Keto Inspired Chicken Meatballs

Keto Inspired Chicken Meatballs
Serves 2-4 

For dinner or lunch these are fun to munch! 

Photo: Instagram @ladyrice44

Equipment  

Sharp Chef's knife

Cutting board 

Measuring spoons

Measuring cups  

Fine cheese grater

Large mixing bowl

Mini muffin tin X2

Large baking sheet

Non-stick cooking spray

Kitchen safe rubber gloves (optional) OR rubber spatula

Meat thermometer

Wire cooling rack 

Ingredients

1 Pound free-range ground chicken

1 Large free-range egg

1/4 Cup almond flour

1/4 Cup Parmesan cheese, finely grated

1 TBSP cleaned and finely chopped Italian parsley (SEE NOTE A)

1/2 TSP fresh ground pepper OR to taste

1/4 TSP salt OR to taste (SEE NOTE B)

Instructions

- Preheat the oven to 350F. Spray two mini muffin tins with non-stick spray and set them on a larger baking sheet (this prevents them moving around in the oven)

- Prepare Mise en Place (SEE NOTE C). Grate the Parmesan cheese and chop the parsley.

- In a large mixing bowl combine all the ingredients. (If you choose to mix with you hands I recommend using a pair of kitchen safe rubber gloves to prevent contamination)

-  Once thoroughly combined, using a rounded tablespoon, portion each meatball individually into each hole of the muffin tin.  (If there is extra mixture divide it to any balls that appear "smaller")

- Bake in the oven at 350F for 20-25 minutes or until an internal temperature of 165F is reached

- Remove from oven and allow to cool for at least 15 minutes on a wire rack before removing the meatballs from the muffin tins. They should just slide right out, or use a butter knife or small spoon to gently remove if necessary

- Serve with any recipe that calls for meatballs, eat them on their own as a fun snack or as a side protein for lunch!

Notes

A - For the parsley: to not have the mixture look and taste "green," remove the parsley from the stalks onto a clean dish cloth or tea towel. Bring the corners of the towel together and form the parsley into a loose ball within the towel. Rinse the parsley in towel under cold water and rub off as much of the green onto the towel as possible. The parsley will become clean and more dry. After this step proceeded to finely chopping.

B - Parmesan cheese can be salty! Added salt should be limited. 

C - Mise en Place: A culinary process in which ingredients are prepared and organized before cooking (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mise%20en%20place)

    A WORD FROM ME
With my recent social media posts, I have been asked if I am following the Keto Diet and the answer is NO! I have been experimenting with the recipes as I needed to increase my protein and fat intake while reducing sugars which is what Keto eating focuses on. The recipes are easy to follow, straight forward to make into my own and have a clean eating/whole foods approach.
These Keto Meatballs are about 3 different recipes I studied and made into my own to accommodate what ingredients I had available. They are gluten free, made with local ingredients and turned out very tasty.

I really hope you enjoy this recipe!  Be sure to like, share or comment and follow me! See my bio for other Social Media you can follow.
                             All the love,
                            Brittany