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🍽️ Chicken Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

249 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g chicken breast fillet
• 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
• 1 egg
• 0.5 tsp lemon zest (untreated)
• 2 tbsp white bread crumbs
• salt
• pepper
• nutmeg (freshly grated)
• 1 onion
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp tomato paste
• 100 ml red wine
• 350 g chunky tomatoes
• 2 tbsp freshly chopped herbs (thyme and rosemary)

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the chicken meat under running water.
2. 2. Pat the meat dry with a kitchen towel.
3. 3. Grind the meat using the fine blade of the meat grinder.
4. 4. Place the minced meat into a large bowl.
5. 5. Add the parsley, the egg, the lemon zest, and the breadcrumbs.
6. 6. Mix all ingredients well until a moldable mass forms.
7. 7. Season the mixture with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
8. 8. Form small balls from the meat mixture.
9. 9. Peel the onion and the garlic.
10. 10. Dice the onion and the garlic finely.
11. 11. Heat the oil in a pan.
12. 12. Sauté the onions and garlic in the hot oil until translucent.
13. 13. Stir in the tomato paste and sauté it briefly.
14. 14. Deglaze the mixture with the wine.
15. 15. Add the tomatoes to the sauce.
16. 16. Let the sauce simmer for about 15 minutes until it becomes thick.
17. 17. Bring water to a boil in a pot and add salt.
18. 18. Add the meatballs to the boiling salted water.
19. 19. Reduce the heat so that the water simmers gently.
20. 20. Let the balls cook for about 10 minutes.
21. 21. Sprinkle the herbs into the tomato sauce.
22. 22. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
23. 23. Serve the sauce onto the plates.
24. 24. Drain the cooked meatballs.
25. 25. Place the meatballs on the sauce and serve the dish.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 249
• Protein: 33 g · Fett/Fat: 8 g · Carbs: 8 g