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Monday dinner perfection…vietnamese meatball and sweet potato noodle bowl.
Hey everyone! Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend and are excited for the week ahead. I know that it’s Monday, BUT, at least we have these fun and colorful noodle bowls to chat about today. These are my new obsession. They are all things fun, healthy and cozy – all at the same time – and who’s not a huge fan of that combo.
Typically, I’m not a meatball person, but cover them in a sweet and sticky Vietnamese inspired sauce and I’m all game. Add a little spicy chili broth, sweet potato noodles, mangos and toppings galore and you have yourself a loaded “Tieghan” style bowl. YES, just what everyone needs on a cold winter Monday. <–duh.
PS. I know you really cannot tell from the photos, but there’s some spicy chili broth in the bottom of these bowls. It kind of makes them a little more soup-like, but just extra saucy, which around here is a big plus.
So how are all you east coast readers doing with all that snow? I heard your weekend was filled with it. Do you love it? hate it? Are you making chili and soup like crazy?
Oddly over here in Colorado, our snow has slowed a bit and we’ve had some really nice warm sunny days. It did snow a little on Saturday and Sunday, but really not much. Speaking of the weekend, how was yours? I mean, aside from the snow, any fun activities to report? As I said I would be on Friday, mine was spent mostly filming recipe videos and very uncomfortably trying to get some new head shots for some upcoming work stuff. Does anyone else hate having their photo taken? I swear, I cannot take a good photo for the life of me. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that I just get embarrassed, but whatever the reason, it’s so not fun for me.
What was fun though? If you follow me on Instagram, then you know that on Friday night I received the first draft (aka the dummy) of the Half Baked Harvest cookbook. This was the very first time I’ve seen the book all together. Meaning the recipes, writing, photos were all in place and on pages. It was so cool and definitely the most fun part thus far of creating this cookbook. Getting to see all the work come together is the best feeling. I know, I have been saying this, but I am going to put together a post on the process for writing the book and I will show you some sneak peek photos of the draft! So excited with how it is coming together. I hope you guys will love it!
Oh and yes, I totally spent my Friday night flipping through pages and pages of the book…
OK, while I could go on and on about the weekend and the book, and about a billion other things I have on my mind, but I NEED to tell you every last detail of this pretty and delicious recipe.
These meatballs are all about the sauce, which is a mix of soy sauce, fish sauce, honey, and lemongrass. The sauce caramelizes over the meatballs creating a sweet and sticky glaze. Seriously, it is so good. I used ground chicken, but ground pork or even beef will also work.
Since I am loving my spiralizer at the moment, I decided to use sweet potato noodles instead of rice noodles. I love the color they add to this dish and the fact that they are extra healthy for us too. The combo of the noodles and meatballs is great, but I really wanted to finish the bowl with a few more layers of flavor. Enter the sweet and spicy chili broth. So, chicken broth and sweet Thai chili sauce. Really simple, but perfect to ladle overtop the noodles and meats. Then, finish with fresh mango, mint, basil, chilies and sesame seeds.
Perfect, healthy, quick and easy Monday dinner bowl. Soo, who’s ready to take on the week?
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ME…as long as these bowls are included…ok and maybe some chocolate too. 🙂
I’m vietnamese, and I would totatlly eat this!
Awh thank you!
Pretty enough to be your book cover photo!! Seriously – not sure how you would ever pick! Your photos are so breathtaking, Tieghan! And this sounds amazing! Sweet and sticky meatballs – I cannot wait to try this recipe!
It isn’t easy to pick! But thank you so much Leah! (:
these meatballs are a DELIGHT!! love love.
So happy you like them Christine!
Such a beautiful dish!! All the flavors sound amazing as well!
Thanks so much Adrienne!
Omg! This meal looks simply amazing. I love that you added your own twist to this by using sweet potato as noodles. And I can’t wait to try these meatballs!
Thanks Andrea! I was loving sweet potato at the moment! Hope you love them!
Yes, please share sneak peak photos of the HBH cookbook!! I can’t wait to see them!! 😀
Ahh! Maybe!!
This looks incredible x
Thank you Aimee!
I seriously love your plating! All your dishes are works of art. Really enjoying your recipes!
Wow thats so nice, thank you Susan!
What a beauty your salad is. The sprinkle of sesame looks just perfect, and oh these colors! A feast for the eye on a cold winter´s day!
Thank you so so much !
Gorgeous photos
Thank you!
Oh my that’s exciting to get to see the dummy-can’t wait for it to be published! The snow here is crazy-I’ve honestly spent a lot of my time shoveling, ha. I turn to baking when snowed in-I’ve made heart sugar cookies, pound cake, and homemade fresh pasta. ALL THE CARBS hahaha.
It was so exciting! All the snow sounds crazy!
Thats the best food anyway!
Want! What spiralizer do you use? There’s so many on the market and I’ve wanted one for awhile.
I swear by this one: https://www.amazon.com/Inspiralizer-Official-vegetable-spiralizer-Inspiralized/dp/B01BE77QL8
It’s the best!
Absolutely stunning! I feel as if I’ve been transported to a tropical paradise with this bowl! And the meatballs look amazing!!
Haha, I wish that were the case! Thanks Cassandra!
Can’t wait for the book! Ready to pre-order when you tell me to!
Awh thank you!
This looks seriously pretty, honestly. I’m a meatball person, love meatballs, so a new take on them is always welcome for me!
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Ah yes!! Thank you Ruth!