Friday, March 22, 2013

Chicken and zucchini balls

Balls are good.  (Snicker... yes, I'm an teenager trapped in an adult's body...)

Especially when they are composed of ground chicken and shredded zucchini.  Because those two ingredients make these meatballs healthy, and y'all know how much I love healthy :)

An extra special bonus is that I was able to feed my buddy Justin my balls... and he complemented me on them: "I love your balls."  Yes, Justin is also a teenager trapped in an adult's body ha!

These Baked chicken and zucchini balls are so easy to prepare: shredded zucchini, ground meat, chopped onions, an egg, some fresh herbs, voila.  A super easy recipe that is moist, tasty, and healthy...


 Here's how I made them:


Start by shredding a zucchini...

...then finely chop an onion and the fresh herbs...


....add to a bowl...


....add chicken, an egg white, a dry herbs, then using your hands, mix to combine...


...line a baking sheet with fool, spray with cooking spray, form the balls, place on foil-lined pan, and bake...


...then devour.  For a tasty, tangy sauce, combine greek yogurt and dijon mustard in equal parts...

The full recipe is below:

Baked Chicken Zucchini Balls
Recipe courtesy of The Iron You
Makes 22 meatballs
Ingredients
1 lb ground organic chicken
1 large (or 2 small) zucchini, grated
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 egg whites (or 1 large egg)
2 tablespoons mint, chopped
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
 1 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon black pepper
1-2 teaspoons turmeric

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C) with a rack in the upper third of the oven. Line a baking sheet with foil.
  2. In a large bowl, using your hands, combine all the ingredients, mixing well 
  3. Form balls (roughly one tablespoon of the mixture) and place on baking sheet. 
  4. Bake for ~20 minutes or until balls are cooked through...
  5. ENJOY.

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