This is a delicious, nutritious dish that should be included in every housewife's cookbook. There are a huge number of recipes - from classic to original modern. The recipe for chicken fillet meatballs with mozzarella will not leave you indifferent. From the listed number of ingredients, you will get about 20-25 small meatballs.
It is necessary
- - 500 g chicken or turkey fillet;
- - 20-25 small balls of fresh mozzarella;
- - salt;
- - pepper to taste.
- For the sauce:
- - 300 g fresh soft tomatoes;
- - 2 small onions;
- - 5-7 sprigs of fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon of dry;
- - 2-3 cloves of garlic;
- - salt and pepper to taste.
Instructions
Step 1
Fillet of chicken or turkey, together with onion and garlic, turn through a meat grinder. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix everything well and knead the minced meat, as the dough is kneaded, this will add splendor to the finished product.
Step 2
We make small cakes from minced meat. Put a small piece of cheese in the middle of the cake. Close the cake and form a ball. Grease a baking sheet with oil and put the finished balls on it, put everything in the oven and bake for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.
Step 3
It's time to make the sauce. Chop the garlic finely. Peel the tomatoes and cut into small cubes or grate.
Step 4
Fry onions and garlic in vegetable or olive oil. Add the tomatoes and simmer everything over low heat for 3-4 minutes.
Step 5
Tear off the thyme leaves from the sprig and sprinkle the sauce with salt and pepper. We take the meatballs out of the oven and pour the prepared sauce onto them and bring to readiness at 180 degrees for 10 minutes.
