Chicken Meatballs For Spaghetti And Meatballs Recipes

CHICKEN MEATBALLS AND SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Stir together the crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, water, and basil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes while preparing meatballs.
• Mix together the ground chicken, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, eggs, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Roll into 1 inch balls. Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and coat with cooking spray. Brown the meatballs on all sides. Add meatballs to the simmering pasta sauce and cook until internal temperature of meatballs reaches a minimum of 160 degrees F (72 degrees C), about 30 minutes.
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water, and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the spaghetti, and return to a boil. Cook until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain. Serve the meatballs and sauce over the cooked spaghetti.

BAKED CHICKEN MEATBALLS WITH SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200C/390F (standard) or 180C/350F (fan/convection).
• Place a rack on a tray, and spray the rack with oil.
• Place Meatball ingredients in a bowl, mix well. Scoop up a heaped tablespoon, roll into a ball and place on the rack. Repeat with remaining mixture - should make 25 - 30. Tip: spray hands with oil or wet lightly with water.
• Spray each ball well with oil, then bake for 25 minutes until golden brown. Give 'em a squeeze and you'll see how soft they are!

CHICKEN MEATBALLS AND SPAGHETTI RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a sheet pan with foil and coat with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, stir together the ground chicken, egg, breadcrumbs, parmesan, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
• Roll the mixture into 1-inch meatballs and place on the prepared pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until the meatballs are golden and cooked through.
• While the meatballs are cooking, heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add in the onion and sauté until softened and golden. Add in the garlic, crushed red pepper, and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Stir in the crushed tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the meatballs into the pan, cover and reduce heat to low.
• Cook the pasta according to the package directions, drain and add to the pan with sauce and meatballs. Toss to coat, adding a little pasta water if the sauce seems dry. Top with parmesan, parsley and serve.

SPAGHETTI WITH CHICKEN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix the chicken mince, parmesan, breadcrumbs, garlic, egg, parsley, and sage. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Shape the mixture into small balls, and chill for about 30 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a shallow pan, and fry the balls until golden brown. Turn them often by gently shaking the pan. Drain on paper towel.
• To make the sauce, heat the second measurement of oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and fry for 1-2 minutes. Add the tomato and bay leaves, cover and bring to the boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat to low, partially cover, and cook for 60 minutes.
• Remove the bay leaves.
• Add the meatballs to the sauce, along with the basil leaves and freshly ground black pepper, and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
• While the sauce is simmering, cook the spaghetti in a pot of boiling water until al dente.
• Add some sauce to the pasta and toss to distribute.
• Serve the pasta in individual bowls, topped with meatballs and sauce.

CHICKEN GRAVY AND MEATBALLS WITH MULTIGRAIN SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Prepare Chicken Meatballs:
• In a mixing bowl mix together ground chicken, garlic, parsley, cheese, beaten egg, salt and pepper.
• Loosely shape ground chicken mixture into meatballs no bigger than the inside palm of your hand. Should yield about 12 (1 1/2-inch in diameter) meatballs.
• Heat olive oil in large nonstick frying skillet on stovetop, over medium-high heat.
• Sear all sides of meatballs in hot oil until golden brown and a little firm to the touch.
• Gently remove meatballs from oil with slotted spoon and drain on flat dish lined with paper towels. Cover with plastic wrap while preparing chicken gravy.
• Chicken Gravy:
• Remove skillet from stove. Scrape bottom of skillet with a wooden spoon and pour remaining oil from skillet into a large nonstick pot (at least 6 quarts in size). Add 1/4 cup olive oil and place pot on stove top. Heat oil over medium heat. Saute rosemary for about 5 minutes. Remove rosemary from oil and discard. Add garlic and saute about 3 minutes, until aromatic and golden brown. Add red onion, sweet onion, shallot, and saute for about 5 minutes, until tender. Scoop out tomato paste from can, and add to onion, garlic and oil mixture. Saute paste for about 5 minutes, blending with onions and garlic using wooden spoon. Stir in plum tomatoes, chicken broth, parsley, basil, salt, pepper, and oregano. Add chicken meatballs and bring gravy to a low boil. Lower heat to very low. Cover pot, and cook gravy for 45 minutes, stirring at least every 15 minutes so gravy does not burn the bottom of the pan.
• Uncover pot and add white wine, sage, nutmeg, and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Stir and simmer on low heat, uncovered for another 35 minutes, stirring at least every 15 minutes. Gravy should thicken and become a deep red color.
• Stir in parmesan/romano cheese and 1 tablespoon olive oil to gravy and let cook while you prepare the pasta.
• Note: If preparing ahead of time, cook gravy with meatballs for 10 more minutes, remove from heat and let cool completely before refrigerating or freezing.
• Prepare multigrain spaghetti according to package directions.
• To serve family style, spoon gravy on large serving platter. Top with cooked spaghetti dotted with chicken meatballs. Cover with gravy. Sprinkle with grated cheese and chopped parsley. Serve with extra gravy on the side, crusty Italian whole-wheat bread, and a salad with Italian dressing.
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CHICKEN MEATBALLS FOR SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Place ground chicken,egg,1/2 cup Parmesan,bread crumbs, garlic,oregano and 1/2 tsp salt in a medium bowl.
• Knead mixture together with hand till evenly combined.
• Form mixture into 1-inch balls.
• In large non-stick skillet,warm olive oil over high heat.
• Place meatballs in pan,up to 8 at a time,and cook until all sides are browned,approximately 8 minutes for each meatball.
• Remove with slotted spoon,and add to your favorite spaghetti sauce.