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Baked Chicken Meatballs and Spaghetti

By:Nagi
Published:25 Sep '17Updated:22 Jun '21
117 Comments
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Chicken Meatballs – little golden balls that are juicy on the inside, bursting with savoury flavour, these are BAKED so they hold their nice round shape and frankly, it’s just way easier than pan frying! Spaghetti and meatballs was never so tasty!

And PS – just wait until you see how soft these are in the video!

Plump, juicy BAKED Chicken Meatballs and Spaghetti! They come out golden brown on the outside, and so soft and juicy on the inside. recipetineats.com

Chicken Meatballs

Monday Meatball Mania* is back – and fellow meatball lovers, I have a ripper for you today! Beautiful, juicy, super tasty chicken meatballs that are baked, not fried. No more rolling meatballs around in the skillet, tediously ensuring they brown as evenly as possible all over and praying to a higher power that they stay nice and round.

Forget that. Just spray ’em and bake ’em!

* Monday Meatball Mania is a “thing” that my friend Jo from Jo Cooks and I started at the beginning of 2017. Because we both agree that all ball shaped food is delicious, and there should be more of it in the world, so we’re making our contribution by each sharing a meatball recipe on the last Monday of every month.

Plump, juicy BAKED Chicken Meatballs and Spaghetti! They come out golden brown on the outside, and so soft and juicy on the inside. recipetineats.com

Chicken Meatballs MUST be soft and juicy!

Look how soft they are! ↑↑↑ Can’t squeeze dry, hard meatballs like that. You’ll see the squeezing action in the video too. 😉

And here’s a little peek inside. Juicy!

Plump, juicy BAKED Chicken Meatballs and Spaghetti! They come out golden brown on the outside, and so soft and juicy on the inside. recipetineats.com

You’ll find that these meatballs are have plenty of flavour so you’ll need to resist the temptation to pop them straight into your mouth from the tray. I say “resist”, but I do insist that the cook does a taste test before plating these up. You know, to check for seasoning… 😉

From a practical perspective, what I was leading to is that these would be great to pass around at a gathering. I’d probably have some kind of sauce on the side – ketchup, or even some of the tomato basil pasta sauce in this recipe.

But I must say that they are absolutely fantastic tossed through spaghetti with a simple homemade pasta sauce. It’s the same one I use in the Spinach Ricotta Cannelloni I shared last week.

What a sight. Hurry up dinner time! I’m in the mood for meatballs tonight! – Nagi x

Plump, juicy BAKED Chicken Meatballs and Spaghetti! They come out golden brown on the outside, and so soft and juicy on the inside. recipetineats.com

Plump, juicy BAKED Chicken Meatballs and Spaghetti! They come out golden brown on the outside, and so soft and juicy on the inside. recipetineats.com

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Chicken Meatballs
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BAKED Chicken Meatballs with Spaghetti

Author: Nagi
Prep: 20 minutes mins
Cook: 25 minutes mins
Total: 45 minutes mins
Mains
Western
4.94 from 30 votes
Servings4 - 5 people
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Recipe VIDEO above. Golden brown on the outside, soft and juicy on the inside, these Baked Chicken Meatballs are lip smackingly delicious! Pass them around with ketchup at a gathering or make Spaghetti and Meatballs! 

Ingredients

Meatballs:

  • 500 g/1lb chicken mince (ground chicken), or turkey or pork (Note 1)
  • 1/4 small white onion , grated into the bowl
  • 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1/3 cup grated parmesan
  • 1 large garlic clove , minced
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley (or 2 tsp dried parsley or basil)
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • Olive oil spray (or olive oil)

Pasta Sauce:

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove , finely chopped
  • 3/4 small onion , finely chopped
  • 800 g / 28 oz crushed tomato
  • 1 cup / 250 ml water (swirl in tomato can to clean out)
  • Handful basil leaves , torn, or 1 tsp dried herbs (e.g. Italian mix, oregano, thyme, basil)

Serving:

  • 250 g/ 1/2 lb spaghetti or other long strand pasta of choice , cooked per packet
  • Fresh basil , optional
  • Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 200C/390F (standard) or 180C/350F (fan/convection).
  • Place a rack on a tray, and spray the rack with oil.
  • Place Meatball ingredients in a bowl, mix well. Scoop up a heaped tablespoon, roll into a ball and place on the rack. Repeat with remaining mixture - should make 25 - 30. Tip: spray hands with oil or wet lightly with water.
  • Spray each ball well with oil, then bake for 25 minutes until golden brown. Give 'em a squeeze and you'll see how soft they are!

Sauce:

  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and onion, cook for 2 - 3 minutes until translucent. Add tomato and water, stir then turn heat down to medium. Simmer for 5 - 10 minutes, then season to taste with salt and pepper and stir through basil (or use dried herbs).

Serving:

  • Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water. Drain then return pasta to the same pot.
  • Add Sauce and meatballs, toss.
  • Serve, garnished with fresh basil and parmesan.

Recipe Notes:

1. Chicken mince sold in supermarkets in packets can sometimes be quite watery which makes the meatball mixture hard to roll into balls. So check the packet - if there are pools of water, avoid it! If you go to a butcher, ask for thigh rather than breast - better flavour.
If your mixture is very wet, add a bit more breadcrumbs and/or refrigerate mixture for 30 minutes (this firms it up).
2. Nutrition per person, assuming 5 servings.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 397gCalories: 537cal (27%)
Keywords: Baked meatballs, Chicken meatballs
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So exhausted after a big beach session, he slept through meatballs….. though you’ll see in the video that I did wake him up for a treat! 😂

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117 Comments

  1. Belinda Parsons says

    August 2, 2023 at 4:48 am

    5 stars
    Just made this, sooo tasty !
    Cooked it in the airfryer 180 15 mins . 😋

    Reply
  2. Belinda Parsons says

    August 2, 2023 at 4:47 am

    5 stars
    Just made, this absolutely tasty !
    Cooked it in the airfryer 180 15 mins . 😋

    Reply
  3. Brydee Hart says

    May 14, 2023 at 7:30 am

    5 stars
    These were fabulous and so soft and tender. I didn’t have any of the red sauce ingredients so I just made a simple lemon/garlic/onion/ricotta/pasta water concoction and added loads of parmesan on the top and it was a huge hit with the fam. Am making a double batch today for the freezer. Thank you once again Nagi!

    Reply
  4. Adriana Di Antonio says

    April 19, 2023 at 3:14 am

    5star recipe for its simplicity and heavenly taste! Nagi, you are the best!

    Reply
  5. Tracy Wilkinson says

    April 18, 2023 at 4:47 pm

    5 stars
    Such a great recipe and my only addition was a sprinkle of sugar to counteract the tomato bitterness that sometimes happens with tinned tomatoes. My husband enjoyed the chicken balls and delicious fresh flavours with spaghetti. Definitely a good recipe for ease of baking the balls. ❤️❤️

    Reply
  6. Jaslynn Yoon says

    June 20, 2022 at 12:15 am

    OMG. Never have I ever seen a recipe so easy and delicious ! Tastes amazing ! I did remove the parmesan and parsley because my brothers don’t like them but it still tasted bomb and I will definitely make this again in the future and sharing this . Although it does take some time it makes a perfect dinner and all of the ingredients are accessible .
    Definitely a 10/10 for me 🙂

    Reply
  7. Malin says

    June 16, 2022 at 2:52 am

    5 stars
    I make this recipe all the time, I always dubble it so we have enough for another time but they always get eaten in one go! I was out of eggs when I cooked them last night and just in case someone who’s wondering reads this comment I just wanted to say that it worked amazingly without aswell! 🙂 no leftovers that night either 😂

    Reply
  8. Gill says

    May 30, 2022 at 9:33 pm

    Test Driving this tonight…I’ll let you know how it goes

    Reply
  9. Adela says

    March 30, 2022 at 12:03 am

    I’ve no Parmesan can I use regular cheese or will mixture be too moist? Thank you

    Reply
    • Jaslynn Yoon says

      June 20, 2022 at 12:20 am

      I took it out completely bcs of my brothers and it turned out almost the same, it’s all really for taste but do what you prefer.

      Reply
  10. Nan says

    February 3, 2022 at 9:51 am

    Would ground turkey work instead of chicken? Our store only has turkey.

    Reply
    • Margaret Flynn says

      March 31, 2023 at 3:27 pm

      5 stars
      Yes, I sub turkey in this recipe because I think it has more flavor. Made it for a large family dinner to rave reviews.

      Reply
  11. Meena says

    January 26, 2022 at 10:17 pm

    Are these freezable once cooked?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      January 27, 2022 at 10:47 am

      Hi Meena – yes you can freeze the meatballs but I don’t recommend freezing the pasta. N x

      Reply
  12. Dee says

    December 4, 2021 at 4:19 am

    5 stars
    Amazing recipe.. tried it out the first time and it was a hit 🥰🥰

    Reply
  13. Terry says

    November 18, 2021 at 8:49 am

    OMG, these Chicken meatballs are so good. I test drove a couple before baking them. Cooked stovetop. So good. Then I tried the baked ones, so moisted. oh Mama. Thank you for this

    Reply
    • Tracey says

      April 30, 2022 at 1:30 pm

      Can you use both chicken and turkey mince together?

      Reply
      • Nagi says

        May 1, 2022 at 11:43 am

        You could Tracey! N x

        Reply
  14. Sinead says

    November 9, 2021 at 12:24 pm

    These meatballs are so good. I made with ground turkey but everything else the same. My picky eater asked for them again, I’m not sure that’s ever happened!

    Reply
  15. Tara says

    October 30, 2021 at 11:42 am

    4 stars
    Filed to family favourites now- tried on numerous occasions. Nice change in flavour compared with Beef or Pork- also works with pantry tweaks when you don’t always have on hand the “exact” ingredients. My oven is slow though and mine always need more time- I just set the timer for 25 minutes and then eyeball for goldeness accordingly. Thanks Nagi.

    Reply
  16. Joy says

    October 21, 2021 at 4:17 pm

    I’m sure the recipe is 5 star but my cooking is not. The meatballs were dry and hard. I will try again with thighs

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      October 22, 2021 at 9:34 am

      Thighs are better for this Joy…better luck next time! N x

      Reply
  17. Lana says

    August 12, 2021 at 4:35 am

    Can I use ground turkey in place of chicken?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      August 12, 2021 at 6:46 pm

      Yes 100% Lana!!! N x

      Reply
  18. Katie Webster says

    March 25, 2021 at 3:28 am

    5 stars
    These are great! My toddlers ate them and husband loved it. The spaghetti sauce made so much I froze the leftover. Will be making these again for sure!

    Reply
  19. Emilie Rubio says

    February 23, 2021 at 4:10 am

    5 stars
    I’ve made these meatballs in the past and they are amazing. I’m wonder about omitting the egg since my son has an egg allergy… should I sub with something else or just leave out the egg?

    Reply
    • MJ says

      August 24, 2021 at 6:59 am

      I use 2T of buttermilk to replace each egg when making meatballs (my kid is allergic too)

      Reply
    • Rebecca J peil says

      May 20, 2021 at 10:42 pm

      You might be able to use flax seed and water as an egg replacer.

      Reply
  20. Kym says

    January 24, 2021 at 12:26 pm

    5 stars
    Yum! These were so good, husband has requested again this week 🙂

    Reply
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