Italian salad dressing that’s sweet with a dash of spice and garlic. This was a gift from a restaurant.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 55 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 14 meatballs |
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 egg, beaten
- ¼ cup low-fat cream cheese
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 4 cloves garlic, grated
- 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon dry bread crumbs
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh basil
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 cup chopped fresh mozzarella, or as needed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Combine ground chicken, egg, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, garlic, olive oil, bread crumbs, basil, red pepper, garlic powder, salt, pepper, parsley, and oregano in a freezer-safe bowl and mix well. Place in the freezer for 15 minutes to make the mixture firmer and easier to handle.
- Form into 14 equally-sized meatballs using an ice cream scoop. Add a piece of mozzarella cheese to the center of each meatball, making sure cheese is covered by meat. Place meatballs on a nonstick baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the centers and juices run clear, 20 to 25 minutes.
- You may put the meatballs in tomato sauce and cook for additional 10 minutes if you want to add that extra flavor. Serve with pasta or as subs.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 175 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 84 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 21 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 299 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 8 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Followed recipe exactly as written. My ice cream scoop yielded 8 stuffed meatballs, so I decided they would take longer to cook than the 14 the recipe was supposed to make. Baked them for 33 mins. so they were slightly browned and cooked. Unfortunately, they tasted good, but were very dry. Next time I will bake them for less time and less hot pepper. A little too spicy for me. I also used ground chicken breast. Perhaps just ground chicen would be less dry.
This recipe is delicious. I made the meatball mixture and stuffed it into red peppers and cooked it in tomato sauce. Served over white rice. Delicious!
I made this recipe as written with minor substitutions that should not effect the outcome of the recipe. I used gluten free bread crumbs (celiac) and dried basil instead of fresh (because I didn’t want to walk out to my garden in the rain). I also doubled the recipe for my meatball loving family. For the fresh mozzarella, I used the “cherry sized” balls, cut in half.If I were to make these again I would use the full cheese ball. The meat portion was tasty and moist. The boys of the family liked the red pepper while my daughter hated it yet still ate 4 meatballs. Personally, I thought it could have used less and felt it was a bit overpowering.
UPDATE: I didn’t use fresh basil this time, and only used half of what’s in the recipe (of course) and I didn’t have any cream cheese. I used cottage cheese 🙂 They turned out moist and delicious. These are definitely a keeper!! A year ago: I would definitely make these again, but I would adjust them. There was too much basil in it for me.
These were great. We made them without changing anything and loved them. I even made more for meatball sandwiches for later
Meatballs were delicious. I had to substitute parsley with italian seasoning but it was worth it.
Excellent as listed!!
These meatballs were amazing! I used 3 “ pearl “ sized buffalo mozzarella in each meatball. So moist and tasty! Followed the recipe to a tea! Wouldn’t change a thing!
Love the chicken meatballs and I wasn’t sure that I would. I am doing a whole30 diet so I had to omit all dairy and breadcrumbs for the recipe. I added in a Tablespoon of coconut flour to bind them. I cooked in the oven for twenty minutes and then another twenty or so in a pot of bubbling sauce. The taste was fantastic and a great alternative to beef/pork! Thank you