Chicken meatballs recipe

The chicken meatball recipe is an excellent alternative to the classic meatballs. They are easy to prepare and can be made in countless variations. For example, try the dells for dinner with crispy fries (e.g. these pumpkin fritters), homemade aioli and a green salad. Or use the minced meat to make steaks for a burger or to make meatballs for the recipe for meatballs in tomato sauce. The chicken meatballs are also a good addition to the lunchbox, because they taste great cold. On rye bread or in a sandwich or just as a "hand snack". You can also fry small mini meatballs and put them on skewers with vegetables such as cherry tomatoes. It looks festive in the lunchbox and is easy to eat on the go. 

TIP: Also try green roof meatballs such as squash meatballs, beetroot steaks, falafel and risotto dishes

Chicken meatballs with vegetables

If you want to sneak more vegetables into your meal (both for yourself and perhaps especially for the children in your family), these chicken meatballs will taste great. It is possible to "hide" the vegetables in the meatballs, for example by using finely grated carrot or squash. You can also add vegetables that give both color and flavor to the juicy meatballs. 

Good ideas for vegetables to add to your chicken meatballs are: 

• Squash (squeeze out the liquid) 
• Finely grated beetroot (makes nice pink meatballs!)
• Finely chopped spinach
• Finely chopped red bell pepper
• Grated celery or celeriac
• Fried chopped mushrooms
• Sun-dried tomatoes

Chicken meatballs in the oven or on a pan

We prefer to cook the chicken meatballs in a pan, as it provides a good frying surface. This way the pieces will be extra crispy on the surface, without them becoming dry inside. However, it is also possible to cook the chicken pieces in the oven. Here, you simply place the pieces on a baking sheet with baking paper and bake them in the oven at 175 degrees hot air for 7-12 minutes, depending on their size. They will not be crispy on the outside, but they will be wonderfully juicy and really delicious! 

TIP: Also try this recipe: stuffed chicken with mozzarella and red pesto