How To Make Chicken Meatballs with Tomato-Balsamic Glaze
These kid-friendly chicken meatballs are a great alternative for when you’re wanting to prepare something light but still tasty for the family.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Meatballs:
- 1largeegg
- 3tbspparsley,freshly chopped
- 1tbsptomato paste
- 1clovegarlic,minced
- ¼cupmilk
- ½tspsalt
- ½tspfreshly ground black pepper
- 1lbground chicken
- ½cuppecorino Romano cheese,grated
- ¼cupItalian seasoned bread crumbs,(plus 2 tbsp)
For Glaze:
- 1½tbsptomato paste
- 1½tbspextra virgin olive oil
- 2tspbalsamic vinegar
- ¾tspsugar
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
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In a large bowl, combine the egg, parsley, tomato paste, garlic, milk, salt and pepper. Mix well with a wire whisk, making sure the tomato paste is completely dissolved.
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Add the ground chicken, grated cheese and breadcrumbs. Use hand to mix the ingredients together; it will be somewhat wet. Form medium-sized balls and place into an ungreased 9×13-in baking dish.
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Make the glaze by combining all of the ingredients in a small bowl. Brush evenly over the meatballs.
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Bake for about 30 minutes, or until an instant read thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball registers 160 degrees F. Remove from the oven and serve.
Nutrition
- Calories: 113.68kcal
- Fat: 6.94g
- Saturated Fat: 2.30g
- Trans Fat: 0.03g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.25g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.92g
- Carbohydrates: 3.36g
- Fiber: 0.30g
- Sugar: 1.26g
- Protein: 9.53g
- Cholesterol: 54.24mg
- Sodium: 153.23mg
- Calcium: 76.63mg
- Potassium: 261.26mg
- Iron: 0.72mg
- Vitamin A: 20.84µg
- Vitamin C: 2.07mg
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