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Chicken Pesto Meatballs with Penne

Name: Chicken Pesto Meatballs with Penne
Total time: 1 h 11 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 100 g pine nuts; 100 g fresh basil; 3 cloves garlic; 50 g Parmesan, freshly grated; 4 tbsp olive oil; salt, to taste; 450 g ground chicken; 110 g dried bread crumbs; 1 egg; 1 shallot, finely chopped; salt, to taste; black pepper, to taste; 450 g dried penne; 1 tbsp olive oil

Tender baked chicken meatballs with half the pesto mixed in, then piled on penne tossed with the rest. Baking keeps them juicy and means no frying at the stove.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on35 min
Total1 h 11 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Pesto

100 gpine nuts
100 gfresh basil
3 clovesgarlic
50 gParmesan, freshly grated
4 tbspolive oil
to tastesalt

Meatballs

450 gground chicken
110 gdried bread crumbs
1egg
1shallot, finely chopped
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper

Pasta

450 gdried penne
1 tbspolive oil

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Tree nuts
Birds' eggs (any)
Pine nut
Wheat
Olive
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Shallot
Basil
Black and white pepper
Yeast
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Tyramine

Taste

Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Oven
Food processor

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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