Ground Chicken Meatballs
These ground chicken meatballs are moist, juicy, and ready in just 15 minutes. These delicious gluten-free meatballs are perfect for serving with spaghetti, salad, or as a healthy appetizer for your next game-day party.
Once, not too long ago, when I made these ground chicken balls, I was on auto-pilot and instead of grabbing Worcestershire sauce, I picked up the soy sauce bottle and liberally poured it into the meatball mixture.
I saw what I had done and nearly poured it out of the mixture, but instead thought to myself, “Hmmm, this could be interesting.” Sure enough, the flavor of these moist chicken meatballs, I decided it wasn’t a mistake but a delightful inspiration disguised as an error. I continue to make these meatballs just like this and haven’t looked back.
The other secret ingredient is almond flour. I wanted to lessen my gluten and carbohydrate intake, but if you don’t have almond flour, you can use regular breadcrumbs or Panko breadcrumbs and still get moist and flavorful meatballs!
Worcestershire sauce and soy sauce usually have gluten, so this easy recipe is not gluten-free.
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Helpful tips
- You can substitute any ground meat like ground turkey, ground beef, and ground pork for this recipe but I’ve found that when I use chicken, it makes for the moistest meatballs.
- I use dried basil and tarragon for the herbs, but if you’d like to substitute oregano or parsley for basil, go for it.
- Even though I add soy sauce, which has sodium, I find that I need to add 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
- You could use a spatula to mix the ingredients, but I use my hands to feel the texture as I work with the meat.
- The meatballs tend to be somewhat sticky when you form the balls. It makes for moist meatballs.
- To make this truly gluten-free, use a gluten-free Worcestershire and soy sauce.
- You can store these meatballs in the refrigerator in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Just place them in an airtight glass container. You can even freeze them for up to 3 months.
How to make ground chicken meatballs
Pre-step
Get out a large mixing bowl, sauté pan and spatula.
Step one
Gather the ingredients – lean ground chicken, almond flour, flax seed, garlic powder, onion powder, basil, tarragon, an egg, mustard, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. (A)
Step two
Grab a large bowl and place all the ingredients in it. Start with 1/2 a cup of almond flour/or breadcrumbs, but I usually have to add more. All told, it probably ends up being 3/4 of a cup. (B)
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Step three
Take a dollop of chicken mixture in your hands, roll it between your palms and place each meatball on a large plate until all the mixture is gone. The meatballs should be about 1 and 1/2 inches in diameter.
Step four
Heat a heavy sauté pan and add a few tablespoons of olive oil in it. Once the oil has heated up, place all of the meatballs in the pan and start frying them.
Step five
Stand there as they cook and turn them every few minutes so each side browns up. They take around 10 minutes to fully cook.
All that is left is to plate them and serve them. This chicken meatball recipe is perfect with garlic pasta or zucchini noodles to make it even healthier.
I hope you enjoyed this ground chicken meatballs recipe.
Do you prefer chicken, turkey or beef meatballs? Leave me a comment to tell me.
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Ground Chicken Meatballs
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup almond flour (1/2 – 3/4 cup – depending on the consistency)
- 1 tablespoons olive oil (for sautéing)
Instructions
- In a large bowl place ground chicken and add the rest of the ingredients – start with 1/2 cup of almond flour, add more if it is too wet.1 pound ground chicken, 1 teaspoon mustard, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, 1 teaspoon dried basil, 1 teaspoon dried tarragon, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 egg, 1/2 cup almond flour
- Mix with hands, then roll chicken mixture between palms into 1 1/2 inch in diameter meatballs.
- Heat heavy sauté pan. Add 1 tablespoon oil and once that has heated up, place the meatballs in the pan.1 tablespoons olive oil
- Stand over them and flip as it browns, browning all sides. Cook for 10 minutes total.
- Serve
- Bite
- Enjoy
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Originally published in March of 2016.
From lighting up stages with her BA in theater to food journalist, Elaine Benoit's journey is a testament to passion's transformative power. As the CEO of Dishes Delish, she offers a blend of healthy, comforting recipes and exquisitely crafted cocktails. Beyond the kitchen, Elaine voiced her culinary adventures on her podcast, "Dishing," and co-owns Food Blogger Help, extending her expertise to guide budding food bloggers to success. Whether it's for a heartwarming dish or insights into food blogging, Elaine's diverse experiences make her a beacon in the culinary digital landscape.
Haha! I reached for the wrong bottle recently but mine didn’t come out good. Your meatballs were wonderful.
Thank you, Joyce!
Great flavor in these meatballs.
Thank you Jill! 🙂
I”m always looking for new and exciting meatballs recipes, this was a hit with my family!
Thank you, Sharon! I appreciate it!
These were so easy and tasty! I love the use of almond flour instead of breadcrumbs. Yum!
Thanks so much Sophia! I love swapping in almond flour!
Love this recipe. Definitely a must try. Your instructions are so simple too. Would be great in a gravy too.
Thanks Roxana! Mmm. A gravy would be perfect!
I love the flavors here, and the idea of swapping in almond flour for a small way to reduce carbs and gluten! Such an easy and delicious recipe!
Thanks so much, Monica! They are so tasty!
We are huge fans of meatballs and I’m always looking for new ways to use ground chicken and so your recipe is definitely a keeper in my book. Looking forward to making them again!
Thank you Dan! I appreciate it.
I love meatballs, they are so versatile. They can be the main dish, or a snack! This recipe was delicious.
Thank you Denise!
This is a very unique and tasty recipe. I am always looking for ways to spice up and change the age-old classic meatball!
Thanks Analida! I love changing up recipes too!
I made them and they were delicious and simple. Definitely will make it again! Thank you for the recipe
I’m so glad you enjoyed them Aleksandra!! I love to hear when people make my recipes.
LOL! Some of the best recipes comes from mistakes. I would have done the same as you — continued on and see what turns out. Your recipe is was fabulous.
Thanks so much Marisa! Isn’t it the truth! Sometimes food mistakes become my favorites!
My kid loves meatballs for dinner. This chicken version was so delicious and flavorful.
Thanks, Natalie!
Meatballs are always a favourite in my house. And everyone loved these!
They are so good Cathleen! So delicious!
Loved reading this post Elaine and I love when a happy accident turns out deliciously! Thanks for sharing this meatball recipe as it was delicious. :).
Thank you, Daniela! I appreciate it.
These low carb meatballs packed with flavours, loving all the herbs gone into making this recipe, such a great recipe to keep.
Thanks so much Jagruti! 🙂
Tried making chicken meatballs however the outcome is disaster. Gonna try making them again following your recipe. Thank you for sharing this one.
I hope you enjoy them Mae!
Hi there, do you mean dry mustard or prepared yellow mustard? Thank you.
Suzanne, I use Gulden’s prepared mustard, but yellow works fine too.
These turned out delicious! I actually forgot the egg and they turned out great still without it.
That’s great, Christine. I’m glad you enjoyed them.