Microwave: Chicken Meatballs or Hairy Risian Bird Eggs

 March 9, 2019 is National Meatball Day!

This is an adaptation of an adaptation.

In the past, I made ground beef meatballs using guidance from the recipes below.

Now, I switched to ground chicken and made the recipe more #GERD-friendly.

Several of my recipes turn out looking alien. This is one.


Microwave Chicken Meatballs or Hairy Risian Bird Eggs
(Adapted from: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/The-Best-Meatballs/ and http://www.cookingnook.com/recipe/meatballs-recipe/)
 

Makes about 30 mini-meatballs.

Ingredients:

1.5 - 2 Lbs ground chicken
1 egg
2 Tspns garlic powder
1 TBspn onion powder
1 TBspn dry parsley, crushed
1/2 Cup parmesan cheese
1 Tspn dry oregano
5 dashes hot pepper sauce (Optional)
1 TBspn imitation bacon bits
18 saltine crackers, crushed or commercial bread crumbs
Ground black pepper to taste
Milk, if need to moisten


Process:

I realize that there is a difference between 1.5 - 2 Lbs of ground chicken. So, adjust use of spices accordingly as you wish.

Add ground chicken to a large bowl.
Add egg and spices.
Add crackers or about 3 TBspns of Bread Crumbs or more if needed
Stir, mix and mash ingredients together thoroughly.

 On a cutting board or other prep surface, sprinkle some bread crumbs.
Roll approximately a tablespoon or more in palms to create a ball.
Roll ball in a bit of bread crumbs to help the meatball stay together.
Use a microwave casserole dish with a cover.
Line the bottom of a microwave container with meatballs.
Add lid.
Microwave on high for 2 minutes.
Remove balls, place on plate to cool.

Create next batch and microwave to cook.
Continue making balls and cooking until mixture has been used.

While they came out tasty, I had no crushed the crackers sufficiently.

So, they look a bit odd and would probably fit right into the Star Trek Cookbook as a recipe, maybe called “Hairy Risian Bird Eggs." (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/star-trek-cookbook-ethan-phillips/1104309366)


#GERD-friendly
Updated 7/11/19