Sometimes all you need is a cozy home-cooked meal for the perfect evening. These Chicken Meatballs in Red Sauce feature a handful of simple ingredients. Fresh herbs and punchy garlic create a flavorful meatball that's cooked to juicy perfection in a rich and bright red sauce with just a little kick!
Author: Maddie Augustin
Ingredients
Meatballs
1lbground chicken
2tbsppacked fresh basil
1medium shallot
2clovesgarlic
1tspsalt
Red Sauce
28ozcan whole plum tomatoes
15can fire roasted tomatoes with green chilis
2tbspfresh chopped basil
2tspsalt
ΒΌcupdry white wine
oil for pan
Instructions
Prepare meatballs, starting by dicing shallot, mincing garlic, and finely chopping the fresh basil.
In a large bowl, combine ground chicken, shallot, garlic, basil, and salt. Mix by hand until well-mixed. Form into 12 meatballs by pressing roughly 1/4 cup of mixture into small balls. Rolling between your hands to form tight meatballs that won't fall apart.
Preheat a large saucepan lightly coated with oil to medium-high heat. Once hot, add meatballs to the pan. Sear each side for 3-4 minutes.
Once meatballs are seared, add white wine and allow to reduce to half the volume before adding remaining red sauce ingredients.
Bring sauce to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to a simmer. Allow to simmer for an additional 8-10 minutes. Serve with pasta, spaghetti squash, or spiralized veggies of choice.