Although meatballs for pasta are usually made with red meat, I chose to do them with chicken as the mixture provides a very juicy patty without sacrificing the taste.
Another contrast of my recipe with the traditional meatballs’ pasta is the amount of sauce. I opted to use just enough of it as I didn’t want her pasta to ‘float’ in the sauce and eventually overwhelm the taste of the meatballs.
Chicken Meatballs Pasta
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Chicken Meatballs Pasta
Servings: 5 People
Ingredients
- 500g Spaghetti
- 500ml of Tomato Pasta Sauce , find the recipe here.
- 100g Parmigiano Reggiano , grated
- 5 Litres of Water
- 500g Minced Chicken , fillets
- 50g Breadcrumbs
- ½ medium White Onion , finely chopped
- 1 Egg
- ½ tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 3 tbsp of EVOO , extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp Sweet Smoked Paprika
- 1 tsp Sumac
- ½ tbsp dry Mint , ground
- ¼ cup fresh Parsley , leaves picked and finely chopped, (plus more to garnish, optionally)
- 70ml White wine
- 1 tsp Sea Salt , plus more for the pasta water
- ½ tsp freshly ground Black Pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl add the breadcrumbs along with the onion, 1 tablespoon of oil, mustard, sumac, paprika, parsley, eggs, mint, salt and pepper and pour over them the wine. Mix thoroughly and then add the minced chicken meat, combine well, cover with plastic film and refrigerate for an hour or even overnight.
- Next day, or an hour later, take the minced chicken mixture out of the refrigerator and while cold form into small balls, 3 cm about.
- Place a large frying pan on medium heat and when hot pour 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. A minute later add the chicken balls and fry for about 3 minutes per side.
- Then pour all over them the pasta sauce, allow to heat up and simmer for 10 minutes with the lid covered. Turn off the heat and keep aside.
- In the meantime, place a large pot or saucepan on high heat, filled with the water, adding a generous amount of salt. Add the pasta, stirring occasionally so as not to stick and cook according to suggested time on the box of the pasta less 2 minutes. Reserve ½ cup of cooking water.
- Strain the pasta and return to the pan with the sauce and the meatballs on low heat. Stir for a minute so as the pasta absorbs the sauce. Add from the reserved water if consistency is on the thick side.
- Toss for an extra minute and serve in a deep dish and add some Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and serve.
