Serves 1
Directions
- 1Roast broccoli until tender enough.
- 2Add ground chicken, parmesan, bread crumbs, garlic, parsley, and seasoning to a bowl.
- 3Mash all ingredients together with your hands.
- 4Roll the mixture into golf-ball sized meatballs.
- 5Bake meatballs until golden and juicy.
- 6Toss roasted broccoli into a food processor.
- 7Add a generous amount of garlic, basil, and parmesan to the food processor.
- 8Add a heavy glug of olive oil to the food processor and blend until it becomes a pesto.
- 9Boil your favorite pasta, like bucatini.
- 10Drain pasta, reserving some pasta water, then add pesto and pasta water to the pasta in the pot.
- 11Toss everything together until combined.
- 12Serve pasta with the perfect little meatballs.
- 13Finish with a shower of parmesan and a little bit of olive oil if you're feeling extra.
Ingredients
- broccoli
- chicken
- parmesan
- bread crumbs
- garlic
- parsley
- seasoning
- basil
- olive oil
- pasta
Equipment
food processorbaking sheetpot
Tips
- For the meatballs, mash all ingredients together with your hands.
- Roll meatballs into golf-ball size, even if you don't golf.
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