Simple Chicken Meatballs with an Easy Tomato Sauce
Seared chicken meatballs and then cooked in tomato sauce.
Servings: 5
Calories: 259kcal
Equipment
- grater
- Meat grinder
- Pot
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken thighs, grated
- 1 onion, grated
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
- chicken seasoning, to taste
- 1 Tbsp rice, cooked
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Easy Tomato Sauce
- 1 onion, diced
- 1-2 carrots, grated
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- water
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
Instructions
For the Meatballs:
- Boil 1 tablespoon of white rice.1 Tbsp rice,
- In a bowl mix together ground onion, ground chicken thighs, boiled rice, chicken seasoning (any seasoning you like will work, I use the one from Trader Joe’s “Seasonings”), salt, and pepper (about 1 teaspoon of each, more or less depending on your preferences).1 lb chicken thighs,, salt,, chicken seasoning,, 1 Tbsp rice,, black pepper,
- On a heated pan, add the extra virgin olive oil.1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Shape meat mix into balls and fry each side quickly, this is just to get that beautiful color around the meatballs.
- Put them into a pot.
For the Sauce:
- In the same pan that was used for the meatballs, sauté grated onions and carrots1-2 carrots,, 1 onion,
- Add in 1 tablespoon of tomato paste, stir and turn off heat.1 Tbsp tomato paste
- Boil up some water in a kettle. It’s important the water is boiled and hot so the meatballs don’t fall apart.water
- Add water to the pot, just until it covers all the meatballs.
- Add the onion and carrots that you have sautéed.1 onion,, 1-2 carrots,
- salt and pepper to taste.salt,, black pepper,
- Turn heat on the lowest, cover with a lid and let it cook for 40 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 259kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 106mg | Potassium: 325mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 2159IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg