a healthy twist on a classic recipe: light italian chicken meatballs. i feel the need to clarify that these are italian chicken meatballs because in my research, there are lots of meatballs.
swedish, spanish, turkish, polish, dutch. so many kinds of meatballs. but my favorite is, of course, spaghetti and a meatball. *kisses fingers*
but holy ravioli meatballs are heavy. dense. thick. juicy. yummy. saucy. meatballs are everything that’s right in the world.
the only problem is… is they aren’t so healthy. and, well, i’m on this health kick so i’m healthifying meatballs with a leaner protein: ground chicken.
you know, there’s nothing worse than making one of your favorite meals into something healthy and it just… it doesn’t pan out. but these italian chicken meatballs are not like that.
i mean… just look at them! these meatballs are juicy, tender, and flavorful. they pair excellently with a heavier red sauce or switch it up and go with some olive oil and parm. delicious.
and did i mention that you can have dinner on the table in under 30 minutes? because yeah, that’s a thing with these li’l bites here.
winner winner chicken (meatball) dinner.
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This looks amazing! I’m going to have to give it a try. I’m all about meals done in 30 mins! Do you think you could bake them in the oven instead? It seems like grease always gets all over the place when I try to use a pan like that.
hey lisa! they are so yummy!! yeah, these would be excellent baked – i just like to get mine a lil browned, you know? i’d give them an extra 5 minutes or so in the oven and flip them halfway. thanks for your comment! 🙂