Italian stew with lentils

The lentil stew with chicken meatballs is the most delicious comfort food. Warm and delicious but still bursting with lots of vegetables. First, a delicious tomato sauce with a taste of Italy is made, in which lentils, fried eggplant and spinach are subsequently added. Finally, the dish is topped with flavorful and tender chicken meatballs. A wonderful and flavorful serving! 

Casserole with chicken meatballs

The chicken meatballs get a nice flavor from grated Parmesan. In this recipe, toasted pine nuts are also added to the stuffing. It can be omitted, but both the flavor and consistency get an upgrade.

TIP: If you want to make the dish vegan, you can omit the chicken meatballs or replace them with fried tofu, chickpeas, or similar. 

Italian seasoning for stew

The lentil stew is topped with chicken meatballs with a lovely sprinkling of parsley, parmesan and pistachios. The parsley is finely chopped, the parmesan is grated and the pistachios are toasted before being mixed together. It tastes so delicious and gives the dish just that final luxurious twist. It's often the little things that can give dishes that extra something - and this topping really shows it!

Italian recipe with chicken

If you are looking for more Italian dishes with chicken, we really have some of the most delicious recipes. For example, try our recipes with chicken breast, such as chicken saltimbocca or stuffed chicken with red pesto and mozzarella. We also highly recommend trying risotto dish with chicken and fennel. Here the risotto is served in a dish topped with crispy and juicy chicken and fennel. However, if you prefer pasta, this recipe is for fettuccine alfredo A great idea - you can never go wrong with pasta and cream sauce, right?