This recipe is inspired by one of our favorite chefs, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, but differs by our way making Chicken Meatballs instead of beef meatballs. You should know, however, I am a huge fan of all meatballs, no matter the shape, no matter the meat, no matter the seasonings, so I was extremely excited to make these. My favorite part is mixing all the ingredients with your hands and forming the balls.
Oven Baked Chicken Meatballs
My preferred method of cooking any meatball is definitely the oven! A slow oven cooked meatball beats cooking them in a skillet, where there is risk of over cooking or undercooking the meat, any day. Oven baked chicken meatballs are guaranteed to be juicer than any other method of cooking them! There is almost nothing worse then a dried out meatball hidden under a sauce. These are so good you don’t even need a sauce for them.
The Best Ground Chicken Meatballs
What makes these ground chicken meatballs the best is the ingredients I used. A little bit of everything goes a long way in terms of flavor! The soy sauce is a secret weapon that should always be turned to when cooking meats. And, with the grated parmesan and egg to help bind the meat, bread crumbs aren’t even necessary! When it comes to spices you can any way you want to be honest, but what we’ve provided you below is a perfectly well balanced equation for juicy low carb chicken meatballs.
Low Carb Chicken Meatballs
You can without a doubt replace the ground chicken in this recipe with beef, lamb or pork. It’s entirely up to you! Maybe a mix of pork and beef for a fattier, juicer meatball?! If you like this recipe you are sure to love our Keto Popcorn Chicken and Easy Cashew Chicken recipes. Although we normally use chicken thighs for a higher fat content, in our Low Carb Chicken Meatballs recipe we used ground chicken so feel free to up the fat in other ways!
Recipe can be quickly added to MyFitnessPal – Search “KetoConnect – Chicken Meatballs”
Low Carb Chicken Meatballs
Ingredients:
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 large Egg
- 1.5 tbsp minced garlic
- 1.5 tsp liquid aminos
- 3 tbsp chives
- 1.5 oz grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp Heavy Whipping Cream
- 3/4 tsp Onion powder
- 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
Instructions:
- Place ground chicken in a large bowl.
- Add all the seasonings, egg, cheese, soy sauce, chives, and heavy whipping cream to the chicken and combine using your hand.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degree and let the ground chicken mixture rest for 15 minutes in the bowl.
- Using a cookie scooper or your hands form 1 inch meatballs.
- Place meatballs on a greased baking sheet and bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
Notes
Written by
Megha Barot
Megha has always been a passionate cook, but she took this to a new level after starting her keo journey in 2015. She loves creating new recipes and producing educational content for KetoConnect, which she co-founded in 2016 with Matt. Her passion for healthy eating and personal development continues to thrive. She's the proud mom of two awesome kids.
Loved the flavor! Think these are much nicer than traditional meatballs. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
I really enjoy the two of you. I’m 80 and living a good retired life on keto. Healthiest I’ve ever been! I bought your book and enjoy every recipe. Sometimes I try to find that recipe on utube and follow along. I love watching both of you together or separately.
I made these last week and thought it had too much parmesan cheese
I made this recipe without pork rinds and found it hard to form the meatballs. Also there was a lot of liquid left in the pan. Not sure what went wrong. But it smells really good!
Such a shame…I just made these and thought it seemed so wet still… didn’t even know there was pork rinds needed until reading the comments. Frustrating…
Are the macros then calculated with the pork rind included?
Yes
Hey guys! I’ve been on Keto for 8 weeks and lost 16 lbs. I feel great! I just made this meatball recipe and wanted to tell you…it’s the bomb!!!! I’m Italian and I have eaten many a meatball in my life and these are right up there. Thanks!
Hhello! How many meatballs in a serving?
Thanks!
1 full recipe makes 4 servings, so the amount of meatballs that would be per serving depends on the size.
Hey Megha! How many meatballs is one in serving? Menu planning today and I am making all Keto Connect recipes! Thanks guys! <3
It depends on how big you decide to make them but I made about 20 – so 5 per serving.
These look yummy!!
I see you wrote you fixed recipe.
But I don’t see where. The one I’m seeing,still has no pork rinds listed.
Thank you for all you do to help us loose weight
I originally had that pork rinds could be a great option for adding, but that the parmesan and egg were all that was needed for binding! If you want to add pork rinds I would suggest 2 oz crushed! Hope you try them out and let us know what you think – I love a good meatball haha.
What about using the Psyllium powder
Instead of pork rinds? I think the pork rinds would be good but I like just snacking on them and I am trying to find ways to use up the ginormous bag of psyllium powder that’s in my pantry!
Love your site!
I think psyllium husk powder could be interesting to try although I’m not sure how they would turn out as we’ve never tried it.
on step 2 you mention pork rind but it is actually not listed in your ingredients, on step 3 you have 15 min twice
but it looks delicious 😀
Ah, thank you!! Corrected!
The instructions call for pork rinds, but there’s none listed in the ingredients.
Thank you! It’s fixed – its more of an optional and i totally fudged up when writing it, but it isn’t necessary so i left it out! Hope this helps
Hi guys, does it matter how much pork rinds you put in?
I just fixed the recipe – its more of an optional and I fudged up when writing the instructions, but it isn’t necessary so i left it out! Hope this helps
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Dumb question time…. I only have 1/2 pound of ground chicken left…do I divide each ingredient in the middle or just leave all other ingredients as is and I’ll just get two servings… I really wouldn’t know how to use half an egg ?
You can divide all the ingredients by half. For the egg, add to a bowl, whisk, then add half of it.