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    Teriyaki Meatballs

    October 20, 2017 12 Comments

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    Teriyaki Meatballs  - a perfect quick and tasty family meal for satisfying those take-away cravings.

    Slimming Eats Teriyaki Meatballs - gluten free, dairy free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

    Some of my best creations come from those last minute meals where you throw together a few ingredients for a quick meal for the family and these Teriyaki Meatballs being one of those types of meals, did not disappoint.

    I used ground beef for this recipe, as it is what I had to use, but you could actually use ground chicken or turkey too.

    Slimming Eats Teriyaki Meatballs - gluten free, dairy free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

    It's such a super quick and easy meal to make, just combine the ground beef with some seasoning to make the meatballs and place on a baking tray to getting baking in the oven while you make a start on the sweet sticky Teriyaki Sauce.

    I like to bake the meatballs to lightly brown them as it means they keep their nice round shape and get an even cooking, compared to browning them in a frying pan.

    I recently invested in some different sized Nordic Ware Baking trays. I always had cheaper non stick ones before, but picked up a Nordic ware baking tray at my local Homesense and year or so ago and it tends to always be the one I grab, so when my cheaper baking trays needed replacing, I knew exactly which ones I wanted to upgrade to.  They also make muffin trays and various cake tins, so I am going to slowly work at upgraded all of my old bakeware.

    For what to serve these Teriyaki Meatballs with, is totally up to you. Every week a bag of stir-fry mix or broccoli slaw goes in my cart, as I know there will be a night when I need some speed vegetables in a hurry, and they literally are as quick as you can get. I just spray oil a pan over a medium-high heat, dump in the bag and stir-fry for a few minutes, Just adding a little seasoning or salt and black pepper or a dash of soy sauce for some flavour.

    Slimming Eats Teriyaki Meatballs - gluten free, dairy free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

    Served with some steam white jasmine rice these Teriyaki Meatballs were perfect. The family loved them and gave them a huge thumbs up.

    They would also pair up really well with some noodles, or for a really great fakeaway meal, this delicious Egg Fried Rice.

    You could even enjoy these Teriyaki Meatballs on a Slimming World SP day, but serving with some stir fried speed veggies or this yummy Roasted Cauliflower Rice. 

    Traditionally Teriyaki is a Japanese dish and is usually grilled meats combined with a sauce made of soy, sake and a few other ingredients. I have kept the ingredients pretty simple, so you don't have to worry about hard to find in ingredients while at the same time it still has the yummy flavours you expect of a teriyaki style dish.

    Slimming Eats Teriyaki Meatballs - gluten free, dairy free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

    Teriyaki is a common meal to find at mall food courts all around North America and is usually my main choice if I am stuck for something to choose, as it often comes served with veggies and steamed rice which is pretty good as far as Slimming World goes, so it's just the sauce and oil used that needs synning. Beats a high synned burger and fries any day.

    If you are gluten-free, you'll be please to know you can still make this dish by using a gluten-free soy sauce like Tamari or a completely soy free alternative is Coconut Aminos (slighter sweeter in taste, but still gives that Asian style flavour to foods)


    If you love fakeaway dishes like these Teriyaki Meatballs - don't forget to check out all my other Fakeaway Recipes, which has some amazing ones to choose from, like:

    • Quick Hoisin Beef Noodle Stir Fry
    • Chicken Chop Suey
    • Syn Free Chinese Chicken Curry
    • Syn Free Big Mac and Fries Fakeaway
    • Low Syn Chinese Salt and Pepper Chicken
    • Low Syn Best Ever Chicken Korma
    • Best Ever Low Syn Fish and Chips Fakeaway Night
    • Syn Free Chip Shop Curry Sauce
    • Hoisin Chicken

    as well as the above to choose from you will also find over 500+ delicious Slimming World recipes in my FULL RECIPE INDEX


    Slimming Eats Teriyaki Meatballs - gluten free, dairy free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

    What kitchen items do I need to make these delicious Teriyaki Meatballs?

    • Non Stick Frying Pan
    • Measuring Spoons
    • Measuring Cups
    • Kitchen Scales
    • Mixing Bowl
    • Chopping Board
    • Baking Tray
    • Parchment Paper
    • Wooden Spoon
    Teriyaki Meatballs

    Teriyaki Meatballs

    Yield: 3 servings
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes

    This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendlyExtra Easy - 1.5 syns per servingOriginal/SP - 1.5 syns per serving (serve with cauliflower rice)WW Smart Points - 5Gluten Free - use tamari (a gluten free soy sauce) and gluten free starch

    Ingredients

    • 1lb/455g of extra lean ground beef ( or use ground chicken or turkey)
    • pinch of salt and black pepper
    • 3 tbs of soy sauce (or coconut aminos)
    • 120ml of water 
    • 1 tbs of brown sugar (or honey) - 2.5 syns
    • ½ tbs of cornstarch (or arrowroot or tapioca starch) - 1 
    • 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
    • 1 tsp of grated fresh ginger
    • 2-3 spring onions, finely sliced
    • sesame seeds to garnish
    • spray oil

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 220c (425f)
    2. In a bowl season the ground beef with a little salt and black pepper
    3. Form into 15 meatballs
    4. Place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
    5. Spray over the top with spray oil
    6. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes
    7. When meatballs are almost done, soy sauce, water, ginger, garlic, sugar and starch to a bowl and mix to combine.
    8. Add the sauce to a frying pan over a medium heat, stirring with a wooden spoon until it starts to bubble and reduce down and thicken.
    9. Drop in the meatballs to the pan and continue to simmer until the sauce coats the meatballs in a delicious sauce and the meatballs are cooked through. 
    10. Scatter with the chopped spring onions and a teeny pinch of sesame seeds. 

    Notes

    I just add a tiny pinch of sesame seeds so the syns are negligible in 1 serving, Don't go overboard!!

    Nutritional information is an estimate and is to be used for informational purposes only.

    Ingredients can vary greatly from brand to brand and therefore it would be impossible to give accurate information. Also, double check syn values of sinned ingredients as different brands can vary. 

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    Nutrition Information
    Yield 3 Serving Size 1 serving
    Amount Per Serving Calories 228Total Fat 6.2gSaturated Fat 2.7gCholesterol 80mgSodium 999mgCarbohydrates 10.7gFiber 0.6gSugar 4.9gProtein 33.5g

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    Filed Under: 5 SP, below 2 syns, by course, by ingredient, by type, dairy free, Delicious Weight Watchers Recipes, Dinner, Extra Easy, Fakeaway, gluten free, Ground Beef / Beef Mince, Japanese, Kid Friendly, Meal in less than 30 mins, meat, Original, Recipes, SP friendly

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    Comments

    1. Cleardee1 says

      October 21, 2017 at 12:09 pm

      Siobhan
      Coukd I sub the brown sugar for a tablespoon of Sukrin gold? That would save a few Syns!

    2. Shevy (Slimming Eats) says

      October 21, 2017 at 2:25 pm

      You could certainly give it a go. My ink concern would be that it won’t give the same stick kind of sauce as sukrin doesn’t quite caramelize like regular sugar. Let me know how it turns out if you try it.

    3. Jane Ritchuk says

      October 22, 2017 at 9:45 am

      what the heck are syns??

    4. Shevy (Slimming Eats) says

      October 22, 2017 at 9:38 pm

      syns are part of the Slimming World program. It is the value given to foods which are not free on Slimming World. Check out my full review for more details http://www.slimmingeats.com/blog/slimming-world-review

    5. Ellesse Hawksworth says

      January 28, 2018 at 4:42 pm

      Hi, did you mean minced need because mine doesn’t seem to look like you’rs and the sauce didn’t stick to them? Do you know what could’ve gone wrong? Thank you

    6. Shevy (Slimming Eats) says

      January 28, 2018 at 9:34 pm

      I’m a little confused by what you mean? You are using ground beef (mince), those are cooked in the oven and then you mix the sauce ingredients and add to a pan and simmer to thicken before adding in the meatballs to the sauce and then stirring to coat. Is it possible you didn’t follow those steps correctly and allow the sauce to thicken before adding in the meatballs?

    7. Jenn says

      February 26, 2018 at 2:58 pm

      Made this for the first time tonighg, drlivious! Made with turkey mince and served with Syn Free egg fried rice!

    8. Shevy (Slimming Eats) says

      February 26, 2018 at 10:38 pm

      sounds like a perfect combination. Thanks for commenting 🙂

    9. Clare says

      March 12, 2018 at 6:31 pm

      Tried this one out tonight and worked great, especially when you patiently let the sauce thicken and reduce. I actually doubled the amounts to make extra. Even the 5 year old approved!

    10. Giselle Stafford says

      March 23, 2018 at 4:24 am

      Made this last night with chicken mince and used Sukrin Gold instead of brown sugar.
      Completely delicious! Served it with basmati rice cooked in veg stock and some sprouting broccoli (tossed in a teaspoon of synned sesame oil and chilli!) I have saved the recipe to use again in the near future!! Thanks Siobhan!

    11. Emma says

      December 19, 2018 at 11:47 am

      Would this be freezer-friendly?

    12. Shevy (Slimming Eats) says

      December 20, 2018 at 9:51 am

      Yes these will freeze okay

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