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Chicken Meatballs In Marinara Sauce

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These chicken meatballs in homemade marinara sauce are succulent, tender, and full of flavor! They are healthier and leaner alternatives to conventional beef or pork recipes and can be made in just a few minutes! Serve them on their own or top your favorite pasta. It's a quick, easy, and delicious main course!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 6 Servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Calories: 346
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 900 g/2 lb ground chicken
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast or grated parmesan
  • ½ cup (40g/1.4 oz) almond flour or breadcrumbs or panko
  • 1 large egg beaten
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • ½ tsp dried parsley or a few chopped fresh parsley stalks
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 tsps salt
  • 3 tbsps olive oil for frying
  • 4 cups marinara sauce

Equipment

  • Large bowl
  • Large Frying Pan

Method
 

  1. In a large bowl combine: 900 g/2 lb ground chicken, ¼ cup nutritional yeast, ½ cup (40g/1.4 oz) almond flour,1 large egg, 2 garlic cloves, 1 tsp dried oregano, ½ tsp dried parsley, ½ tsp ground black pepper and 2 tsps salt. Use your hands to mix everything together until well incorporated.
  2. Once mixed, roll the mixture into 3-5 cm balls. You should end up with about 20-30 balls or so, depending on how big you make them.
  3. After shaping the chicken meatballs, place them carefully on the heated olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Cook each side of the chicken meatballs for about 2-3 minutes, until golden brown.
    In fact, you don't even need to fully cook the meatballs at this point, as they will cook in the marinara sauce. Make sure to brown the outside of each meatball to create a tasty crust, it adds so much more flavor to the chicken meatballs. Next, just add the marinara sauce.
  4. Pour the marinara sauce over the meatballs. Stir the chicken meatballs in the sauce to fully coat them. Lower the heat to medium and simmer for about 15 minutes until the meatballs are fully cooked.
  5. Serve over traditional noodles or some cooked gnocchi.
    If you want to stick with this Paleo/Low Carb dish, these chicken meatballs in marinara sauce are also great served with a bowl of zucchini pasta, quinoa, cauliflower rice or roasted vegetables.

Nutrition

Serving: 4Meatballs without sauceCalories: 346kcalCarbohydrates: 2.74gProtein: 30gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 5.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 165mgSodium: 954mgPotassium: 867mgFiber: 1gVitamin A: 91IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 1.8mg
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