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Chicken Meatballs with White Wine Sauce

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Nick Evans
These delicious, savory chicken meatballs are seared and slowly simmered in a mushroom white wine sauce. Great over any pasta, but I like orzo!

Ingredients 

Chicken Meatballs:

  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ medium sweet onion, grated
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • ⅓ cup grated parmesan cheese
  • ⅓ cup breadcrumbs
  • ¼ cup olive oil, for cooking

Mushroom White Wine Sauce:

  • 1 pound cremini mushrooms, sliced
  • ½ medium sweet onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup white wine
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 pound orzo, al dente
  • Parmesan cheese, garnish
  • Fresh parsley, garnish

Instructions

For the Meatballs:

  • In a medium bowl, stir together chicken, grated onion, garlic, parmesan, parsley, vinegar, and breadcrumbs. Season with salt and pepper.
  • In a large skillet over medium heat, add olive oil and sear meatballs for 2-3 minutes per side. It's okay if they aren't cooked all the way through as they will finish in the sauce. Remove meatballs and set aside.

Making the white wine sauce:

  • In the same skillet as the meatballs (don't wipe it clean), add onions and mushrooms and a splash of water. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Scrape of any bits stuck to skillet with a spatula. Cook mushrooms until they soften and release liquid, bout 8 minutes.
  • Add white wine to the skillet to deglaze the skillet. Add flour and cook for a minute or two. Then slowly stir in chicken stock and bring to a slight simmer.
  • Turn heat down to low and return meatballs to the sauce. Simmer for 6-7 minutes to finish cooking meatballs and thicken sauce.
  • Serve meatballs and sauce over cooked orzo pasta (or your favorite) garnished with parmesan cheese and parsley.

Nutrition

Serving: 1plate | Calories: 571kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 608mg | Potassium: 1089mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 116IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 3mg