Description
Creamy pesto chicken meatball lettuce boats for when you want a dish that is full of flavor but low on carbs.
Ingredients
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- 500g Ground Chicken
- 1 tbsp Ground Garlic
- 1 tbsp Ground Ginger
- 1/2 cup Breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup Pesto (homemade)
- 1 Egg (beaten)
- Creamy Pesto Sauce
- 1/2 cup Pesto
- 1/3 cup Cream
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- Chopped Spring Onion (garnish)
- Extra Grated Parmesan (garnish)
Instructions
- Combine the meat with all the other ingredients.
- Mix well.
- Shape into meatballs and pan-fry in shallow oil till golden brown.
- Gently heat the pesto in a pan.
- Once it begins to bubble, pour in the cream.
- Stir well till it thickens.
- Add in the pepper.
- Remove from heat.
- Place meatballs in the sauce, garnish and serve with your choice of pasta or in lettuce leaves topped with extra sauce.
- Enjoy!!
Notes
Prepared, tried, and tested by Rochelle Lazarus Govender from The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs and SA Tasty Recipes – Saffas Daily Recipes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 675
- Sugar: 2
- Sodium: 541
- Fat: 51
- Saturated Fat: 15
- Unsaturated Fat: 32
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 18
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 40
- Cholesterol: 221
