Chicken Parmesan Meatballs are a delicious twist on the classic Italian dish, combining juicy ground chicken with savory marinara sauce and melted mozzarella. Perfect for a cozy family meal, these meatballs offer all the flavor of traditional chicken Parmesan in a fun, bite-sized form!
If you'd like the real deal, make this Gluten Free Chicken Parmesan! It's crazy delicious but in a healthier way you can feel good about!
Ingredients Needed
- Oil
- Ground Chicken
- Eggs
- Gluten Free All Purpose Flour
- Italian Seasoning
- Salt
- Garlic Powder
- Parmesan Cheese
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Marinara Sauce
Substitutions and Variations
- These taste delicious with beef instead of chicken (similar to my Whole30 meatballs), to try something different!
- Use Cassava flour instead of Gluten Free All Purpose Flour. It's still gluten free, and is even grain free!
- Feel free to swap the spices and use your favorites!
- I love to use coconut oil or beef tallow for frying, but you can use what you'd like!
How to Make
Preheat an oven to 350F.
Heat your oil of choice in a large skillet over medium heat. You'll want roughly ¼-1/2 inch of oil in the pan.
While that heats, combine the ground chicken with 1 egg, 1 Tbsp. of flour, and the spices. When it's fully combined, form the mixture into 12 meatballs.
In two separate bowls, place the egg and scramble it, and in the other bowl place ¼ cup flour and 2 Tbsp. of parmesan Cheese.
Roll the meatballs first in the egg, then in the flour and cheese mixture. Fry the meatballs lightly on all sides so they form a crust, but not enough to fully cook them.
Pour the marinara sauce in a casserole or serving dish. Place the fried meatballs in the sauce and cover with the mozzarella cheese, and a sprinkle of parm cheese. Bake for about 8-10 minutes, or until a thermometer inside registers 165F.
Storage and Reheating
Store leftover meatballs in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days.
Suggested reheating is in the oven! Place meatballs on an oven safe dish into an oven heated to 350F degrees until the desired temperature is reached!
Serving Suggestions
- Gluten Free Pasta, the most obvious!
- A delicious Caesar salad!
- Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad, one of my favorites!
- Raspberry Kale Salad
- Crusty Sourdough Bread
Chicken Parmesan Meatballs
Ingredients
- Oil enough to fill a fry pan ¼-1/3 inch
- 1 lb. Ground Chicken
- 2 Eggs split
- 5 tbsp. Gluten Free All Purpose Flour split
- 2 tsp. Italian Seasoning
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. Garlic Powder
- 2 tbsp. Parmesan Cheese plus more for baking
- 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese
- 24 oz. Jar of Marinara Sauce or similar size
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 350F.
- Heat your oil of choice in a large skillet over medium heat. You'll want roughly ¼-1/2 inch of oil in the pan.
- While the oil heats, combine the ground chicken with 1 egg, 1 Tbsp. of flour, and the spices. When it's fully combined, form the mixture into 12 meatballs.
- In two separate bowls, place the other egg and scramble it, and in the other bowl place ¼ cup flour and 2 Tbsp. of parmesan Cheese.
- Roll the meatballs first in the egg, then in the flour and cheese mixture. Fry the meatballs lightly on all sides so they form a crust, but not enough to fully cook them.
- Pour the marinara sauce in a casserole or serving dish. Place the fried meatballs in the sauce and cover with the mozzarella cheese, and a sprinkle of parm cheese. Bake for about 8-10 minutes, or until a thermometer inside registers 165F.
Did you try this recipe? Leave a rating and a comment below to let me know how it came out, and what you served with it!
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