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Chicken Parmesan meatball bake
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
  1. 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.
  2. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  3. While the marinara sauce is cooking, prepare the meatballs.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Serve immediately with toasted bread. Enjoy!!!