“Divorce Me Chicken Meatballs”
April 12, 2024
“Divorce Me Chicken Meatballs”
Everyone is posting “marry me” chicken recipes, but this recipe is what I call “DIVORCE ME CHICKEN” because after trying this meatball recipe, you’ll realize the true love-of-your-life is actually just really good food.
Ingredients
For the Chicken Meatballs:
- 1 pound Ground Chicken
- 1 large Egg
- 1/2 cup Coconut Flour
- 1/4 cup Hemp Seeds or Almond Flour
- 1/4 cup Nutritional Yeast
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 1 1/2 tbsp Fresh Mint minced
- 1 1/2 tbsp Fresh Parsley minced
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
For the Carrot & Cucumber Ribbon Salad:
- 5 medium Rainbow Carrots ribboned
- 2 medium Cucumbers ribboned
- 2-3 tbs Fresh Herbs of Choice minced, *see notes
- 1/2-1 Fresh Lemon juiced
- 1 tbsp Good Olive Oil
- Sea Salt & Black Pepper to taste
For the Dairy-Free Tzatziki:
- 1 cup Plain Unsweetened Dairy-Free Yogurt
- 1/4 cup Cucumber finely-diced
- 2-3 tbs Fresh Herbs of Choice minced, *see notes
- 1/2 Lemon juiced
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- Sea Salt & Black Pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the chicken meatball ingredients. Form into 2” meatballs. Sauté the meatballs, over medium heat, in a skillet with a little olive oil, so coat the pan.
- In a medium bowl, combine the salad ingredients. Taste and season, according to preference.
- In a small bowl, combine with tzatziki ingredients. Taste and season, according to preference.
- To plate, spoon the tzatziki on the plate (as shown) and top with the salad and chicken meatballs. Garnish with a drizzle of good olive oil, fresh whole mint leaves, fresh parsley, and lemon zest and/or juice.
- Enjoy!
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Notes
*I used dill, parsley, and mint for the fresh herbs, but you may omit or add any you like.
