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Sous chef wanted to cook meatballs tonight, so turkey balls it is!
Here's the base recipe. As usual we changed a few things and stuffed them with cheese too. We double the recipe and added some fresh herbs. We used ground turkey instead of chicken.
1 1/4 lbs ground chicken
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons onions, chopped
1/2 cup pecorino cheese (or Parmesan)
salt
pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon fennel seed
1 egg, whisked
1/2 lemon zest (zest from half a lemon)
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 (14 ounce) can pizza sauce
4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese (12 thin slices)
Preheat oven to 400°F, setting rack to upper third part of oven.
In a large bowl, using your hands, gently mix together first 11 ingredients.
Shape into lacrosse-ball size balls (that would be somewhere between golf and tennis) and place a few inches from each other on a foil-lined baking sheet.
In a small bowl, mix one spoonful of your pizza sauce with olive oil. Brush this mixture on top of each meatball. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes.
Remove meatballs from oven, spoon some sauce on top of each meatball, and cover each with a slice of cheese.
Broil another 3 to 5 minutes until cheese is bubbly and golden.
Heat remaining sauce in a small saucepan.
Serve meatballs with a dollop of sauce.
ENJOY!
Here's the base recipe. As usual we changed a few things and stuffed them with cheese too. We double the recipe and added some fresh herbs. We used ground turkey instead of chicken.
1 1/4 lbs ground chicken
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons onions, chopped
1/2 cup pecorino cheese (or Parmesan)
salt
pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon fennel seed
1 egg, whisked
1/2 lemon zest (zest from half a lemon)
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 (14 ounce) can pizza sauce
4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese (12 thin slices)
Preheat oven to 400°F, setting rack to upper third part of oven.
In a large bowl, using your hands, gently mix together first 11 ingredients.
Shape into lacrosse-ball size balls (that would be somewhere between golf and tennis) and place a few inches from each other on a foil-lined baking sheet.
In a small bowl, mix one spoonful of your pizza sauce with olive oil. Brush this mixture on top of each meatball. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes.
Remove meatballs from oven, spoon some sauce on top of each meatball, and cover each with a slice of cheese.
Broil another 3 to 5 minutes until cheese is bubbly and golden.
Heat remaining sauce in a small saucepan.
Serve meatballs with a dollop of sauce.
ENJOY!
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