Chicken Parmesan Meatballs

Name: Chicken Parmesan Meatballs
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/4 lb ground chicken; 1/2 cup breadcrumbs; 2 tbsp chopped onion; 1 tbsp chopped parsley; 1/2 cup Pecorino or Parmesan; 1 pinch salt; 1 pinch pepper; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 tsp fennel seeds; 1 egg, whisked; 1/2 lemon zest; 3 tbsp olive oil; 14 oz store bought pizza sauce; 4 oz mozzarella; 1 Tuscan kale salad; 1 shallots; 1 olive oil; 1 salt; 1 pepper

Jussi Hattara @cook_3431585

Turku, Finland

Didn't find kale salad so had to settle for regular salad. Nevertheless, the chickenballs were good, although next time I'll probably try spicing them in a different fashion.

Jussi Hattara @cook_3431585

Turku, Finland

Didn't find kale salad so had to settle for regular salad. Nevertheless, the chickenballs were good, although next time I'll probably try spicing them in a different fashion.

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Ingredients

Base
1 1/4 lbground chicken
1/2 cupbreadcrumbs
2 tbspchopped onion
1 tbspchopped parsley
1/2 cupPecorino or Parmesan
1 pinchsalt
1 pinchpepper
1 clovegarlic, minced
1 tspfennel seeds
1egg, whisked
1/2lemon zest
Sauce
3 tbspolive oil
14 ozstore bought pizza sauce
Topping
4 ozmozzarella
Salad
1Tuscan kale salad
1shallots
1olive oil
1salt
1pepper

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 400°F.
2

In a large bowl, gently mix together the base.
3

Shape into lacrosse-ball sized balls (slightly smaller than tennis ball) and place a few inches apart on a baking sheet.
4

In a small bowl mix a spoonfol of pizza sauce with olive oil and brush this mixture on top of each meatball.
5

Place in to heated oven and bake for 15 minutes.
6

Remove meatballs from oven, put some sauce on top of each meatball, and cover each with a slice of Mozzarella.
7

Place back to oven for another 3 to 5 minutes, until cheese is golden.
8

Heat remaining pizza sauce in a small pan.
9

Serve meatballs with a dollop of sauce and a raw Tuscan kale salad that has been shredded and tossed with shallots, olive oil, salt and pepper.