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Jessica Gavin
I'm Jessica Gavin, a certified culinary scientist and I like to make simple family friendly recipes while sharing knowledge of food science.
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Asian spiced quinoa meatballs with orange sauce are packed with bold flavors! They are great served over rice with vegetables or simply as an appetizer.
45MINS
Total Time
$1.11
Cost Per Serving
Ingredients
Servings
12
us / metric
Meatballs
![Lean Ground Beef](https://www.sidechef.com/ingredient/eb07e2b2-e110-4b75-a0b1-33b840078e4f.jpeg?d=96x96)
1 lb
Lean Ground Beef
92% lean meat
![Red Quinoa](https://www.sidechef.com/ingredient/a052ab8f-f312-4774-b37e-eb858b21863f.jpeg?d=96x96)
1 cup
Red Quinoa, cooked
equals 1/3 cup uncooked quinoa
![Sesame Oil](https://www.sidechef.com/ingredient/2795284b-f656-483a-b693-08c3ebbe0ef9.jpeg?d=96x96)
1 tsp
Sesame Oil
![Fresh Cilantro Leaf](https://www.sidechef.com/ingredient/d9584ce9-f3ca-437f-9ca0-8c818b81ef3a.jpeg?d=96x96)
to taste
Fresh Cilantro Leaves
for garnish
Orange Sauce
![Water](https://www.sidechef.com/ingredient/02b94080-fa4a-4b6d-a439-6d82bb36055b.jpg?d=96x96)
1 1/2 cups
Water
plus 4 more tsp of water
![Dark Brown Sugar](https://www.sidechef.com/ingredient/2c8d6d0b-1ae5-445b-bf6f-701a3cd05abc.jpeg?d=96x96)
4 Tbsp
Dark Brown Sugar, firmly packed
![Sesame Oil](https://www.sidechef.com/ingredient/2795284b-f656-483a-b693-08c3ebbe0ef9.jpeg?d=96x96)
2 tsp
Sesame Oil
Nutrition Per Serving
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Calories
193
Fat
5.6 g
Protein
12.4 g
Carbs
23.4 g