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    Teriyaki beef meatball bowls

    Published: Sep 4, 2019. Modified: Oct 21, 2020By:Kylie·This post may contain affiliate links·

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    teriyaki beef meatball bowls
    teriyaki beef meatball bowls

    Bowl meals. They are a thing. My kids love them. I love them because they are simple and comfort food. It makes meal time easier! These teriyaki beef meatball bowls will tick all the boxes for family dinners!

    Surely meatballs are the ultimate kids food. They are one bite. ONE BITE is awesome for kids meals, no cutting or chopping needed! And that means they have fun eating...which means they do more eating.

    teriyaki beef meatball bowls
    teriyaki beef meatball bowls


    I wanted to make meatballs, but wasn't sure how to make them a bit more fun, so I decided to make a sticky teriyaki sauce on them...and I have to say, that was pretty much a stroke of genius. My kids love all things teriyaki, and these meatballs hit the spot.

    teriyaki beef meatball bowls

    I put my rice in the rice cooker at the same time as I started frying off the meatballs and the whole thing was done and dusted by the end of the meatball cooking. Popping the veggies into a steamer basket in the rice cooker when there were 5 minutes to go before the rice was done meant that they were steamed to perfection without using any other pans.

    teriyaki beef meatball bowls

    If you don't have a rice cooker and are cooking the rice on the stove, just put the steamer basket in 5 minutes before the end of cooking and it will be perfect.

    teriyaki beef meatball bowls

    Not only are these meatballs delicious, but they are also helping kids to get used to different flavours. I know as a kid I didn't try many different flavours and everything was new when I was an adult and taking care of my own food. But I don't want my kids to be like that. Exposure to different flavours and textures really helps them to be more comfortable with new foods.

    teriyaki beef meatball bowls

    We steamed broccoli and snow peas, but seeing as the meatballs will probably be a new flavour for your kids, stick to veggies they know and love. That way the whole experience is far less daunting.

    Want more meatball ideas? There are quite a few different ones on the blog!

    • cheesy meatballs in a tomato sauce
    • chicken parmesan meatballs
    • turkey meatballs with sweet potato noodles

    But, back to the teriyaki beef meatball bowls...because you're going to love them!

    Beef teriyaki meatball bowl

    Teriyaki beef meatball bowls

    These teriyaki beef meatball bowls will get the kids excited about dinner! Sticky yummy meatballs in a delicious teriyaki sauce, served with your favourite veg!
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    Course: dinner
    Cuisine: Modern Australian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes
    Additional Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes
    Servings: 4 bowls
    Calories: 825kcal
    Author: Kylie
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    Ingredients

    Meatballs

    • 500 grams beef mince I use 5 star
    • ¾ cup panko crumbs
    • 1 egg whisked
    • 2 spring onions finely sliced
    • 2 teaspoon ginger
    • 1 clove garlic crushed
    • oil for frying

    Sauce

    • ¾ cup soy sauce
    • ½ cup honey
    • 3 tsps sesame oil
    • ⅓ cup mirin

    Rice

    • 2 cups brown rice

    Veggies

    • 1 head of broccoli chopped into florets
    • 300 grams snow peas trimmed

    Instructions

    • Combine all the meatball ingredients except the oil in a large bowl and mix well.
    • Roll into 24 meatballs.
    • Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
    • Put the rice in a ricecooker or saucepan to cook- following packet instructions.
    • Heat a medium frypan over medium heat.
    • Fry the meatballs in batches until brown.
    • Remove to a plate
    • Put the soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin and honey into a jug and mix well.
    • Pour into the fry pan and bring to the boil.
    • Cook 3 minutes or until starting to thicken.
    • Return the meatballs to the frypan with the sauce, coating in the sauce and cooking for 5 more minutes.
    • Add the broccoli and snow peas to the rice cooker or saucepan in a steamer basket. Cook for 5 minutes.
    • Add the rice to the bowls first, then the veggies and finally the meatballs, drizzling any extra sauce over the op.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 825kcal | Carbohydrates: 89g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 158mg | Sodium: 456mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 48g
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    1. Tanith Flayol says

      October 10, 2019 at 1:44 pm

      What is the measure for Soy Sauce?

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      • Kylie says

        October 10, 2019 at 10:52 pm

        oops! 3/4 cup!

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