Name: Creamy Cajun Chicken Meatballs Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¾ cup Bread Crumbs; 1 Egg; 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning; 3 Garlic Cloves (minced); ¼ cup grated Parmesan; 1 ¼ pounds ground Chicken; 3 tablespoons Olive Oil; Salt to taste; 1 tablespoon Olive Oil; 1 tablespoon Butter; 2 Garlic Cloves (minced); ½ cup chopped Onions; 2 tablespoons Flour; 1 ½ cups low sodium Chicken Broth; 1 tablespoon Cajun Seasoning; 1/2 teaspoon Paprika; Salt and Pepper to taste; ½ cup Heavy Cream

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How To Make Creamy Cajun Chicken Meatballs

Flavored with cajun seasoning, these chicken meatballs are cooked in a rich and creamy sauce and perfect as a meaty yet light dish.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Meatballs:

¾cupbread crumbs
1egg
2tbspCajun seasoning
3garlic cloves,minced
¼cupparmesan,grated
1¼lbsground chicken
3tbspolive oil
salt,to taste

For Sauce:

1tbspolive oil
1tbspbutter
2garlic cloves,minced
½cuponions,chopped
2tbspflour
1½cupslow sodium chicken broth
1tbspCajun seasoning
½tsppaprika
salt and pepper,to taste
½cupheavy cream

Instructions

In a bowl mix together all the ingredients for the meatballs except oil till just combined. Form them into approximately 18 meatballs.
Heat olive oil in a pan and add the meatballs to the pan. Do not overcrowd the pan and if its not large enough, cook the meatballs in batches. Brown the meatballs on all sides and remove them on a plate.
To start making the sauce, heat olive oil and butter in the same pan and add garlic and onions. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes and add the flour.
Cook the flour for a minute or two to cook it so that it doesn’t taste raw. Slowly add the chicken broth and keep whisking continuously till the sauce thickens.
Add the cajun seasoning, paprika, salt, pepper and the meatballs. Simmer the meatballs for 10 minutes till they are cooked through.
Mix in the heavy cream and turn off the flame. Serve hot.

Nutrition

Calories: 127.54kcal
Fat: 8.86g
Saturated Fat: 3.24g
Trans Fat: 0.04g
Monounsaturated Fat: 4.10g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.00g
Carbohydrates: 5.20g
Fiber: 0.43g
Sugar: 0.66g
Protein: 7.17g
Cholesterol: 43.32mg
Sodium: 163.31mg
Calcium: 47.19mg
Potassium: 199.06mg
Iron: 0.83mg
Vitamin A: 38.94µg
Vitamin C: 0.65mg

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