Healthy Baked Chicken Meatballs (with veggies)

These Healthy Baked Chicken Meatballs (with veggies) are delicious, easy to cook, and versatile. Serve them as a snack with a dipping sauce, mix them with your favorite pasta sauce for a quick lunch, or layer them over rice for an easy weeknight dinner. Choice is yours! Source: goldenbearmama

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Healthy Baked Chicken Meatballs (with veggies)
Suitable from
Finger foods (BLW)

Easy/Medium to prepare

Total time
30min

undefined min prep

Makes
5servings

adjustable below

Iron
0.2mg

per serving

Common allergens

Egg, Milk, WheatIntroduce one at a time.

Ingredients

5 servings
  • Chicken thigh1 lb
  • Egg1 piece
  • Olive oil2 tbsp
  • Carrots1 piece
  • Parmasan cheese1/2 cup
  • Breadcrumbs, panko1/2 cup
  • Salt1/2 tsp
  • Spices, garlic powder1/2 tsp
  • Spices, onion powder1/2 tsp

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 400F and prepare a medium baking sheet (grease with olive oil or use parchment paper).

  2. Place the chicken thighs, grated carrots and all the other ingredients in a food processor and blend until forms a paste.

  3. Mold the meatballs using a small scoop (about 1 tbsp), or a spoon.

  4. Bake for 25 minutes until golden and fully cooked (internal temperature 165°F)

Nutrition

Per serving, calculated from USDA data for the ingredients above.

Calories
68kcal
Protein
5.1g
Fat
4.6g
Carbs
1.4g
Calories from
  • Carbs8%
  • Protein30%
  • Fat61%

Ingredient health benefits

✨ Anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant
🦵 Cellular growth
🩸 Blood health
💭 Cognitive and neurodevelopmental
🧠 Brain development
🤲 Skin health
🫀 Cardiovascular health
👀 Eyesight
🦴 Bone health
🔥 Energy
💊 Supporting nutrition absorption
🚽 Digestion
🦠 Immune system
🔄 Healthy metabolism

General associations for these ingredients, not claims about this recipe.

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Nutrition Facts

Estimated · 5 servings per recipe

Amount per serving

Calories

68

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4.6g6%
Saturated Fat 1.3g6%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 33.0mg11%
Sodium 118.9mg5%
Total Carbohydrate 1.4g1%
Dietary Fiber 0.1g0%
Total Sugars 0.2g
Incl. Added Sugars 0.0g0%
Protein 5.1g10%
Vitamin D 0.1mcg0%
Calcium 27mg2%
Iron 0.2mg1%
Vitamin E 0.4mg2%
Vitamin B6 0.0mg2%
Vitamin B12 0.1mcg6%
Zinc 0.4mg4%
Choline 19mg3%

Estimated from USDA ingredient data. %DV uses the adult 2,000-calorie reference — children’s needs differ.