Mini Chicken Sausage Meatballs with Gnocchi and Tomato Sauce

Name: Mini Chicken Sausage Meatballs with Gnocchi and Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 bunches 6 cups, arugula, cleaned and trimmed, coarsely chopped; 237 milliliters 20 leaves fresh basil, divided; 227 grams tomato sauce; 794 grams crushed tomatoes; 454 grams gnocchi, potato dumplings, from refrigerated or frozen foods section of market; 4 servings Crusty bread, to pass at table; 1 Handful flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 Tbsp grill seasoning (recommended: Montreal Steak Seasoning by McCormick); 680 grams ground chicken; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, plus some to drizzle; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 1 green Italian cubanelle pepper, seeded and very thinly sliced; 4 servings Pepper; 6 larges radishes, thinly sliced; 1 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes, eyeball it in your palm; 2 Tbsps red wine vinegar, eyeball it; 118 milliliters Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Romano, – a couple of handfuls, plus some to pass at table; 4 servings Salt; 4 scallions, chopped on an angle; 2 teaspoons steak seasoning; 59 milliliters tender sun-dried tomatoes (available in pouches or tubs in produce section); 237 milliliters chopped pickled green beans, available on condiment aisle, or hot pickled Italian vegetable salad, Giardiniera, drained well

The recipe Mini Chicken Sausage Meatballs with Gnocchi and Tomato Sauce could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in roughly 30 minutes. One portion of this dish contains approximately 54g of protein, 50g of fat, and a total of 790 calories. For $4.96 per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. If you have pepper flakes, scallions, cubanelle pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the pepper you could follow this main course with the Easy Peppermint Dessert as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring a pot of water to a boil for gnocchi. Salt boiling water but wait a while to drop in gnocchi.

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Gnocchi

Water

Salt

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Pot

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Place chicken in a medium bowl with grill seasoning and 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 the 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 the half the basil to the bowl.

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Basil

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Bowl

Drizzle extra-virgin olive oil over the bowl.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Bowl

Mix chicken together, roll into mini balls, 1 1/2 inches across, and arrange on a nonstick cookie sheet.

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Whole Chicken

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 400 degrees F for 10 to12 minutes or until firm and lightly golden.

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Oven

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. To the hot skillet, add extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan then the garlic, onions and crushed red pepper flakes. Cook until tender, about 5 to 6 minutes.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Red Pepper Flakes

Garlic

Onion

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Frying Pan

Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce and season sauce with salt and pepper.

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Crushed Tomatoes

Salt And Pepper

Tomato Sauce

Sauce

Drop gnocchi in boiling water and cook 5 minutes or to package directions.

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Gnocchi

Water

Stir basil into sauce to wilt it.

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Basil

Sauce

Drain gnocchi and arrange on a platter.

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Gnocchi

Remove balls from oven and add to gnocchi, equally distributing them.

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Gnocchi

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Oven

Sprinkle cheese over meatballs and hot dumplings then top with sauce by carefully ladling it all over and around the platter. Gently toss to combine then serve with crusty bread and Peppery Salad.

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Crusty Bread

Meatballs

Cheese

Sauce

Place the steak seasoning and vinegar in the bottom of a small bowl then whisk in extra-virgin olive oil and let dressing stand 10 to 15 minutes.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Steak Seasoning

Vinegar

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Whisk

Bowl

Add the radishes, peppers, pickled vegetables, arugula and parsley to a salad bowl. When you're ready to serve the salad, dress it, toss and season it with salt, if necessary, to taste.

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Vegetable