Baked Chicken Meatballs with Roasted Broccoli Pesto

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Roast broccoli until tender enough.
  2. 2Add ground chicken, parmesan, bread crumbs, garlic, parsley, and seasoning to a bowl.
  3. 3Mash all ingredients together with your hands.
  4. 4Roll the mixture into golf-ball sized meatballs.
  5. 5Bake meatballs until golden and juicy.
  6. 6Toss roasted broccoli into a food processor.
  7. 7Add a generous amount of garlic, basil, and parmesan to the food processor.
  8. 8Add a heavy glug of olive oil to the food processor and blend until it becomes a pesto.
  9. 9Boil your favorite pasta, like bucatini.
  10. 10Drain pasta, reserving some pasta water, then add pesto and pasta water to the pasta in the pot.
  11. 11Toss everything together until combined.
  12. 12Serve pasta with the perfect little meatballs.
  13. 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.