3 Ways To Make Meatballs (Chicken Piccata, Sweet & Sour, Rao's Famous) | Allrecipes

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

white wine

🥗Healthier: chicken broth

💰Cheaper: white grape juice

White grape juice adds sweetness without alcohol.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats provide fiber while crushed crackers are often cheaper.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and can be used for sautéing.

Chop shallots finely and chop parsley, setting some aside for later.

In a bowl, mix chopped shallots, parsley, half and half, grated Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, and an egg.

Add ground chicken to the mixture and rough chop the capers, then season with salt, lemon pepper, and garlic powder.

Mix until just combined, being careful not to overwork the meat.

Add more breadcrumbs to a shallow dish for coating the meatballs.

Roll the mixture into meatballs about the size of a golf ball, aiming for about 12 meatballs.

Heat olive oil in a skillet and brown the meatballs, cooking them about 80% of the way through.

Remove the meatballs from the skillet and add shallots and capers to the drippings, cooking for about a minute.

Deglaze the skillet with 1/4 cup white wine and add chicken stock, bringing it to a boil.

Return the meatballs to the skillet and let them cook and reduce in the sauce, basting occasionally.

Stir in cold butter cut into cubes and whisk until the sauce thickens, then add lemon juice and parsley before serving.

For sweet and sour meatballs, mix 1 egg, 1 cup plain breadcrumbs, and ground beef, seasoning with salt and pepper.

Roll the mixture into smaller meatballs, aiming for about 24 meatballs.

In a separate bowl, mix brown sugar, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, and 1 cup of cold water.

Dissolve cornstarch in the sauce mixture and add white vinegar and optional sriracha for spice.

Brown the meatballs in a skillet, then pour the sauce over them and let it thicken and glaze the meatballs.

Serve sweet and sour meatballs over fried rice, garnishing with green onions.

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