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March 16, 2019

Juicy Chicken Sausage Meatballs

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Juicy and flavorful Chicken Sausage Meatballs to go with almost any Italian themed sides.

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There’s something about meatballs. Perfect for a versatile, easy meal yet also the perfect star to complete a more involved and homestyle dish.

I almost always have meatballs in some form or another in the freezer: turkey meatballs, beef, pork, combinations of the above. I’ve been known to heat some up to serve on top of mac ‘n cheese for an easy dinner. Yet when I have more time I also love cooking them in sauce or roasting them to top a pasta, farro, or quinoa dish.

With as many meatballs as I eat, I was looking for some that would have more pop and flavor-- to have the oomph to stand as the main attraction of a dish and not just a supporting actor.

I tried playing around with different seasonings in beef and turkey: sun dried tomatoes, herbs, garlic, salt. The flavor was there, but they still didn’t steal the show when it came to dinner time.

The Revelation

Then, when defrosting some italian chicken sausage for another dish, I hit me: what if I was able to step up the flavor of the sausage even more in a meatball?

I was on a mission. After de-casing the sausages, I mixed in breadcrumbs, parsley, onion, sun dried tomatoes, eggs, cheese, and garlic.

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Without telling Chris (hubby) what I did differently, I served them up for dinner when he got home. After taking a few bites of other things, he took a bite of meatball and immediately exclaimed “Oh man, this is good!” And I knew I had reached my goal.

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Grate your onion if you like it more uniform, but I love my meatballs rustic!

Serve these beauties on top of butternut squash farro (soon to come) with top it all with crispy parmesan breadcrumbs or go more simple and serve these up with garlicky angel hair pasta.

Cooking Notes:

  • I like my meatballs more rustic with larger chunks of onion. It's still finely diced but it doesn't blend in entirely. If you want your meatballs more uniform, grate your onion.
  • Use gluten free panko to make these guys gluten free.
Juicy Chicken Sausage Meatballs | Mae's Menu
Juicy Chicken Sausage Meatballs | Mae's Menu

Juicy Chicken Sausage Meatballs

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Chelsea | Mae's Menu 2023
Make these delicious and satisfying meatballs in under 50 minutes. Perfect for a weeknight dinner in or dinner party with friends. 
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Additional Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 16 meatballs
Calories 266 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Italian chicken sausage removed from casings; sweet or hot sausage is okay
  • ½ c. panko breadcrumbs use gluten free to make this recipe gluten free
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 T. finely chopped flat leaf parsley
  • 1 small onion chopped (or about ½ c. chopped onion), Grate your onion if you want your meatballs more uniform
  • 2 T. sun dried tomatoes in oil; finely chopped
  • ¼ c. grated parmesan cheese
  • Cracked black pepper to season
  • 1 clove garlic finely diced
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 T. olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425. In a large bowl, combine the sausage through the salt. Mix well with your hands until thoroughly combined.
  • Roll out meatballs into 2 ½ T size balls. Place on a small baking sheet or dinner plate and chill meatballs in the fridge for 20 minutes.
  • Heat 2 T oil in a bottomed and ovenproof skillet-- I use cast iron-- over medium to medium high heat. Once oil sputters when flicked with water, add meatballs to the skillet. Saute for 8-10 minutes, turning every 2-3 minutes to brown all the sides and being careful when flipping them to retain their shape.
  • Flip meatballs one more time and move skillet to the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until meatballs have clear juice when cut open or have reached 165 degrees with a thermometer.
  • Serve warm, over garlic angel hair pasta (linked) or over butternut squash farro (link) with crispy crunchy cheesy breadcrumbs.

Notes

You can chill the meatballs longer -- up to a day -- before cooking

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 266kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 19gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 792mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2g
Keyword chicken, meatballs
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