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Cheesy chicken meatballs in cherry tomato sauce
These yummy cheesy chicken meatballs are perfect for your fussy eater! But the whole family will love this delicious dinner! Egg free and gluten free.
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Course:
dinner
Cuisine:
Modern Australian
Prep Time:
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
20
minutes
minutes
Total Time:
25
minutes
minutes
Servings:
6
serves
Calories:
271
kcal
Author:
Kylie
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Ingredients
Meatballs
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500
grams
chicken mince
▢
½
cup
shredded mozzarella
▢
2
tbps olive oil
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3
tbsps
parsley
▢
extra olive oil for frying
Sauce
▢
1
tablespoon
olive oil
▢
1
onion
diced
▢
1
punnet cherry tomatoes
halved
▢
6
basil leaves
chopped
▢
2
tbsps
fresh oregano
chopped
▢
400
mls passata
▢
½
cup
water
Instructions
Add the olive oil and onion to a sauce pan and fry until the onion is soft.
Add the cherry tomatoes and the herbs, stir until fragrant- about 2 mins.
Pour in the passata and water. Cook over medium heat.
Place the chicken mince, mozzarella, parsley and olive oil a food processor and blitz until well combined.
Roll into small meatballs.
Heat a fry pan over medium heat and fry the meatballs in olive oil until browned.
Drop into the sauce that's cooking as they brown.
Serve over cooked pasta!
Nutritional Information
Calories:
271
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
3
g
|
Protein:
22
g
|
Fat:
20
g
|
Saturated Fat:
5
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
14
g
|
Cholesterol:
94
mg
|
Sodium:
114
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
1
g
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