Gluten-free Zucchini Chicken Meatballs

These Gluten-free Zucchini Chicken Meatballs are the easiest healthy meatballs to make. They pair perfectly with your favorite pasta and sauce.

I found your new favorite dinner recipe guys.

This is our family go-to right now for a few reasons! For starters, you can make it in less than 30 minutes making it an easy dinner to whip up with limited time. These healthy chicken meatballs also pair well with pretty much anything. You can toss them in your favorite sauce with pasta or enjoy with some roasted veggies over rice – whatever you want! And lastly I love that they sneak in zucchini and my 2 year old has zero clue they have veggies in them.

These zucchini chicken meatballs are also a freezer-friendly recipe to make. I love making a bunch and popping them in the freezer and defrosting a few hours before we need a quick dinner. And right now – I am all about the freezer meals and thinking ahead. Plus you can use any ground meat you want for these if chicken isn’t your thing. Feel free to use turkey too! We also love using turkey for them.

I hope you guys love this recipe as much as I do! I can’t wait to hear what you think.

What ingredients you need to make these easy gluten-free chicken meatballs:

• Ground chicken – or you can use turkey too if you prefer
• Zucchini –  make sure to squeeze out moisture!!
• Egg – I haven’t tested an egg sub
• Gluten-free breadcrumbs – crushed up crackers or almond meal
• Garlic powder and onion powder

How to make oven-baked healthy chicken zucchini meatballs:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Mix together the meatball ingredients in a medium bowl until evenly combined
3. Using clean hands, form into meatballs (about 2 tbsp of chicken per meatball) and add to a greased skillet, baking sheet or dish
4. Bake in oven for 25-30 minutes and pair with desired pasta and sauce. I paired mine with some brown rice spaghetti, basil, pine nuts and olive oil with extra parm!

FAQs on making Zucchini Chicken Meatballs:

• I’m not gluten-free – can I use regular breadcrumbs? Absolutely! I love using crushed up crackers, almond meal or a panko breadcrumb.
• Are these dairy-free meatballs? They are! I do love adding some parmesan cheese on top too though for flavor.
• Can I keep these meatballs in the freezer? The meatballs are very freezer-friendly. Feel free to keep them in the freezer for up to 2 months. Warm from frozen in oven for 15-20 minutes or defrost then warm up.
• What do you like to serve with this? Typically we serve these with a pasta dish, rice, veggies, sweet potatoes or just on their own for the kids!

A few of my other favorite healthy and easy dinner ideas:

Insanely Delicious Gluten-free Mini Taco Cups

Teriyaki Turkey Meatballs

Delicious Paleo Creamy Chicken and “Rice” Soup

3-ingredient Ravioli Lasagna