Cheesy Chicken Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Incredibly tasty, with stretchy filling and aromatic sauce! Chicken meatballs with cheese in tomato sauce are something between meatballs, meatballs and cutlets. They turn out incredibly delicious, youʼll just lick your fingers!
cook time: 50 min
Gavin Tanner
Cheesy Chicken Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

156
Calories
10g
Fat
4g
Carbs
16g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

For meatballs:

Garlic 1 clove
Ground black pepper to taste
Mozzarella 200 g
Salt to taste
Eggs 1 pc
Sour cream 1 tbsp
Breadcrumbs 2 tbsp
Chicken fillet 600 g
Basil 0.5 tsp

For the sauce:

Garlic 2 clove
Bulb onions 100 g
Tomato juice 250 ml
Herbal mixture g

For frying:

Vegetable oil 3 tbsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make chicken meatballs with cheese in tomato sauce? First of all, you need to take the necessary products

Step 2

Step 2
Cut chicken fillet into arbitrary pieces

Step 3

Step 3
Grind the meat with 1-2 cloves of garlic in a meat grinder

Step 4

Step 4
I grind the minced meat myself and almost never buy it, because it’s only a matter of a couple of minutes and we always know what it’s from.

Step 5

Step 5
Salt minced chicken to taste.

Step 6

Step 6
Pepper it.

Step 7

Step 7
Add basil.

Step 8

Step 8
Add breadcrumbs to the minced meat.

Step 9

Step 9
Add sour cream.

Step 10

Step 10
Beat in the egg.

Step 11

Step 11
Now mix the minced meat well with your hands, you can even beat it lightly on the table so that it sticks better later, then let the minced meat rest in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.

Step 12

Step 12
Remove the minced meat from the refrigerator and take a little more than half a tablespoon.

Step 13

Step 13
Make a hole in the minced meat.

Step 14

Step 14
Place a ball of mozzarella in it.

Step 15

Step 15
Gather the minced meat into a ball, sealing the edges.

Step 16

Step 16
This is how the future meatball turned out.

Step 17

Step 17
From these ingredients I got 21 balls.

Step 18

Step 18
Prepare the ingredients for the sauce immediately. Finely chop the onion.

Step 19

Step 19
Crush the garlic with the flat side of a knife and chop

Step 20

Step 20
Now fry the meatballs in heated vegetable oil over medium heat. They fry quite quickly, about 4-5 minutes on each side.

Step 21

Step 21
Turn the meatballs over and fry on the other side, shake the pan periodically so that the meatballs fry better.

Step 22

Step 22
Place the fried meatballs on a plate.

Step 23

Step 23
In the oil left over from the meatballs, fry the onion and garlic for 2-3 minutes until soft.

Step 24

Step 24
Add some Provençal herbs or other spices to taste.

Step 25

Step 25
You can add tomatoes in your own juice at this stage; I add homemade tomato juice from tomatoes grown in my garden.

Step 26

Step 26
Simmer the sauce for about 5 minutes over medium heat to evaporate excess liquid.

Step 27

Step 27
Return the meatballs to the pan.

Step 28

Step 28
Warm the meatballs for 4-5 minutes, covered.

Step 29

Step 29
Pour the flavorful sauce over the meatballs.

Step 30

Step 30
Bon appetit!

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