Mini Chicken Sausage Meatballs with Gnocchi and Tomato Sauce

Name: Mini Chicken Sausage Meatballs with Gnocchi and Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 227 grams tomato sauce; 794 grams crushed tomatoes; 454 grams gnocchi ( potato dumplings) from refrigerated or frozen foods section of market; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, 1/3 palm full; 20 leaves fresh basil, divided; 1 Tbsp grill seasoning (recommended: Montreal Steak Seasoning by McCormick); 680 grams ground chicken; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, plus some to drizzle; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 1 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes; 4 servings Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Romano, to pass at table; 4 servings Salt; 59 milliliters tender sun dried tomatoes (available in pouches or tubs in produce section)

Mini Chicken Sausage Meatballs with Gnocchi and Tomato Sauce is a gluten free and primal main course. This recipe covers 39% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 56g of protein, 40g of fat, and a total of 669 calories. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up tomato sauce, pepper flakes, salt, and a few other things to make it today. It is a pretty expensive recipe for fans of Mediterranean food.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Bring a pot of water to boil for gnocchi. Season the water with salt, add gnocchi and cook according to package directions.

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Gnocchi

Water

Salt

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Pot

Place chicken in a medium bowl with grill seasoning and add the fennel seeds. Pile sun-dried tomatoes on top of each other in small stacks then slice into thin strips. Coarsely chop the thin strips and add to bowl. Stack 10 basil leaves together then roll them up into a log. Shred the basil by thinly slicing the log.

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Sun Dried Tomatoes

Grill Seasoning

Fresh Basil

Fennel Seeds

Whole Chicken

Basil

Roll

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Grill

Bowl

Add basil to the bowl.

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Basil

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Bowl

Drizzle some extra-virgin olive oil over the chicken, mix meat together and roll into mini balls, 1 1/2 inches across, and arrange on a nonstick cookie sheet.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Meat

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 400 degree F for 10 to 12 minutes or until firm and lightly golden.

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Oven

Preheat a large skillet over medium heat.

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Frying Pan

Add 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, the onions and crushed red pepper flakes. Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the tomatoes and sauce and season with salt and pepper. Simmer over low heat. Stir in the remaining 10 leaves of basil, whole or torn.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Red Pepper Flakes

Salt And Pepper

Tomato

Onion

Basil

Sauce

Drain gnocchi and remove balls from oven. Toss gnocchi and meat balls with sauce and serve with grated cheese to pass at table.

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Meatballs

Gnocchi

Cheese

Sauce

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Servings:

227grams

tomato sauce 794grams

crushed tomatoes 454grams

gnocchi ( potato dumplings) from refrigerated or frozen foods section of market 1teaspoon

fennel seeds, 1/3 palm full 20leaves

fresh basil, divided 1Tbsp

grill seasoning (recommended: Montreal Steak Seasoning by McCormick)680grams

ground chicken 2Tbsps

extra-virgin olive oil, plus some to drizzle 1medium

onion, finely chopped 1teaspoons

crushed red pepper flakes 4servings

Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Romano, to pass at table 4servings

Salt 59milliliters

tender sun dried tomatoes (available in pouches or tubs in produce section)

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Italian works really well with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. One wine you could try is Spalletti Chianti Reserve Poggio Reale. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 23 dollars.