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Today we are going to cook chicken meatballs in sauce with two different recipes that you are going to love, because they are the two usual recipes, the ones we ate when we were little at our grandmothers’ house, and you will only have to choose which is your favorite sauce for these chicken meatballs.
On the one hand we propose the traditional recipe for chicken meatballs in spanish saucewhich is that traditional recipe of onion and white wine sauce that we like so much, one homemade meatballs in sauce recipe of those of a lifetime, which has been passed from generation to generation.
On the other hand we are going to make a recipe of chicken meatballs in tomato saucea simple, aromatic and tasty recipe that is one of the favorites of children.
We will also give you some useful tips to make your chicken meatballs perfect. Let us begin!
Chicken meatballs in Spanish sauce
Ingredients
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500 g of chicken breast
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1 egg
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2 garlic cloves
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½ onion
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Chopped parsley
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50g breadcrumbs
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Salt and pepper to taste
For the chicken meatballs
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1 onion
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1 glass of chicken broth
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1 glass of white wine
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1 bay leaf
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1 tablespoon of flour
For the Spanish sauce
How to Make Chicken Meatballs in Spanish Onion Sauce
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We make chicken meatballs
- In a bowl, mix 500g minced chicken meat with 1 egg, 1 minced garlic (you can remove the central sprout to prevent it from repeating), ½ finely chopped onion, chopped parsley, 50g breadcrumbs, salt and pepper.
- Knead all the ingredients well until you get a homogeneous mixture. If you see that the dough is very sticky, you can add a little more breadcrumbs.
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- Shape the meatballs with wet hands and place them on a plate. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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- Heat some olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Sear the meatballs on both sides, for about 3-5 minutes, until golden brown on all sides.
- When they are ready, take them out and place them on kitchen paper to absorb the excess oil.
- Booking.
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Prepare the Spanish onion sauce
- In the same pan, add a little more oil if necessary and fry the chopped onion until transparent.
- Add the 1/2 tablespoon of flour and stir well to integrate with the oil and onion.
- Pour in 1 glass of chicken broth and 1 glass of white wine little by little, stirring constantly to prevent lumps from forming.
- Add the bay leaf and cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, until the sauce thickens and the alcohol evaporates.
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- Add the meatballs and cook for about 20 minutes until the meatballs finish cooking on the inside.
- Serve hot sprinkling a little chopped parsley on top, and enjoy this traditional dish of Spanish gastronomy.
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Chicken meatballs in tomato sauce recipe

Ingredients
For the chicken meatballs
- 500 g minced chicken meat
- 2 eggs
- 5 tablespoons breadcrumbs
- 3 tablespoons of flour
- 1 diced carrot (boiled)
- 1 diced fresh spring onion (boiled)
For the tomato sauce
- 1 fresh spring onion
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 onion
- 100 g vegetable broth
- 400 g crushed tomato
- a pinch of sugar
- Potatoes
- Extra virgin olive oil
How to make baked chicken meatballs with tomato sauce
we make the meatballs
- Put the minced meat in a bowl, add the eggs, the carrot cut into small pieces and the chives cut into small pieces, breadcrumbs and flour.
- Mix well with clean hands until a dough is formed.
- If we see that the dough is somewhat liquid to form meatballs, we add a little more flour.
- We mix again and form small balls with the dough (the size that we like the most)
We bake the meatballs
- We put in the oven and bake for 20 minutes at 180ºC, heat up and down.

We make the tomato sauce
- Chop the spring onion into rather small pieces and add it to a casserole with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, sauté for 5 minutes.
- Add the broth, let cook for 2 minutes
- Then add the crushed tomato, a pinch of sugar, salt to taste and pepper.
- Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Cook the meatballs with the tomato sauce
- Once the meatballs are baked, add them to the tomato sauce and cook for 10 minutes over medium-low heat.
How to accompany chicken meatballs

By using chicken meatwe convert the dumplings in light and much more digestive. In addition, we are going to accompany them with baked potato chipsa healthy way to turn a hearty dish into a much lighter one.
If you don’t want to do baked potato chips as a garnish you can do White rice: rice is an ideal accompaniment to meatballs with sauce or you can opt for boiled pasta, whatever it is, it is a balanced and very appetizing dish.
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Tips for Making Chicken Meatballs
What part of the chicken is best to make the meatballs?
- It is preferable to use chicken breasts, although you can also use boneless skinless chicken thighs, which are very juicy. You can chop your usual butcher or yourselves with a mincer.
How to get juicy meatballs
- In order for the meatballs to remain tender and juicy, it is not necessary to overdo it with the breadcrumbs or the flour, sometimes it is preferable that it costs us a bit to shape them so that they melt in the mouth later.
Is it better to bake the dumplings or fry them?
- You can fry the meatballs, although baking them will provide us with much less fat and will be just as delicious, perfect for light dinners.
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