Baked chicken meatballs
Baked chicken meatballs, from above
Non vegItaly

Baked chicken meatballs

Juicy chicken meatballs baked on one tray, then bathed in marinara. No frying, no fuss.

45 minTime
28 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Grandma's wayOven baked chicken meatballs in marinara.
The original
343kcalsame
28 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
45minutessame

Baked chicken meatballs.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

5 servings
Chicken mince (ground chicken)600 g chicken mince
Breadcrumbs½ cup
Egg1
Onion1 small, grated
Garlic3 cloves, grated
Flat leaf parsleya handful, chopped
Parmesan⅓ cup grated
Dried oregano½ tsp
Salt1 tsp
Black pepper½ tsp
Olive oil2 tbsp, divided
Tomato puree2 cups passata
Sugara pinch
Basil leavesa handful

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Heat the oven to 200°C. Mix the mince, breadcrumbs, egg, onion, half the garlic, parsley, parmesan, oregano, salt and pepper with a light hand.
  2. 2Roll into 20 balls, place on an oiled tray and brush with a little oil.
  3. 3Bake until golden and cooked through, with no pink remaining in the centre.
  4. 4Simmer the passata with the remaining oil and garlic, sugar and salt, then add the meatballs and basil for 5 minutes. To freeze, cool the meatballs and freeze on a tray before bagging.
Serve it like this

Serve in warm bowls over spaghetti or with crusty bread, with extra parmesan and basil.

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Something sweet Semifreddo alle mandorle40 min
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