


If you love takeout-style meals with sweet, sticky sauces, these Sticky Asian Sesame Meatballs are going to become a weekly staple. They’re juicy, flavorful, and coated in a glossy garlic-soy-sesame glaze that clings beautifully to each meatball.
Serve them over fluffy rice with fresh veggies for a vibrant, Pinterest-worthy bowl.
⭐ Why This Recipe Works
- Crazy flavorful
- Easy meal prep bowl
- Kid-approved
- Gorgeous glossy sauce = perfect pin content


🛒 Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 lb ground beef, turkey, or pork
- 1 egg
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- 2 cloves garlic
- ½ tsp ginger
- Salt & pepper
Sticky Sesame Sauce
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ⅓ cup honey
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp cornstarch + 1 tbsp water
- Sesame seeds + green onions


🍳 Instructions
- Mix meatball ingredients.
- Roll and bake at 400°F for 15 minutes.
- In a skillet, whisk soy, honey, vinegar, sesame oil, garlic.
- Add cornstarch slurry to thicken.
- Toss meatballs in sticky sauce.


🍚 Build a Rice Bowl
- White rice, brown rice, or jasmine
- Cucumbers
- Carrots
- Green onions
- Sesame seeds
❄️ Storage
Perfect for meal prep — lasts 4 days.
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