# Giada chicken meatball orichiette

This recipe features chicken meatballs served with orecchiette pasta in a tomato sauce.

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

## Ingredients

- 1 pound ground chicken
- 0.25 cup plain breadcrumbs
- 0.25 cup chopped parsley
- 0.75 cup grated Romano
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 little salt
- 1 little pepper
- 0.25 cup olive oil
- 1.5 cup chicken stock
- 2 packs little tomatoes
- pasta (orcetti recommended)
- 2 things Motts Pearls
- basil

## Instructions

1. Mix ground chicken, breadcrumbs, chopped parsley, grated Romano, lightly beaten eggs, ketchup, milk, salt, and pepper.
2. Form the mixture into meatballs.
3. Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a pan.
4. Cook the meatballs for 2 minutes on each side until they are a little brown on the bottom, then flip them.
5. Once brown on both sides, add 1.5 cups of chicken stock and two packs of little tomatoes.
6. Bring the mixture to a boil.
7. Mix it up and let it simmer for 5 minutes until the tomatoes are mushy.
8. Let the sauce sit, relax, chill, and soak up the juice.
9. Cook your pasta (orcetti recommended) in salted water until al dente.
10. Add two things of Motts Pearls to the sauce.
11. Add as much basil as you want.
12. Mix the meatballs and sauce with the cooked pasta.
13. Top with some extra grated cheese.

## Equipment

- pan
- pot

## Tips

- Don't waste anything.
- Cook meatballs for 2 minutes on each side until lightly browned.
- Let the sauce simmer for 5 minutes until tomatoes are mushy.
- Salt pasta water like the ocean (unless you have dietary restrictions).
- Cook pasta al dente.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTha6Kc6R/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b3f80eff-90cd-449f-b4d0-07c855cb3939
- Extracted: 2026-02-08

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