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

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.

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

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
  • Gluten-free breadcrumbs, crushed up crackers or almond meal
  • Garlic powder
  • Onion powder
  • Sea salt and black pepper to taste

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!

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

Healthy Bacon + Beef Chili Cornbread Casserole

Insanely Delicious Gluten-free Mini Taco Cups

Delicious Paleo Creamy Chicken and “Rice” Soup

Vegan Pumpkin alla Vodka Sauce (paleo)

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

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

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 25 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins

Yield: Serves about 4

Ingredients

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  • 1 lb ground chicken (or you can use turkey too)
  • 1/2 cup shredded zucchini – squeeze out moisture!!
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup gluten-free breadcrumbs, crushed up crackers or almond meal
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder and onion powder
  • Sea salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

  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!

Notes

*Store leftovers in fridge for 5 days or freezer for up to 2 months!

  • Author: Rachel