Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1.6 lbs (750g) Chicken (I use half chicken breasts and half thighs* see notes)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup (60g) breadcrumbs
  • 2 tbsp fresh tarragon (finely chopped)
  • 1 tbsp parmesan (freshly grated)
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 garlic clove (finely chopped or minced)
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) red wine
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 26 oz (800g ) canned chopped tomatoes (high quality (2 cans))
  • 1 cup water

Instruction

  • Add chicken breasts and thighs to a food processor and blitz to a course minced texture. You can also use ground chicken and skip this step.
  • Add the chicken to a large mixing bowl with breadcrumbs, egg, tarragon, parmesan and sea salt. Mix everything together until thoroughly combined.
  • Roll the chicken mixture into balls using a heaped tbsp for even measure. Make sure to roll the balls until there are no cracks and have a shine to them. *See tips section for help of forming meatballs.
  • Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
  • Add olive oil to a pan/skillet and brown the meatballs on all sides then set aside. You might need to do this in batches.
  • Keep the skillet on the heat and add the chopped garlic, saute for 1 minutes until fragrant then add the red wine. Reduce by half then add the tomato paste and mix to combine.
  • Add the chopped tomatoes and water and reduce the sauce for 10 minutes. Pour the sauce into a baking dish big enough to hold all meatballs and top with the meatballs.
  • Bake the meatballs for 25 minutes until the sauce is a rich red colour, bubbling and the meatballs are cooked through.
  • Garnish with basil and parmesan and serve with you favorite sides.