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oven baked chicken meatballs in a white bowl with red sauce.
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5 from 12 votes

Juicy Baked Chicken Meatballs

No more dry chicken meatballs! These are moist and juicy, baked in only 20 minutes, and are just as delicious made ahead.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Servings: 11 meatballs (roughly)
Author: Grace Vallo

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground chicken regular not extra lean for juiciest meatballs
  • ½ cup Italian cheese blend finely shredded works best
  • ⅓ cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 small yellow onion peeled
  • 2 large garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon tomato paste
  • 1 large egg
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a large baking sheet.
  • Use the fine setting of a cheese grater to grate yellow onion into a medium bowl. Leave both the onion and its juices in the bowl. Add all other ingredients (ground chicken, Italian cheese blend, panko, garlic, olive oil, Italian seasoning, tomato paste, egg, and salt and pepper).
  • Use your hands (best method) or two large spoons to gently mix together ingredients, until they’re well combined but not over-mixed. Over mixing will create tough meatballs.
  • Form ¼ cup-sized meatballs and place meatballs about an inch apart on the greased baking sheet.
  • Bake for 17-21 minutes, until meatballs are lightly golden and they reach an internal temperature of at least 170°F. It’s okay if the meatballs are quite a bit higher than that; they won’t be dry!
  • Serve whatever way you’d like, or with your favorite bottled tomato sauce or Easy Homemade Tomato Sauce.

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Notes

  • Yes, you can form chicken meatballs up to 24 hours in advance.
  • You can get an Italian cheese blend right in the grocery store next to the other shredded cheeses!
  • You can change the size of your meatballs, but this will change the cooking time!

Nutrition

Serving: 1meatball | Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 58mg | Potassium: 245mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.5g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg