Friday, January 8, 2010

Chicken Meatballs

Ingredients

1 lb ground chicken
1 egg
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup crushed saltine crackers
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  2. Place ground chicken, egg, Parmesan cheese, crackers, garlic, Italian seasoning and salt in a medium bowl.
  3. Knead mixture until evenly combined.
  4. Form mixture into 1 inch balls and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
  5. Bake at 450 degrees for 20 minutes.

I knew I wanted to make chicken meatballs, but could not find a recipe that I liked. So, I made my own. I used crackers instead of bread crumbs and used Italian seasoning instead of a lot of other spices that I saw in other recipes. I also baked mine instead of frying them since we try not to eat a lot of fried foods around here. The result...a SCRUMPTIOUS meatball with a slightly crispy edge...think hush puppy. Five stars all around!

*Disclaimer: I rarely measure when cooking, so the measurements above are an estimate, but I'm confident they are fairly accurate!

I would also like to ask a favor...give me some feedback! If you make ANY of these recipes, let me know how it was...and let me know any variations you did!

1 comments:

SillyHille said...

Yum! Sounds good, I might try that this week and let you know!