Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Sausage Balls, Tomato-Basil Sauce, Cacio e Pepe Potatoes and Roast Broccolini

Name: Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Sausage Balls, Tomato-Basil Sauce, Cacio e Pepe Potatoes and Roast Broccolini
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 tub bocconcini, bite size fresh mozzarella in water; 680 grams broccolini; 794 grams San Marzano tomatoes; 118 milliliters chicken stock or milk; 1 head garlic; 4 servings Extra-virgin olive oil, for liberal drizzling, 4 to 5 tablespoons total; 1 tub grated Pecorino Romano; 1 tub good quality fresh pesto from the refrigerated cases of the market; 907 grams Italian hot or sweet fresh chicken, turkey or pork sausage, bulk if available; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 907 grams baby Yukon gold potatoes

Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Sausage Balls, Tomato-Basil Sauce, Cacio e Pepe Potatoes and Roast Broccolini is a gluten free recipe with 4 servings. This main course has 1243 calories, 61g of protein, and 88g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 48% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have garlic, broccolini, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Quarter baby potatoes and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil then salt water and cook until tender, about 12 minutes.

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New Potato

Water

Salt

While potatoes come up to a boil, place a nonstick baking sheet alongside a mixing bowl.

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Potato

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Baking Sheet

Mixing Bowl

Remove 12 pieces of bite sized mozzarella from the water and set on work surface.

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Mozzarella

Water

Remove sausages from casings, if bulk not available, and place in a bowl.

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Sausage

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Bowl

Combine the meat into a single mound then score it into 4 sections. Each section will yield 3 large sausage meatballs. To form each ball, take a handful of meat and wrap it around a piece of mozzarella.

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Mozzarella

Meatballs

Sausage

Meat

Wrap

Roll 12 balls. Wash up. Coat balls with a drizzle of olive oil.

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Olive Oil

Roll

Bake 18 to 20 minutes until cooked through and evenly browned.

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Oven

While the balls are cooking, trim ends of clean broccolini and scatter evenly over a baking sheet. Grate or chop 2 to 3 cloves of garlic and drizzle the broccolini and garlic with olive oil, then season with salt and pepper and roast 12 to 15 minutes to crisp the broccolini tops.

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Salt And Pepper

Broccolini

Olive Oil

Clove

Garlic

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Baking Sheet

While the broccolini is roasting, add tomatoes to a small pot or skillet, mash with a potato masher and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Broccolini

Tomato

Potato

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Potato Masher

Frying Pan

Pot

Heat over medium heat then simmer to reduce about 8 to 10 minutes.

When the potatoes are tender, drain and return to the hot pot to dry them out a little. Mash the potatoes with 1/2 cup stock or milk, 1/2 to 2/3 cup grated Romano cheese, a few generous handfuls, lots of black pepper and a little salt.

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Romano Cheese