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Italian Chicken Meatballs

Authentic Italian Meatballs made using ground chicken thigh meat, a handful of spices and baked to perfection!
Course Main Course, Starters
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Chicken MEatballs, Meatballs
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 25 medium balls
Author Niveditha

Equipment

  • Oven (OR)
  • a non-stick frying pan
  • Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

  • 500 g Chicken thighs , (ground meat or whole - see notes)*
  • 1 medium Egg
  • 2 medium Bread Slices*
  • 1 small Green Chilli , chopped (optional)*
  • 2 tbsp Fresh Parsley , chopped
  • 3 tbsp Parmesan Cheese , Grated
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, add the ground chicken and the egg. Mix it until thoroughly combined.
  • Add the fresh bread slices to a food processor and pulverize to a coarse powder.
  • Add the powdered bread crumbs, chopped green chilli, parsley, parmesan cheese, salt, and black pepper to the chicken meat. Mix everything together.
  • Make 25 even sized balls from it.
  • Oil a baking pan. Preheat oven at 200 C for 10 minutes.
  • Place the meatballs on the baking tray. Bake for 10 minutes and then turn to broil mode for another 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and set it aside until needed.

Notes

  • Chicken Thighs - Buy ground chicken thigh meat if available. If not, get boneless chicken thighs, chop it into medium sized bits. Transfer the chopped chicken thighs into a food processor and grind it till you see no visible bits of chicken. Use this in the recipe as is.
  • Bread crumbs - Ensure you use slices from a Fresh loaf of Bread. If the slices are large, you can add just 1 slice. The freshness of bread add to the softness of the meatballs.
  • Softer meatballs - If you want an even softer meatball (honestly though this recipe give the perfect meatballs) dice the bread slices instead of making them into crumbs; soak in milk for about 5 minutes. After its been soaked, blend using a hand blender. 
  • Green chillies - One single green chilli add a little heat for those tastebuds that crave spiciness. You can even add up to 2 green chillies. Authentic Italian recipes just go with black pepper.
  • Storage: You can freeze these meatballs as it is (i.e. without adding it to spaghetti sauce) for 1 week. Thaw and add it to the spaghetti sauce, boil it for 10 minutes.
  • You can easily multiply or diminish this recipe for any number of servings by entering the number of people in the recipe card.