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Chicken meatballs in a bowl.

Easy Chicken Meatballs

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  • Author: Erin Jensen
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 20-24 meatballs 1x
  • Category: Chicken
  • Method: Oven + Stove Top
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Easy Chicken Meatballs (Baked + Stove Top) – a simple, go-to chicken meatball recipe that can be made in the oven or on the stove top! Eat as-is or toss in your favorite sauce!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup almond flour*
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • oil (to help with forming meatballs)

Instructions

Meatball Prep:

  1. Combine ground chicken, egg, almond flour, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and black pepper in a medium mixing bowl.
  2. Use a cookie dough scoop to scoop out approx. 1 1/2 tablespoons of meatball mixture, forming a ball, and place on a large plate.  Continue until all of the meatball mixture is used. (See Notes)

Stove Top Method:

  1. Take large/medium cast iron skillet and bring to medium-high heat. Add a tablespoon of oil and use a spatula to spread evenly to coat the pan.  Add chicken meatballs and sear on all sides, about 3 minutes.
  2. Reduce heat and cover continuing to let the meatballs cook another 10-15 minutes, stirring quite often, or until fully cooked (165 degrees in the center). 

Oven Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 375.
  2. Place meatballs on a parchment-lined baking sheet (ensure meatballs aren’t touching). 
  3. Bake on center rack for 18-22 minutes, or until fully cooked (165 degrees in the center). 

Serving:

  1. Serve however you wish! They go great with most sauces!

Notes

  • Substitutes: For Whole30/Paleo you can use cassava flour in place of the almond flour. If you aren’t concerned with Paleo/Whole30/Gluten-Free then you can just use breadcrumbs!
  • Storage: once cooked let cool. Then store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-5 days. 
  • Can I freeze these: Yes! You can freeze them either raw or after they have cooked. To freeze them raw simply form into balls and place on freezer-safe baking sheet. Place in the freezer for a couple hours and then you can put them in a freezer-safe bag without worrying about them freezing together. To bake from raw/frozen just cook at 425 for about 25-30 minutes.  To bake from cooked/frozen just cook at 400 for about 15 minutes. 

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 195
  • Sugar: 0.4 g
  • Sodium: 263.8 mg
  • Fat: 10.9 g
  • Carbohydrates: 2.4 g
  • Protein: 15.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 95.2 mg