

#DELISH MEATBALLS FREE#
Feel free to try your own favorite herbs and spices, tasting as you go! Or, if you've got some time on your hands, we love this simple Marcella Hazan-inspired spaghetti sauce. For an even speedier dinner, you can totally go with jarred marinara sauce. When it comes to sauce, you've got options. And if you're feeling adventurous, it's also a great jumping off point for your own version of this classic dish! K.If you're looking for a super simple, comforting, no-frills bowl of spaghetti and meatballs, you've come to the right place. The rich beef broth and classic seasonings, topped with the golden onions and melted cheese was a win. Note: Additional time may be needed to make the base/starch for your dish.ġ0/10: French onion soup is my favorite and this recipe did not disappoint. The recipe comes together quickly, since the meatballs are cooking as you make the sauce. Once that’s done, it takes a short amount of time to form the meatballs and bake them.

There was hardly any prep besides chopping the garlic and onions and shredding the cheese. If you do have to go to the store, this is a budget-friendly meal, as you can customize the portions and cheese choices to fit your needs. If you’re a conscious eater/cook, then you may even have the ground chicken already. Since the recipe doesn’t require frying, you could even ask your children or siblings to help you mix and shape the meatballs before they’re baked.ĩ9% of the ingredients you will probably have on-hand. Even if you complete a step out of order, or don’t cut your ingredients completely symmetrical, this recipe will still turn out delicious. I’m giving Delish’s French Onion Chicken Meatballs a 10/10 for the following:īeginner: Most of the ingredients require little-to-no work. If you find that your sauce is thin, then serving the meatballs over potatoes will help with pulling the dish together. Next time, I may simmer it longer to see if the sauce does thicken naturally. In the end, I should’ve added some flour, as the sauce was more like a soup. My instincts told me to thicken the large amount of broth, but the recipe said the sauce thickened naturally, so I didn’t. I try not to deviate from recipes the first time that I make them. I will say that I didn’t add any thickener to my sauce. The French onion broth didn’t stick to the noodles, so it felt a bit like soup with meatballs and giant noodles. In the end, I probably should’ve made a mashed potato. They’d be plain enough not to detract from the French onion flavor, but hopefully starchy enough to soak up the French onion broth. I had egg-noodles, which I rarely cook with. I needed to put that sauce over something. Which is why, when I finished the recipe - I realized there was a lot of broth in the pan. The meatballs, sauce, and fresh Italian bread is enough of a meal for me. I’m a strange Italian, for the fact that I don’t always eat meatballs with pasta. The three of us ate these portions for dinner, with one serving of 4 meatballs leftover for the next day, which heated fine in the microwave. My batch made 15 small-to-medium-sized meatballs in total. They’re juicy - with depth of flavor - and easy to make! If you’re skeptical about the ground chicken, or worried about a picky eater in the family, I recommend you try these French onion chicken meatballs. They didn’t seem to notice any difference in flavor or the texture by using chicken instead of beef.

I was glad I told them about the ground chicken after they gobbled their bowls. They’re made of chicken.” My sister and her friend exchanged a surprised look. I said (commenting on the fact that it was ground chicken), “I guess we should cook more with ground chicken since it’s healthier.”

They ate their meatballs without question. I served this recipe to my sister and her best friend. Even baking the meatballs (something I don’t do), turned out well. I don’t frequently cook with ground chicken, so I was a bit skeptical to see if it changed the flavor and depth of the recipe. I’m thrilled with how easy and delicious this recipe is.
