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February 10, 2020 by Emily Dingmannn Leave a Comment

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Trader Joe’s curry meatballs recipes takes just 20 minutes from start-to-finish! I love leaning on shortcut ingredients from TJ’s for the fastest and easiest meals! Here we’re using Trader Joe’s meatballs – I used the party ones that are smaller in size and cooking them in a flavorful curry sauce, all served over rice and sauteed cabbage. It’s a balanced meal, tons of flavor, and ready in 20 minutes.

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How to Make Trader Joe’s Thai Curry Meatballs

This Trader Joe’s party meatballs recipe is beyond easy. Of course it is, because that’s why we’re using Trader Joe’s timesaver ingredients! Here’s how we make it:

Make the easy curry meatballs. Combine the frozen meatballs, curry sauce, and water, in a deep skillet. Simmer and heat, for about 15 minutes, until meatballs are hot.
Make cabbage. Heat butter in a large skillet. Add cabbage and season with salt. Cover and cook, until cabbage has wilted and lightly browned.
Prepare rice. I used frozen rice for this particular recipe, but if you make the rice from scratch, start the rice first.
Serve Trader Joe’s curry meatballs over rice with cabbage.

How to Store Trader Joe’s Curry Meatballs and Rice

The Trader Joe’s meatballs should be stored in an airtight container for up to 4-5 days. Simply reheat in the microwave, until heated throughout.

Trader Joe’s Mini Meatballs Nutrition + Substitutes:

If you want to swap out any of the ingredients and toppings, here are a few ways you can add even more nutrition into this Trader Joe’s meatballs recipe:

Add more vegetables. Skip the rice and serve over cabbage – you may want to double the cabbage!
Use cauliflower rice. To increase the veggies and decrease the carbs, swap out the rice for a sauteed cauliflower rice.
Add dark greens. Add some chopped spinach or kale to the cabbage saute.

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Trader Joe’s Curry Meatballs Recipe

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Author: Emily
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 servings 1x
Category: Dinner
Method: Saute
Cuisine: Thai

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My EASY Trader Joe’s Curry recipe is here to make all of your weeknight dinner dreams come true! 4-ingredient Trader Joe’s meatballs are ready in 20 min!

Ingredients

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2 Tbsp. butter
20 oz. shredded green cabbage
1/4 tsp. sea salt
20 oz. party meatballs
10 oz. Thai red curry sauce
1/4 cup water
6 servings rice

Instructions

Combine meatballs,curry sauce, and water in a skillet over medium heat. Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer, and heat, stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes, until meatballs are hot.
Meanwhile, heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add cabbage to pan andseason with sea salt. Cover, andcook, stirring occasionally, untilcabbage has wilted and lightly browned, about 5-7 minutes.
While meatballs and cabbage are cooking, prepare rice according to package instructions.
Serve curry meatballs with rice and cabbage.