HEALTHY BAKED CHICKEN MEATBALL PARMESAN

HEALTHY BAKED CHICKEN MEATBALL PARMESAN

Ingredients

1 pound chopped chicken breast

1 egg

3 cloves of garlic, grated or finely chopped

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

½ teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 tablespoon Worcestershire

¼ grated parmesan or romano cheese

½ cup inedible bread crumbs

2 cups spaghetti sauce, separated

1 cup grated mozzarella

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl, combine ground chicken, egg, garlic, onion powder, Italian seasoning, salt, black pepper, Worcestershire sauce, grated cheese, breadcrumbs and ¼ cup spaghetti sauce.
3. Form into 18 meatballs and put on a baking sheet covered with a sprinkler. I put foil on the sheet to help with cleaning.
4. Bake for 20 minutes.
5. As the meatballs cook, cover the bottom of the baking dish with 9 x 13 ½ cups of spaghetti sauce. After the meatballs are done, place them in a baking dish. Pour the rest of the spaghetti sauce and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese on top.
6. Cover the dish with foil and bake for another 20 minutes.
7. Serve hot.

Notes

Sugar: 2

Preliminary Instructions

Meatballs can be made in advance in several different ways. Firstly, you can prepare the whole recipe, arrange it in portions and store in the refrigerator (up to 5 days) or freeze (up to 3 months). Microwave. Secondly, you can bake meatballs and then freeze them before baking in the sauce. When you are ready to use the meatballs, defrost them in the refrigerator and continue the recipe. Please note that you may need to add a couple of minutes if the meatballs have not thawed completely.

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