Chicken Parmesan Meatballs. These Chicken Parmesan Meatballs are an Italian dinner that's ready in no time at all. Seasoned meatballs with Panko crumbs for that crunch you crave when you eat Chicken Parmesan. Serve these over noodles with garlic bread and a salad for a delicious dinner.

Lightly grease a large baking dish. Place the meatballs in the prepared baking dish, leaving space between each meatball. These babies are just too good, and they're also super light on calories, so you can make some pretty scrumptious meals out of them! You can cook Chicken Parmesan Meatballs using 13 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken Parmesan Meatballs

Prepare 1 lb. of ground chicken.
You need 1 of egg.
You need 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese.
Prepare 1/2 cup of Panko breadcrumbs (and about 3/4 cup more breadcrumbs for rolling later).
Prepare 1 teaspoon of garlic powder.
Prepare 1 teaspoon of Italian seasonings.
It's 1 teaspoon of kosher salt.
You need 1/2 teaspoon of pepper.
You need 1/2 teaspoon of crushed red pepper.
Prepare 1/4 cup of olive oil, divided.
Prepare 1 (26 ounce) of jar marinara sauce.
Prepare 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella.
Prepare 2 tablespoons of basil, torn (optional).

So far I've done Chicken Parm Meatball Pasta and Chicken Parm Meatball Subs! These meatballs would also be good just all by themselves, to be honest. Prepare a baking sheet by lining with parchment paper. For a delicious new take on Chicken Parmesan, try these giant meatballs.

Chicken Parmesan Meatballs step by step

In a large bowl, mix together the chicken, egg, Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, garlic powder, Italian seasonings, salt, pepper and red pepper. Roll into 1 1/2 inch balls..
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium heat. Roll half of the meatballs in Panko breadcrumbs and brown them on each side in the oil. Add more oil if needed as you go. Remove from the pan and set aside. Wipe out any Panko breadcrumbs and heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Roll the remaining meatballs in Panko breadcrumbs and brown on each side. Remove from pan..
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour the marinara sauce in the oven-safe skillet(or any baking dish wii do) and place the meatballs on top of the sauce. Bake meatballs for 20 minutes sprinkling the mozzarella on top for the last 5 minutes of baking. Garnish with basil and serve over pasta..

Ground chicken stands in for the usual cutlet and the cheese is on the inside, mozzarella oozes out when you cut into a meatball. To keep things a bit traditional, they are served atop spaghetti with marinara sauce. Once the skillet is hot and the oil is shimmering, add half of the meatballs. Cook the meatballs about one minute on each side, until all six sides are browned and the meatballs are cooked through. Mix lightly with a fork until just combined.