For meatballs:

For sauce:

How to make Chicken Meatballs:

• Boil 1 tablespoon of white rice.
• In a bowl mix together ground onion, 1 pound of ground chicken thighs, boiled rice, 1 teaspoon of chicken seasoning (any seasoning you like will work, I use the one from Trader Joe’s “Seasonings”), salt, and pepper (about 1 teaspoon of each, more or less depending on your preferences).
• On a heated pan, add one Tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.
• Shape meat mix into balls and fry each side quickly, this is just to get that beautiful color around the meatballs.
• Put them into a pot.

Sauce: 

• In the same pan from meatballs, sauté grated onions, carrots
• Add in 1 tablespoon of tomato paste, stir and turn off heat.

• Boil up some water in a kettle. It’s important the water is boiled and hot so the meatballs don’t fall apart.
• Add water to the pot, just until it covers all the meatballs.

• Add the onion and carrots that you have sautéed.
• salt and pepper to taste.
• Turn heat on the lowest, cover with a lid and let it cook for 40 minutes.

Pair this dish with these side dish recipes:

• Quick and Easy Tomato Salad
• Turnip, Carrot, and Red Cabbage Slaw
• Easy Oven Baked Zucchini Crisps

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Chicken Meatballs

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Course Side Dish

Servings 10

Calories 117 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 lb chicken thighs ground
• 1 onion grated
• salt to taste
• black pepper to taste
• chicken seasoning to taste
• 1 Tbsp rice cooked

For the sauce:

• 1 onion chopped
• 1-2 carrots grated
• 1 Tbsp tomato paste
• water
• salt to taste
• black pepper to taste

Instructions

 

Meatballs:

• Boil 1 tablespoon of white rice.
• In a bowl mix together grind onion, 1 pound of ground chicken thighs, boiled rice, 1 teaspoon of chicken seasoning (any seasoning you like will work, I use the one from Trader Joe’s “Seasonings”), salt, and pepper (about 1 teaspoon of each, more or less depending on your preferences).
• On a heated pan, add one Tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.
• Shape meat mix into balls and fry each side quickly, this is just to get that beautiful color around the meatballs.
• Put them into a pot.
  

Sauce:

• In the same pan from meatballs, sauté grated onions, carrots
• Add in 1 tablespoon of tomato paste, stir and turn off heat.
  
• Boil up some water in a kettle. It’s important the water is boiled and hot so the meatballs don’t fall apart.
• Add water to the pot, just until it covers all the meatballs.
  
• Add the onion and carrots that you have sautéed.
• salt and pepper to taste.
• Turn heat on the lowest, cover with a lid and let it cook for 40 minutes.
  

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Chicken Meatballs

Amount Per Serving

Calories 117 Calories from Fat 72

% Daily Value*

Fat 8g12%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Cholesterol 44mg15%

Sodium 53mg2%

Potassium 161mg5%

Carbohydrates 4g1%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 8g16%

Vitamin A 1079IU22%

Vitamin C 2mg2%

Calcium 11mg1%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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