The chicken meatballs recipe

Traditional recipe in a pan or air fryer and also Thermomix.

A great novelty is the chicken meatballs made from already cooked chicken.

Surely, you’ve had leftover chicken, perhaps the driest part, which no one wants to eat.

That’s why I’ve come up with this delicious recipe for our kids, and why not, even for adults.

You will find 3 different cooking methods: in the oven, in an air fryer, and finally the classic frying, either in a pan or deep-fried.
Besides being a main course, these delicious meatballs make an excellent finger food and can be served at an appetizer or among mixed fried dishes.
You can also use raw chicken breast, which we’ll cook before using in the recipe.

Thought for you

Cost: Very economical
Preparation time: 20 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Electric oven, Air frying, Frying
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

556.70 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 556.70 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 56.33 (g) of which sugars 3.45 (g)
Proteins 40.30 (g)
Fat 19.67 (g) of which saturated 6.77 (g)of which unsaturated 8.37 (g)
Fibers 6.94 (g)
Sodium 660.33 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 175 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

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10.5 oz whole chicken, skinless, cooked, roasted (or 14 oz raw)
1 cup breadcrumbs
3.5 tbsps Parmigiano Reggiano DOP
1 clove garlic (optional)
1 bunch chopped parsley
2 eggs
to taste salt
to taste pepper
to taste roast spices
1 cup flour
2 eggs
1 cup breadcrumbs
1 tbsp curry
to taste extra virgin olive oil

The chicken meatballs recipe

Tools

Chopper
Pan
alternative ventilated oven
Bowl
3 Small bowls
Knife
Absorbent paper

Preparation

Traditional recipe

First, you must decide if you are using raw or cooked chicken breast. In the first case, you need to cook it first, either in the microwave with some spices or simply roast or boil it.
Let’s start with the already cooked chicken.
Place it in a food processor and chop it as finely as you can.
Transfer the chicken to a bowl, where you’ll add the eggs, breadcrumbs, grated Parmigiano, parsley, and chopped garlic,
a pinch of salt and pepper, and the roast spices to taste.
this is how I make the roast spices, click.
Knead and form balls about 1 inch in diameter.
Now place the flour in one bowl, beaten egg in another, and in the last, seasoned breadcrumbs with salt and spices to taste.
Roll the chicken meatballs first in the flour, then in the beaten egg, and finally in the seasoned breadcrumbs with curry and spices.
Now you just have to cook them, according to your taste or nutritional needs.
Either in the oven at 356°F for 20 minutes.
Or in a pan with plenty of extra virgin olive oil, or finally in the air fryer, at 356°F for 20 minutes in total.
But after the first 10 minutes, you have to turn them over and continue.
Here are the ready Chicken Meatballs, a recycling recipe.
Let’s start with the already cooked chicken, put it in the mixing bowl and chop for 20 sec at speed 10.
Then add the 2 eggs, breadcrumbs, Parmigiano, parsley, and chopped garlic, half a teaspoon of salt and a pinch of pepper and spices.
Mix for 2 minutes at speed 5.
Transfer the mixture to a bowl, knead and form balls about 1 inch in diameter.
Now place the flour in one bowl, beaten egg in another, and in the last, seasoned breadcrumbs with salt and spices to taste.
Roll the chicken meatballs first in the flour, then in the beaten egg, and finally in the seasoned breadcrumbs with curry and spices.
Now you just have to cook them: in the oven at 356°F for 20 minutes.
Or in a pan with plenty of extra virgin olive oil, or finally in the air fryer, at 392°F for 11 minutes, turn them, and then for another 10 minutes.
With our Thermomix, we have the chicken meatballs recipe ready.