Chicken and pumpkin meatballs

4 servings

30 minutes

This is how Lara Katsova makes meatballs.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 458
• Proteins: 34g
• Fats: 28.4g
• Carbohydrates: 20g

Ingredients

• Carrot: 1 pc
• Chicken thigh fillet: 500 g
• Vegetable oil: 1 tbsp
• Onion: 2 head
• Pumpkin: 300 g
• Chicken egg: 2 pc
• Garlic: 3 clove
• Tomatoes: 400 g
• Cheese: 100 g
• Cream: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Prepare the minced meat: pass the chicken thigh through a meat grinder.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken thigh fillet: 500 g

2. Grate the carrot coarsely, and then the cheese.

   Required ingredients:

   • Carrot: 1 piece
   • Cheese: 100 g

3. Heat the pan, add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and 25 grams of butter. Sauté the finely chopped onion and carrot.

   Required ingredients:

   • Vegetable oil: 1 tablespoon
   • Onion: 2 heads
   • Carrot: 1 piece

4. Grate the pumpkin on a coarse grater.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pumpkin: 300 g

5. Chop the parsley finely.

6. Mix sautéed vegetables with pumpkin, cheese, parsley, meat, and two eggs. Salt and pepper to taste.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pumpkin: 300 g
   • Cheese: 100 g
   • Chicken thigh fillet: 500 g
   • Chicken egg: 2 pieces

7. Form meatballs.

8. Fry the meatballs in a mixture of vegetable and butter until half-cooked.

   Required ingredients:

   • Vegetable oil: 1 tablespoon

9. Sauté the remaining onion and garlic. Add the crushed tomatoes. Salt, pepper, and sugar to taste. Add cream to taste.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 2 heads
   • Garlic: 3 cloves
   • Tomatoes: 400 g
   • Cream:  to taste

10. Transfer the meatballs to a saucepan with sauce. Simmer until cooked.

11. Garnish as desired when serving.