Batch Cook: Thai Red Chicken Meatballs

These moreish Thai red chicken meatballs with peanut sauce will spice up any weekday evening. Enjoy the base recipe on night one, then transform it into two new meals throughout the week.

Ingredients

Makes 3 dinners, each serving 2

For The Base (Thai Red Chicken Meatballs with Peanut Sauce):

3 Tbsp Thai Red Curry Paste

25g Fresh Coriander

600g Chicken Mince

3 Tbsp Fish Sauce

3 Limes

2 Egg

150g Breadcrumbs

300ml Coconut Milk

6 Tbsp Peanut Butter

1½ Tsp Sugar

450g Green Beans

6 Spring Onions

450g Basmati Rice

2 Lime Wedges

Olive Oil

For The Thai Red Meatball Curry:

1 x 400ml Can Coconut Milk

2 Tbsp Thai Red Curry Paste

20g Basil

2 Tbsp Toasted Sesame Seeds

2 Tbsp Fish Sauce

For The Thai Red Fried Meatball Fried Rice with Crispy Egg:

2 Eggs

20g Fresh Mint

20g Fresh Coriander

Sriracha

The Base Recipe

It's dead easy to turn this base dinner into two other delicious dinners, feeding you for three nights of the week.

Thai Red Chicken Meatballs with Peanut Sauce

This dinner is perfect for batch cooking so make extra and serve it in different ways throughout the week. It's savoury, spicy and jam-packed with veg. And it's rustled up in just 35 minutes.

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The Recipes

Thai Red Chicken Meatball Curry

Got leftovers from our Thai Red Chicken Meatballs with Peanut Sauce? Use them to make this very simple, very delicious curry. She's a winner.

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Thai Red Fried Meatball Fried Rice with Crispy Egg

Got leftovers from our Thai Red Chicken Meatballs with Peanut Sauce? Use them to make this gorgeous fried rice with runny fried egg. Yes please.

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