Spicy Cheesy Chicken Meatballs

These moist chicken meatballs may become your new go-to meatballs. Sour cream keeps them from drying out and Parmesan cheese delivers cheesy goodness in every bite.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 498 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 pound ground chicken
• cooking spray
• 1 (28 ounce) jar marinara sauce
• ½ (4 ounce) packet saltine crackers, crushed, or more as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking pan with cooking spray; line with foil.

Step 2

Whisk eggs and sour cream in a large bowl until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper; stir to combine. Add chicken; mix with your hands until well combined. Mix in crushed crackers until you can form a ball with the mixture. Use your hands to roll into 8 to 10 equal-sized meatballs; place in the prepared pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of each meatball should read at least 165 degrees F (75 degrees C).

Step 4

Place marinara sauce in a medium saucepan; add meatballs and simmer over low heat until warm, about 10 minutes.