# Baked Chicken Meatballs with Roasted Broccoli Pesto

This recipe features parmesan-loaded baked chicken meatballs paired with a hearty roasted broccoli pesto sauce.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- broccoli
- chicken
- parmesan
- bread crumbs
- garlic
- parsley
- seasoning
- basil
- olive oil
- pasta

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- food processor
- baking sheet
- pot

## Tips

- For the meatballs, mash all ingredients together with your hands.
- Roll meatballs into golf-ball size, even if you don't golf.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKPabe5xrIk/?igsh=MWw5bjFyeDkxaXZnYw==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2a1aa8f1-ead1-41b1-9df8-03519ad5af0b
- Extracted: 2025-07-31

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