Chicken Zucchini Herby Meatballs

Chicken Zucchini Herby Meatballs

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Elsa Marie
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CHICKEN ZUCCHINI HERBY

MEATBALLS

Arguably one of the simplest ways to bulk prep a protein option for the week. A tray of giant meatballs couldn’t be easier. My preference for reheating these at home is in the air fryer, for a little crisp. This recipe is fresh, bright, and light thanks to all the herbs and micro-grated lemon!

Traditionally most meatballs have some sort of breadcrumb or panko component to help bind everything. I have been substituting brown rice puff cereal as a gluten free alternative…and yah know… I don’t hate it. Seems to do the trick without having to use a gluten free ‘breadcrumb’ alternative. I’ve noticed that many gluten free substitutes usually have several ingredients and binders versus just two to or three. The Whole Foods Organic Brown Rice Puff cereal or the One Degree Sprouted Brown rice crisp would be my go to’s if you don’t already have any in your pantry.

Chicken Zucchini Herby Meatballs
Elsa Marie

Chicken Zucchini Herby Meatballs

15 giant tasty meatballs that have lots of not so hidden zucchini, fiber, and flavor!
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Course: Main Course
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Protein
  • 2 lbs Organic Ground Chicken
  • 2 Eggs
  • 6 oz Feta
Produce
  • 1 oz Herbs Parsely and Dill
  • 2 Lemons
  • 2 Large Zucchinis
Pantry
  • 5 oz Brown Rice Puff Cereal
  • 5-10 cloves Garlic
  • 2 tsp celtic sea salt
  • several big cranks of freshly cracked pepper
  • Avocado oil spray

Equipment

  • Large Prep Bowl
  • Cutting Board
  • Large Chef Knife
  • Fork
  • Box Grater
  • Micrograter
  • Cheesecloth or Clean Dish Towel
  • Baking Sheet

Method
 

  1. Wash and dry all produce
  2. Preheat oven to 400 °F
  3. Remove stems and finely chop dill and parsley, add to prep bowl
  4. Micro grate both lemons and juice one into prep bowl
  5. Micro grate garlic, up to 10 cloves if small
  6. Add both eggs to prep bowl and whisk all current ingredients
  7. Trim off ends of zucchini and use box grater to grate both zucchinis onto the center of a clean towel or cheese cloth
    Squeeze out excess fluid then add to zucchini to prep bowl
  8. Add ground chicken
  9. Add brown rice puffs
  10. Crumble feta and mix all ingredients together by hand until even dispersed
  11. Add salt and pepper and give it one more good mix
  12. Spray cooking sheet with avocado oil and create 15 beautiful giant meatballs
  13. Bake for 23-25 minutes