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Marry Me Chicken Meatballs
Creamy, cozy, and weeknight-easy, these Marry Me Chicken Meatballs simmer in a tomato Parmesan sauce with spinach. Perfect over pasta or mashed potatoes!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 45 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 35 min👤 Jess Rice📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●bowl
- ●mixing bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Gather the ingredients.
2
Mince
3
Prepare fresh ingredients: mince sun-dried tomatoes, basil, and parsley.
dried basil ($0.05)1 tspfresh basil (minced, $0.25)1 Tbsp
4
Toast
5
In a large sauté pan or braiser, melt 2 Tbsp salted butter and add breadcrumbs. Stir together and toast breadcrumbs until golden brown and fragrant. Remove from heat once toasted.
salted butter ($0.25)2 Tbsp
6
Combine
7
In a large mixing bowl, combine toasted breadcrumbs, ground chicken, egg, garlic powder, dried oregano, dried basil, finely minced sun-dried tomatoes, salt, pepper, mayonnaise, and soy sauce.
large egg ($0.15)1dried basil ($0.05)1 tspfresh basil (minced, $0.25)1 Tbspmayonnaise ($0.10)1 Tbspsoy sauce ($0.02)1 tsp
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Heat
9
Gently mix using a fork or clean hands until well-combined. Wipe out the braiser or sauté pan you used to toast the bread crumbs. Add 2 Tbsp vegetable oil to the pan and set it to medium heat.
vegetable oil ($0.18)2 Tbsp
10
Sear
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Using an ice cream scoop (ours is 4 oz), scoop level portions of the meat mixture into the hot oil in the braiser, searing the meatballs.
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Brown
13
Turn the meatballs after about ⏱️ 4 minutes until they are golden brown on at least 2 sides. Remove from the pan and continue this step until all meatballs are evenly browned.
14
Saute
15
Mince the garlic (I cheated and used a garlic press—so easy) and add 2 Tbsp of butter to the pan with minced garlic and chili flakes. Cook until fragrant, about ⏱️ 2 minutes.
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Simmer
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Add chicken broth to the pan and let simmer for ⏱️ 3-4 minutes, scraping up any bits of chicken from the bottom of the pan.
chicken broth ($0.12**)1 cup
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Pour
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Reduce the heat to medium-low and add room-temperature heavy cream.
heavy cream (room temperature, $1.48)1 cup
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Stir
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Then, add strained tomatoes, frozen spinach, grated Parmesan, and fresh herbs. Stir to combine and bring to a simmer.
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Return
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Add the browned chicken meatballs back to the pan.
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Braise
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Spoon the sauce over the meatballs as they finish cooking.
26
Cook
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Your meatballs are done once they reach an internal temperature of at least 165°F. (I cooked mine for an additional ⏱️ 15-20 minutes until done.)
Nutrition Facts
calories
726 kcal
fat Content
57 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
4 g
sodium Content
1129 mg
protein Content
32 g
carbohydrate Content
24 g
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