Chicken Meatballs
With ingredients like Italian seasoning, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, and garlic these Chicken Meatballs are bursting with flavor. An easy appetizer or entree, they require just 10 minutes of prep and freeze well.
Servings: 26 meatballs
Calories: 96kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese grated
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/8 cup green onions
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 3 tablespoons parsley chopped, divided
- 21/2 tablespoons olive oil divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400° F.
- Line one 13x18 baking sheet or two 9x13 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Combine the chicken, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, egg, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes in a bowl. Mix until fully combined with clean hands or with a spoon. Do not overmix.
- Add the green onions, garlic, 2 tablespoons parsley, and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Mix until combined. Do not overmix.
- With a cookie scoop or tablespoon scoop out the meatballs. Form the meatballs with clean hands. Place the meatballs onto the cookie sheet.
- With a pastry brush baste each meatball with 1 ½ tablespoon of olive oil.
- Bake for 20. Flip the meatballs over and cook for an additional 10 minutes. You want an internal temperature of 165°.
Nutrition
Calories: 96kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 120mg | Potassium: 110mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 81IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 0.5mg