Chicken Meatballs

By chelyc13

Ingredients

• 3 slices Italian bread, torn into pieces (1 cup)
• 1/3 cup milk
• 3 oz pancetta
• 1 small onion
• 1 small garlic clove
• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 large egg
• 1 lb ground chicken
• 3 tblsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1 tbsp tomato paste

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400. Soak bread in milk in a small bowl until softened, about 4 minutes.

Cook Pancetta, onion, and garlic in 1 tbsp oil with 1/2 tsp each of salt and pepper over medium heat until onion is softened, about 6 minutes. Cool slightly.

Squeeze bread to remove excess milk, then discard milk. Lightly beat egg in a large bowl, then combine with chicken, pancetta mixture, bread, and parsley.

Form 12 meatballs and arrange in another 4 sided sheet pan.

Stir together tomato paste and remaining tbsp oil and brush over meatballs, then bake in upper third of oven until meatballs are just cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.