Southwest Chicken Meatball Sliders
Easy and delicious chicken meatball sliders with a chili lime slaw and chili lime aioli.
Servings: 12 sliders
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 tablespoon olive oil - optional this adds some moisture to these because chicken is super lean
- 1 egg
- 4 green onions - diced
- 4 ounces roasted chopped chilies
- 2 tablespoons cilantro - minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Dash of black pepper
- 1/2 - 1 teaspoons chili powder - depends how spicy you want these
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Dash of cumin - optional
- 3/4 cup quick oats or bread crumbs work too
- Chili Lime Slaw
- 2 cups shredded or thinly sliced green cabbage
- 1/2 cup purple cabbage - optional or use 1/2 more green cabbage
- 1/2 cup bell peppers - any color diced
- 3 tablespoons cilantro - diced
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- Dash cayenne pepper
- Pinch of salt and pepper to taste
- Chili Lime Aioli
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon mustard - Dijon or any type
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- Pinch of sugar
Instructions
- Preheat grill, smoker or oven to 350 F.
- In a bowl, add chicken, olive oil, egg, diced green onions, chopped chilies, chopped cilantro, salt, pepper, chili powder, garlic powder, cumin and oats and mix together well.
- Divide mixture into 12 balls and roll, the mixture will be loose and messy but it will stick together when it goes on the grill or in the oven.
- Place on the grill, smoker or in a pan in the oven and cook for roughly 20 minutes or until the center temperature is 165 F.
- To make the chili lime slaw, add sliced green cabbage, purple cabbage, bell peppers and cilantro.
- In another bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, lime juice, sugar, chili powder, cayenne pepper and a pinch of salt and pepper then add to the cabbage mixture and stir well.
- To make the chili lime aioli, mix together mayonnaise, mustard, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, lime juice and pinch of sugar and mix together.
- To assemble, add chicken meatballs, aioli or mayo and slaw to a mini bun, bun or roll and enjoy!