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Healthy Chicken Meatball Grinders Recipe - Easy & Delicious

 
INGREDIENTS

1 pound ground chicken breast 1/2 cup fresh whole wheat or white bread crumbs (1 slice bread) 1 egg white 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon black pepper Nonstick cooking spray 1/4 cup chopped onion 1 can (8 ounces) whole tomatoes, drained and coarsely chopped 1 can (4 ounces) no-salt-added tomato sauce 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning 4 small hard rolls, split 2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese

PREPARATION:

  1. Combine chicken, bread crumbs, egg white, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper in medium bowl. Form mixture into 12 to 16 meatballs.
  2. Spray medium nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot. Add meatballs; cook and stir about 5 minutes or until browned on all sides. Remove meatballs from skillet.
  3. Add onion to skillet; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce and Italian seasoning; heat to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, 15 minutes. Return meatballs to skillet; simmer, covered, 15 minutes.
  4. Place 3 to 4 meatballs in each roll. Divide sauce evenly; spoon over meatballs. Sprinkle with cheese.
This recipe appears in: Italian NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Serving Size: 1 Grinder sandwich Sodium 702 mg Protein 31 g Fiber 3 g Carbohydrate 40 g Cholesterol 63 mg Saturated Fat 2 g Total Fat 7 g Calories from Fat 17 % Calories 340 DIETARY EXCHANGE: Vegetable 1-1/2 Starch 2 Meat 3