ground chicken chorizo italian meatballs
Get ready to taste the most delicious meatballs ever! Ground chicken chorizo italian meatballs are simple to make and hard to stop eating!
Italian Meatballs Homemade
Ground chicken seasoned with some tasty beef chorizo makes the recipe just a tad bit healthier! However, if you want to choose another type of ground meat, please do so!
There’s just so much flavor in the seasoning mixture, I’m thinking you’re not going to believe you’re eating ground chicken, which sometimes doesn’t have much flavor!
Homemade Italian Meatballs
There’s nothing complicated about making these homemade Italian meatballs.
All you have to do is play in the big mixing bowl bringing all the ingredients together, roll them into balls (your size of the ball is optional), either brown them in a skillet or bake in the oven, then simmer for a while in a really good brand of jarred marinara sauce! Yep, that’s it!
Old Fashioned Italian Meatballs
Now these are old school and old fashioned kinds of balls. Nothing fancy. Just good flavor and some delicious seasonings blended in.
Using the chorizo adds a big dimension of packed flavor to the ground chicken. Actually, ground chicken alone can be kind of bland. It just doesn’t pack the flavor because there’s not that much ‘fat’. So that’s why we’re ramping up the flavor of the ground chicken (or turkey) with the chorizo.
Easy Italian Meatballs
We’re definitely meatball lovers in our family. And, when the grandkids come, this is precisely what they want!
Over the years, I’ve created variations of recipes like these asiago fresh herb meatballs and pesto meatballs.
And, for something really fun, try my meatloaf meatballs. Really, isn’t that kind of what meatballs are, little round meatloaf mixtures. Or maybe it’s the other way around!
It's perfectly fine to substitute other ground meats, pork, turkey, beef, lamb. Italian sausage. OPTIONAL: You can put the meatballs in the oven. Preheat to 350 and bake for about 15 to 18 minutes. For the dry Italian seasoning, you can substitute the Italian Herb Paste.
ground chicken chorizo italian meatballs
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Can you bake these? If so what temp and how long?
Dustin…you could back the meatballs. I think doing the frying gives them a nice subtle crunch. You could do it a couple of ways. Pan fry exterior of meatballs then transfer to 350 oven, cover and cook about 20 minutes then put in your sauce and let those juices marry with sauce. Or put meatballs in pan, bake (350F) about 30 minutes and transfer (scrape out all the juices and stuff in the pan!) to your sauce. Keep in mind, Dustin, that the amount of time you cook these meatballs depends upon the size of the meatball. Mine are usually about golf ball size. I’m so excited to hear back from you once you make this recipe! Enjoy, my friend, and I so appreciate your visiting often here in Ally’s Kitchen! xoxo ~ally
I live in a small town and can not get the ingredients mentioned but would love to try this recipe what can I substitute for Italian Herbs Stir-In-Paste and Braggs Nutritional Seasoning? I think I will be able to find the General Tso’s Chicken Seasoning Mix but not sure. Hope you can help
Hi, Julie! Thanks for those great questions…actually, you can order on both on Amazon and have them delivered right to your house or mailbox. I have links below the recipe where you can click to Amazon. Now, IF you don’t do Amazon, then I’d suggest you look at WalMart. They do have both Braggs and other brands. Check this link: https://bit.ly/2JEnYeX WalMart also carries the stir-in herb paste (according to Google!). Hope this helps…these meatballs are crazy good!! Thanks for being a super supporter! xo ~ally
The chicken meatballs look absolutely amazing! I so agree with you, Ally, there is nothing better than marrying different cultural flavors into a dish! I wish I could reach the dish through my computer screen! Looks so yummy!!
Oh, you’re too sweet, Hadia! And, yes, we both believe in merging beautiful cultural palates w/our food! I mean it’s only better w/diversity!! xoxo Thank you, luv!
Wow! Chicken and chorizo in one meatball. The perfect balance of fats and flavor. So love this dish!
I sure hope so, Miss Pea!! I must say Ben LOVED LOVED them!! xo Thank you!
Wow these sounds fabulous I think I found a new meatball I may just be in love with …bet they smell fabulous cooking too!
Oh, now, my sweet, Claudia! You are the meatball diva! And, I hope these meet up to your expectations! Yes, they smell awesome cooking! It’s hard to resist!! Thanks, luv xox
Man….does it get any better?!!❣️My favorite flavors literally ROLLED into one spectacular dish❣️
Lori Girl!!!! Do you KNOW how much I wuzzzzzzzzzz you!! Yes, Ben and I both had these meatballs this morning for brekkie…even better!! xoxo Thank you!!
Where do you purchase your beef chorizo and is it the fresh or smoked kind?
Hi, Ronda! I get my beef chorizo at our local market. But, I’ve also found it at places like Krogers (City Market). It’s packaged (I think 7-8 oz. roll). Not smoked. Here’s the brand I use: https://www.caciqueinc.com/products/ranchero-beef-chorizo/ It’s probably available on Amazon (but you’d have to buy several packages). These meatballs are sooooooooooooo good!! Thanks for visiting, luv!