Ingredients
- 2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 3/4 pound), rinsed and patted dry, sliced into 1-inch cubes
- 1 bacon strip
- 3 slices sandwich bread, roughly torn into small pieces
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper cayenne
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup dairy
- 1 large egg, gently beaten
- 1/2 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic clove cloves, finely minced or pressed via a garlic clove press
- 1/3 cup grated Mozzarella dairy product, plus extra for sprinkling within the meatballs
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- Fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped (optional)
Directions
Put the chicken and also the bacon on the plate and freeze to relax for twenty to thirty minutes.
Meanwhile, put the bread, chili powder. cayenne, and salt within the bowl of the mixer and pulse til you have fine bread crumbs. Divide the bread crumbs between two medium bowls. Set one bowl aside and stir the milk in to the bread crumbs within the other bowl.
Add half the chilled chicken and every one of the bacon towards the mixer and pulse to mix right into a rough mixture. Add some milk-and-bread-crumb mixture towards the mixer combined with the egg, onion. garlic clove, and Parmesan and process until perfectly combined (the mix is going to be almost creamy). Add some remaining chilled chicken cubes towards the mixer and pulse simply to combine. The mix is going to be semi-smooth with small chunks of chicken. Utilizing a 1-inch small scoop, divide the mix into about 30 small meatballs. Put the meatballs on the parchment paper-lined rimmed baking sheet and freeze for fifteen minutes. Take away the pan in the freezer and roll the meatballs with the reserved bread crumbs to gently and evenly coat the top. Return the meatballs towards the parchment-lined baking sheet.
Adjust a stove rack towards the upper-middle position and preheat the broiler to high. Drizzle the meatballs using the oil and broil until they are cooked through, five to six minutes. Remove in the oven, sprinkle with Parmesan and also the parsley (if using), rest for five minutes, and serve.
(c) 2012 Ten Dollar Dinners by Melissa d'Arabian
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