Thai Coconut-Lime Chicken Meatballs (Low-Carb)
Tender chicken meatballs simmered in a coconut-lime broth for a rich, snackable bowl.

Total
45 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
3
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Recipe serves 3
Ingredients
- 450 g Ground chicken
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 1 tbsp Ginger
- 2 tbsp Lime juice
- 1.5 tbsp Fish sauce
- 1 cup Coconut milk (unsweetened)
- 0.5 cup Chicken broth
- 0.5 tsp Red chili flakes
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 0.25 tsp Salt(optional)
- 0.25 tsp Black pepper(optional)
- 0.25 cup Cilantro
Instructions
- 1
Mix ground chicken with minced garlic, ginger, lime juice, fish sauce, chili flakes, salt, and pepper until tacky.
- 2
Form into 12–14 small meatballs.
- 3
Heat olive oil in a pot over medium. Brown meatballs in batches, 2–3 minutes per batch.
- 4
Add coconut milk and chicken broth. Simmer gently 10–12 minutes until meatballs are cooked through.
- 5
Taste and adjust with more lime or fish sauce if needed.
- 6
Ladle into bowls and top with cilantro.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
460
23% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 38 g |
| Carbohydrate | 7 g |
| Fat | 33 g |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 2 g |
| Sodium | 980 mg |
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