Creamy Garlic Pasta and Chicken Meatballs

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

ground chicken

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground beef is often less expensive.

Grate half an onion on the large holes of a box grater.

In a bowl, mix ground chicken with grated onion, salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder, and an egg.

Add plain bread crumbs to the mixture, adjusting the amount as needed for consistency.

Wet hands with cold water and roll the mixture into meatballs, about 1 tablespoon each.

Boil water in a pot, add salt, and then add the pasta, stirring occasionally until tender.

Heat a pan with enough oil to shallow fry the meatballs, cooking them in batches until golden brown.

Remove excess oil from the pan and wipe it out, then add butter and minced garlic, cooking on low heat until soft but not golden brown.

Add all-purpose flour to the garlic and cook for a minute or two until the raw taste disappears.

Pour in milk, season with salt and black pepper, and bring to a boil.

Add the cooked pasta and meatballs to the sauce, mixing to coat everything evenly.

If desired, add grated parmesan cheese and cook for a minute or two until the sauce is creamy.

Finish with chopped parsley before serving.

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