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Ingredients
- For the meatballs:
- 1 pound lean ground chicken
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 3 basil leaves fined chopped
- 1 teaspoon Cheyenne pepper
- fresh ground pepper to taste
- For the sauce:
- 1 jar 24 ounces plum tomatoes with sauce
- 8 oz mozzarella cheese
- 1 sprig thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 small onion
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Heat a large dutch oven on medium- high heat. Add oil, then add onion. Stir for 1 minute and add garlic. to the pot add tomatoes with sauce. Smash to whole tomatoes. Add Thyme, oregano, bay leaf, and red pepper flakes. Allow to start bubbling and reduce heat.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- While the marinara sauce is cooking, prepare the meatballs.
- Add all of the ingredients to a large bowl and use your hands to mix them together. Form into medium balls, about 2-3 inches in diameter and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes or until cooked through and no longer pink. Remove from the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees.
- Add the meatballs to pasta sauce. Stir gently to coat everything in sauce. Add the mozzarella on top. Bake for 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Remove from oven and sprinkle with fresh parmesan.
- Serve immediately with toasted bread. Enjoy!!!
You know what? I loved it! I’ve never had a chicken meatball!
what could I put instead of quinoa?
This sounds great. We love chicken parm too but is such a pain to make. I would add pasta for sure. I’m such a bad girl.
I have had it on rice, quinoa, pasta and on good ol’ toast. There is so judgement here Maggie! hahahahaha!
Such a good comfort dish!
Right, Paula??? I could have it everyday!!!
love chicken parmesan but I get ya , with taking a long time to make
this looks awesome and easier on a busy week day
will pin this for later thanks 🙂
I’m all about easy dinner ideas during the week too Sue. One the weekends I can Julia Childs it up. lol
Those look SO good! Yum!
Thanks Nikkiana! 🙂
That looks amazing! Pinned it for later.
Thanks Miranda:-) let me know how you like it.
Yum! I wonder if it would be good with rice. I’ll have to try it!
WOW I need this in my belly.
Hahahahaha! I’ve been distracted all day looking at it. 🙂
These sound really good! I’ll have to try them out.
I’m so glad you liked it Crystal!!!