Easy Chicken Parmesan Meatballs

These Chicken Parmesan Meatballs are the ultimate easy dinner recipe. Made with all gluten-free and grain-free ingredients for an easy 30 minute meal to make.

We are obsessed with making chicken parm meatballs over here. They are such a delicious way to enjoy the flavors of chicken parm but in a new way. My kids devour these, my husband requests them all the time and they are ready in just 30 minutes. So needless to say – it’s a winning recipe over here.

You can serve these with pasta, on bread like a chicken parm sub, with veggies, over zoodles, anything you want! So feel free to go with whatever you are craving. I also like to keep some of these in the freezer too as an easy meal to defrost when we don’t know what to eat for dinner. You can easily double this recipe to make more meatballs too!

I also like to crisp these on a pan first then bake them in the oven until fully cooked. That way the meatballs get browned and crisped up a bit before baking.

Tip: feel free to double this recipe to make more meatballs and stash some in the freezer for up to 2 months.

What ingredients are in these chicken parmesan meatballs:

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine ground chicken, cheese, flour, egg, spices and mix all together
2. Form the mixture into small meatballs (about the size of a golf ball)
3. Heat a large oven-safe skillet with medium heat and oil well
4. Once oil is hot, add meatballs to skillet and sauté for 3-4 minutes on each side (don’t overcrowd meatballs so you may need to cook in batches depending on skillet size)
5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and pour sauce over meatballs
6. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, until fully cooked through
7. Remove from oven and add basil on top and extra parmesan cheese! You can serve with any desired sides or veggies

Tips for success:

• I like to wear disposable cooking gloves when I make the meatballs. The ground chicken can get sticky and these are great way to keep things less messy!
• Don’t skip crisping the meatballs over the stove first! It browns the meatballs before baking and adds great texture and flavor to the meatballs too
• You can use your favorite pasta sauce for this – anything works! I like to use a marinara of sorts usually but I also have used vodka sauce etoo
• When you reheat leftovers – warm in microwave or stovetop in some sauce
• Feel free to serve these with anything you want like pasta, zoodles, veggies, over bread for a sandwich – anything!

A few other delicious family dinner ideas to make:

EASY Sheet Pan Quesadillas

The Easiest No-Boil Baked Pasta Recipe (gluten-free)

Insanely Good Basil Cashew Chicken Bowls (gluten-free)

Easy Gluten-free Pasta Primavera Recipe

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