Chicken Meatballs

Chicken Meatballs

Serves 6

Ingredients

2 stems rosemary
½ cup panko breadcrumbs
- freshly grated zest of 1 lemon
½ tsp. kosher salt
¼ tsp. freshly ground Kowalski's Black Peppercorns
⅓ cup skim milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 lb. Kowalski's Fresh Natural Ground Chicken
- Kowalski's Extra Virgin Olive Oil, for brushing the meatballs
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Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°.
  2. Remove leaves from rosemary stems; finely mince leaves and discard stems.
  3. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together rosemary, breadcrumbs, zest, salt, pepper, milk and egg; let mixture stand for 15 min.
  4. Add chicken; mix gently only until mixture is homogenous.
  5. Using slightly damp hands, shape mixture into 18 meatballs about 1-1 ¼" in diameter (or into 60 mini meatballs about ¾" in diameter).
  6. Arrange meatballs on a parchment-lined baking sheet; brush lightly with a bit of oil to help encourage browning.
  7. Bake meatballs in preheated oven until done (about 18 min. for standard meatballs or 10 min. for mini meatballs).

Tasty Tips:

  • Meatballs may be frozen for up to 3 months. Cool baked meatballs at room temperature for 1 hr. before placing on a baking sheet; freeze meatballs until nearly solid (about 3 hrs.). Transfer balls to a single freezer bag or multiple freezer-safe containers. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before using in pasta dishes or soups.
     
  • Mini meatballs are great in our recipe for Lemon Chicken Soup with Rosemary Broth.