Chicken Parmesan Meatballs

Recipe: Chicken parmesan meatballs

For me, this made 20 meatballs and I divided that into 5 servings.

Each serving contained the following macronutrient breakdown (not including any added vegetables or sides):

541 calories

Protein: 43 grams

Carbohydrates: 19 grams

Fat: 33 grams

Ingredients

For the Meatballs

1 small bunch of Italian parsley

4 oz Parmesan cheese

8 oz of fresh mozzarella cheese

1 lb. ground chicken breast

1/2 cup gluten-free bread crumbs

2 eggs

1/2 tsp oregano, dried

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

6 tsp avocado oil, divided

For the Sauce

2 - 8 oz cans of tomato sauce

1 tsp Italian seasoning

1/2 tsp crushed red pepper

1/8 tsp salt

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees.
2. Take 1 small bunch of Italian parsley, wash & dry it and then shave the leaves off the stem and mince the leaves. Divide the minced parsley evenly between two medium bowls.
3. Finely grate 4 ounces of Parmesan cheese and divide it evenly between your two bowls.
4. Chop or coarsely grate 8 ounces of fresh mozzarella cheese. Add it to one of your bowls. Stir your parsley, Parmesan, and mozzarella to combine and set this bowl aside for later use!
5. Add ground chicken, bread crumbs, eggs, 2 tsp avocado oil, and spices (oregano, garlic powder, salt, pepper) to the other remaining bowl (the one with only parsley and Parmesan). Combine the ingredients using your hands or a spoon. Using a tablespoon to measure, form the mixture into meatballs and place on a plate.
6. Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
7. While skillet is heating, place tomato sauce and spices in a 9"x13" baking dish. Stir the ingredients to combine.
8. Once the skillet is hot, add 4 tsp of avocado oil to coat the bottom of your skillet. Add the meatballs (in batches, if needed) and cook, turning often, until all sides are browned (about 3-4 minutes).  The meatballs will NOT be cooked all the way through. Transfer the meatballs to the baking dish with the sauce and turn to coat.
9. Once all of your meatballs are in the baking dish, top them with your bowl of parsley, parmesan, and mozzarella cheese mixture. Place baking dish in the oven and bake until cheese in melted and meatballs are cooked through (7-10 minutes). Remove from the oven.
10. Divide into serving sizes for meal prepped lunch or dinner throughout the week or serve it up as dinner for the family!

Enjoy!

Coach Abrie Sellers

Precision Nutrition L1 Coach

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