French Onion Meatballs with Ground Chicken

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French Onion Meatballs with Ground Chicken

French onion meatballs in chicken form. These meatballs are flavorful with caramelized onions with melty gruyere cheese.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1

Total Time1 15

Course: dinner

Cuisine: American, French

Servings: servings

Calories: 413kcal

Author: Morgan Peaceman

Equipment

cast iron pan
baking dish
wooden spoon or spatula

Ingredients

For the Onions

2 large Onions thinly sliced
5 tablespoon Butter

For the Meatballs

1 lb Ground Chicken
½ cup Breadcrumbs
¼ cup Parmesan Cheese
1 large Egg
1 teaspoon Dried Basil
1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
1 ½ cups Gruyere Cheese shredded
Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

To caramelize the onions, slice two large onions into thin slices and add to a cast iron pan with 5tablespoons of butter. Let the sweat and begin to render down, stirring frequently.
Lower the flame to a medium low flame, and continue to stir to onions. Caramelized onions give off a very sweet smell and look golden brown, this should take about an hour. Once the onions are fully caramelized, remove the onions from the pan and set aside.
In a large bowl, add the ground chicken, seasoning, breadcrumbs, parmesan, and ½ cup of the caramelized onions, chopped.
Combine the mixture and form meatballs.
Add the meatballs to a sheet pan and bake for 30 minutes at 375º.
One the meatballs are baked, add to a dish and top with caramelized onions.
Top with gruyere cheese and thyme and bake at 350º to melt the cheese, approximately 10 minutes.
Switch the oven to broil for 2-3 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Top over orzo, rice, or pasta.

Notes

Do not over-mix the ground chicken: When mixing, use four fingers and rake the meat into the center of the bowl, mixing as you go. Once the egg, breadcrumbs, and other ingredients are combined, stop mixing!

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