Sesame Meatball Stir Fry

Sesame Meatball Stir Fry (adapted from Chatelaine.com)

Ingredients

1 lime **see note below

1/4 cup (50 mL) soy sauce

4 tsp (20 mL) dark sesame oil

1 tsp (5 mL) granulated sugar

1/2 tsp (2 mL) hot chili-garlic sauce

1 tsp (5 mL) cornstarch

1/2 2-lb (907-g) box frozen cooked meatballs

1 red pepper, cored and seeded

1 zucchini

1 celery stalk

Directions:

1.Squeeze 2 tbsp (30 mL) lime juice into a small bowl. Stir in soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, chili-garlic sauce and cornstarch. Set aside. Lightly oil a large frying pan. Set over medium heat. When hot, add meatballs. Stir often until browned, about 6 min.

2.Meanwhile, cut pepper into thick strips. Slice zucchini into thin rounds. Coarsely chop celery. Once meatballs are browned, add vegetables and a little more oil, if needed, to pan.

3.Increase heat to medium-high. Stir-fry until zucchini starts to soften, 3 min. Stir soy sauce mixture, then pour into pan (I would add in the pineapples here). Stir constantly until sauce is bubbly, 1 to 2 min. Spoon over rice- try brown rice or a wild rice blend.

**Tasted too 'limey' so next time I would add 1 cup of low sugar canned pineapple tidbits and replace the 2 tbsp of lime juice with 2 tbsp of pineapple juice. 

Nutrional Information (with a half cup of whole grain rice blend):

341 calories
23g carbs
18g fat
19g protein
3g fibre