Chicken Meatballs

Chicken Meatballs

Serves 6

Ingredients

2 stems rosemary
½ cup panko breadcrumbs
⅓ cup skim milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
- freshly grated zest of 1 lemon
½ tsp. kosher salt
¼ tsp. freshly ground Kowalski's Black Peppercorns
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 breadcrumbs, milk, egg, rosemary, zest, salt and pepper; let stand for 15 min.
  4. Add chicken; using clean hands, thoroughly mix until well blended (do not overmix).
  5. Using damp hands, shape mixture into 18 evenly sized meatballs about 1-1 ¼" in diameter (or 60 mini meatballs about ¾" in diameter).
  6. Arrange meatballs on a parchment-lined rimmed 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 can 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.