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Butter chicken meatballs served on rice and sprinkled with chopped cilantro.

Butter Chicken Meatballs

Catherine
Butter Chicken Meatballs - a fun twist on an Indian restaurant favorite! Tender chicken meatballs are smothered in a flavorful, Indian-spiced tomato sauce for a delicious meal that will become a new favorite. Serve over rice with naan for a perfect dinner any night of the week.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine Indian
Servings 6 servings
Calories 399 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the chicken meatballs:

  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup bread crumbs
  • 1/4 onion finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon parsley finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Spice mix:

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons garam masala
  • 2 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon ginger powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt

Other sauce ingredients:

  • 4 tablespoons ghee or butter
  • 2 cups tomato passata
  • 1/2 cup cream (or milk for a lighter, healthier sauce)
  • coriander to garnish

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, add of the chicken meatball ingredients and mix together. Scoop out a golf ball size amount of the mixture and roll it into a ball using the palms of your hands.
  • Arrange meatballs on baking sheet and bake for about 20 minutes or until cooked through.
  • Meanwhile, mix of the spice ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
  • In a saucepan or skillet, add the tomato passata and spice mix and bring to a simmer. Add the butter and continue to stir until the butter is melted. Simmer the sauce for a few minutes and then add the cream or milk. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning as needed.*
  • Add the cooked meatballs to the sauce and coat evenly. Serve over basmati rice.

Notes

  • *if the tomato passata is a bit too acidic, add a little more sugar to offset it.

    • Note: Metric ingredient measurements are provided as a courtesy using a third-party calculator and are rounded to the nearest unit. The recipes provided on this site have not been tested with metric measurements and their accuracy cannot be verified.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 399kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 18gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 180mgSodium: 1097mgPotassium: 526mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 580IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 2mg

    The nutritional information provided is based on third-party calculations and is an estimate only. Accurate nutritional facts will vary based on the particular brands used, portion sizes, measurement accuracy and more.

    Keyword butter chicken, chicken, ground chicken, meatballs
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