chicken Recipe for Weight Loss
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Asian
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Serves: 10 meatballs
 
Ingredients
  • Minced chicken - 250 to 300 gms
  • Onion powder - 1 tsp
  • Garlic powder - 1 tsp
  • Panko breadcrumbs - 5 tbsp
  • Paprika/chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Egg - 1
  • Spring Onions - 2 to 3 stalks, both whites & greens finely chopped
  • Salt - 1 tsp or to taste
  • Pepper - ½ tsp
  • Sweet Chilli sauce - ¼ cup (adjust as per your liking)
Instructions
  1. Wash the chicken breasts and pat them dry thoroughly. Then cut them into small cubes in order to fit inside your food processor.
  2. Now using the chopping blade of your food processor, process the chicken cubes until you get finely minced chicken which also sticks together as a dough.
  3. Take out the chicken minced in a mixing bowl and add all the ingredients except sweet chilli sauce - onion & garlic powder, panko, chilli powder, eggs, spring onion and salt & pepper.
  4. Using a spatula, start mixing everything together to evenly distribute the aromatics & seasoning within the minced chicken. Take time at this stage so that everything is uniformly mixed.
  5. When you are happy with the mixing, it’s time to roll the meatballs!
  6. Grease your palm lightly with oil. Then take about two tablespoons of meatball mixture and roll it between your palms to make a ball.
  7. Repeat the process until you have about 9-10 meatballs with this amount of chicken mince. Leave them on a greased tray while you preheat your air fryer.
  8. Start preheating your air fryer at 180 C / 350 F and set the timer to 20 minutes. Once preheated, spray the air fryer basket with oil to prevent any sticking.
  9. Now place the rolled chicken meatballs inside the air fryer basket keeping gaps around each. Spray oil over the meatballs and start air frying them.
  10. At the halfway mark, pull the basket out, flip over the meatballs using a tong, spray a little more oil on top to prevent drying and return the basket back to the fryer.
  11. Continue to air fry your sweet chilli chicken meatballs for the remaining duration. Once done, we will proceed to transform your ordinary meatballs into incredible sweet chilli chicken meatballs!
  12. Take out the chicken meatballs into a mixing bowl. Drizzle the sweet chilli sauce over them while they are still hot.
  13. Using a spatula, give them a good mix so that each meatball is coated with the sauce thoroughly. Adjust the amount of sauce as per your liking.
  14. Now transfer the saucy meatballs again to the air fryer basket and air fry them at the same temperature for 5 more minutes.
  15. Your regular meatballs have now transformed into glossy & tempting sweet chilli chicken meatballs having a sticky & chewy exterior with succulent & melt-in-mouth texture inside!
  16. Serve them up warm with more sweet chilli sauce on the side, loads of fresh salad and enjoy!
Recipe by Flavor Quotient at https://flavorquotient.com/2025/08/sweet-chilli-chicken-meatballs-in-air-fryer/