Ingredients
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1 1/4 lbs ground chicken
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1/2 cup breadcrumbs
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1/2 cup pecorino cheese (or Parmesan)
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salt
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pepper
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1 teaspoon fennel seed
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1/2 lemon zest (zest from half a lemon)
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3 tablespoons olive oil
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1 (14 ounce) can pizza sauce
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2 tablespoons onions, chopped
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1 egg, whisked
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1 garlic clove, minced
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4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese (12 thin slices)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F, setting rack to upper third part of oven.
- In a large bowl, using your hands, gently mix together first 11 ingredients.
- Shape into lacrosse-ball size balls (that would be somewhere between golf and tennis) and place a few inches from each other on a foil-lined baking sheet.
- In a small bowl, mix one spoonful of your pizza sauce with olive oil. Brush this mixture on top of each meatball. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes.
- Remove meatballs from oven, spoon some sauce on top of each meatball, and cover each with a slice of cheese.
- Broil another 3 to 5 minutes until cheese is bubbly and golden.
- Heat remaining sauce in a small saucepan.
- Serve meatballs with a dollop of sauce.