These Low Carb Chicken Parmesan Meatballs are tender and juicy, and incredibly flavorful - savory chicken meatballs, topped with homemade marinara sauce, melty cheese and fresh herbs.All the flavors of chicken parmesan in delicious bite size for.
Ingredients in Chicken Parmesan Meatballs
Recipe Tips and Variations
Just a few notes about these low carb chicken parmesan meatballs. Ground chicken is very soft and is hard to form into meatballs. But, once you get them rounded, they will keep their shape. Alternately, you can also substitute ground turkey or ground beef. You can even use ground pork if you like. I used my Low Carb Marinara Sauce for this recipe. Feel free to substitute a store-bought sauce to make this dish, but be sure to look for a variation free of added sugars. Look for a brand that only uses ingredients like fresh herbs and vegetables. I have no doubt that these low carb meatballs will be going into heavy rotation in your low carb meal planning
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Chicken Parmesan Meatballs
- Total Time: 43 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Low Carb Chicken Parmesan Meatballs -tender and juicy chicken meatballs, topped with marinara sauce, cheese and fresh herbs. All the flavors of chicken parmesan in delicious bite size form.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- ½ cup Three Cheese Garlic Marinara Sauce (get the recipe here)
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a large baking dish.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine ground chicken, 2 tablespoons of marinara sauce, Parmesan cheese, parsley, garlic, Italian seasoning, onion powder, salt, and pepper
- Form the mixture into 12 equal meatballs. Place the meatballs in the prepared baking dish, leaving space between each meatball. Bake for 25 minutes on the middle rack.
- Remove the baking dish from the oven, and spoon the remaining sauce over the top of each meatball. Then top each meatball with mozzarella cheese.
- Increase the oven heat to broil and transfer the meatballs back to the oven until cheese is melted and golden brown – About 2 to 3 minutes.
Notes
- net carbs per serving: 3g
- Storage: Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Reheating: I like to reheat these in the air fryer or in the oven, with a little extra sauce and cheese
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 28 minutes
- Category: Chicken Recipes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 Meatballs
- Calories: 257kcal
- Fat: 15g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 26g
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Anonymous says
Looks amazing!
Jennifer says
What is in the middle bowl in the second picture? It looks like quinoa, but it's not listed in the ingredients?
Kyndra Holley says
It's minced garlic and it is listed in the ingredients
Jennifer says
That is 1 TBS garlic? It looks huge in the pic! lol Ok, off to make them now 🙂 Thanks!
Misty says
These meatballs are AMAZING! They really do taste like chickem parm. I only had "the green can" parmesan so I subbed that. This was such a delicious dish that I can't believe I made this in my kitchen.
Sarah Montgomery says
Have these in the oven right now 🙂 can't wait!!!
Anonymous says
these are amazing
Hayley @ Low Carb Central says
I would just like to say Kyndra - I am STILL drooling over these! I have them saved as a favourite to make once we move (clearing out lots of food at the moment so we have less to move!) but I keep coming back to them and thinking hmm maybe I can make an exception and go buy the stuff for these!
Jessica Ouimet says
These sounds so good! Thank you!
Shannon Hammonds says
I'm trying this one tonight... can't wait!!
losingitlittlebylittle says
Thanks for posting this! Chicken parm is one of my hubby's favorite dishes, and now that I am gluten-free I wasn't quite sure how I could still do it. I think this just might do the trick! 🙂
Laci B says
whats a good side dish??