Jumbo Veggie Meatballs- Meal in One
 
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Recipe type: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: American
Serves: 8-10
Ingredients
To saute for the Meatballs
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp fennel seeds
  • ½ red onion
  • 10 white mushrooms
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 10 cloves garlic, finely diced
For the Meatballs
  • 1 medium sized cooked russet potato
  • ½ cup aged manchego cheese, grated
  • ½ cup wild rice or any rice of your choice, cooked
  • 1 bunch cilantro, leaves, finely chopped
  • 16 oz ground Chicken mince
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes
  • ½ - 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • ½ tsp salt
Instructions
  1. In a electric food processor or hand processor finely chop the onion, mushrooms, red bell pepper finely. Except for the onions, Add mushrooms and red bell pepperit to a large mixing bowl.
  2. Take a medium sized saute pan, add olive oil and fennel seeds. Once the seeds splutter a bit, add the garlic, fry it for about a minute before adding the onion. Brown the onion for couple minutes, and add all the mushrooms and bell pepper. Cook it slightly for about a 2 minutes. Add it to a mixing bow. Let cool completely.
  3. Mash the potato and add it to the mixture as well. To it, add egg, manchego cheese, rice, pepper flakes, pepper, salt. Use clean hand and mix it really well.
  4. Add the chicken mince, be gentle to incorporate everything. Mix well. Let it sit and solidify before making the balls.
  5. Make the balls out of the mixture and lay it on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. You will get about 8 jumbo balls or 12 medium sized balls. Put it in the freezer for about an hour before you Air Fry them, Bake them or Pan fry them.
  6. Air Fry it at 360 for about 16-18 minutes or Bake them at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. You can pan fry them as well, but the shape will alter a bit.
Recipe by Food Fashion Party at https://www.foodfashionparty.com/2021/03/19/jumbo-chicken-meatballs/