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Makes
around 20-25 meatballs
Author Notes
Herbs, tomato, good cheese, and meat-everything a good Italian dish needs! From dinnerwithaloveatory.com —jack112
Ingredients
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1 1/4 pounds
ground chicken
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1/2 cup
breadcrumbs
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2 tablespoons
chopped onion
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1 tablespoon
parsley
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1/2 cup
Pecorino, Parmesan, or Locatelli cheese
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salt to taste
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pepper to taste
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1
clove garlic, minced
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1 teaspoon
fennel seeds
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1
egg, whisked
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zest and juice of half a lemon
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3 tablespoons
olive oil
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1 14-ounce can
storebought pizza sauce
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about 4 ounces
fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400°F, setting rack to upper third part of oven. In a large bowl, using your hands, gently mix together first 11 ingredients. Shape into lacrosse-ball size balls (that would be somewhere between golf and tennis) and place a few inches from each other on a foil-lined baking sheet. In a small bowl, mix one spoonful of your pizza sauce with olive oil. Brush this mixture on top of each meatball. Bake for 15 minutes.
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Remove meatballs from the oven, spoon some sauce on top of each meatball, and cover each with a slice of cheese. Broil another 3-5 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and golden. Heat remaining sauce in a small saucepan. Serve meatballs with a dollop of sauce.
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