Chicken Meatballs
Servings: 9 meatballs
Calories: 119kcal
Ingredients
- ½ lb ground chicken
- ½ cup ricotta cheese divided
- ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup shredded zucchini press dry
- ¼ cup breadcrumbs
- 1 egg yolk
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- Fresh basil
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 400°F
- In a large bowl, combine the ground chicken, shredded zucchini, breadcrumbs, shredded mozzarella, ricotta cheese, salt, black pepper, minced garlic and egg.
- Mix well with your hands until ingredients are well combined, but don't over mix.
- Add olive oil to a casserole dish and shape the meatballs. Wet your hands to prevent the mixture from sticking. Use a #20 scoop I if you have) to make evenly sized meatballs.
- Bake the meatballs without the sauce for 20 minutes.
- Remove the casserole dish from the oven. Pour the marinara sauce around and over the meatballs. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and add a few fresh basil leaves. Place small spoonfuls of ricotta cheese on top.
- Return the casserole dish to the oven and bake for another 10 minutes or until the sauce is hot and the meatballs are cooked through and golden brown on top.
- Garnish with fresh basil leaves and serve.
Notes
Homemade ground chicken: You can use chicken breasts, cut two
skinless and boneless breasts into pieces and process them in a food
processor until finely ground.
● Zucchini: Drain the zucchini lightly so the meatball mixture isn't too
wet.
● Dampen your hands: Slightly damp hands make shaping the sticky
mixture much easier.
skinless and boneless breasts into pieces and process them in a food
processor until finely ground.
● Zucchini: Drain the zucchini lightly so the meatball mixture isn't too
wet.
● Dampen your hands: Slightly damp hands make shaping the sticky
mixture much easier.
Nutrition
Serving: 3meatballs | Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 8g | Sodium: 308mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g
