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Chicken Piccata Meatballs

Servings: 4

Ingredients

Meatballs:

  • 1 lb ground chicken or turkey
  • 1 egg
  • 1 Tbsp minced fresh parsley
  • 2 fresh garlic cloves minced
  • 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
  • sea salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 Tbsps avocado oil or olive oil

Sauce:

  • 2 Tbsp ghee/clarified butter grass-fed butter, or unrefined coconut oil
  • 2 fresh cloves garlic minced
  • 2 Tbsps GF flour Arrowroot powder, or cornstarch
  • 1-1/2 cups broth any type
  • 1 large fresh lemon juice & zest
  • 2 Tbsps capers
  • 2 Tbsps freshly chopped parsley

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl add in your ground meat, egg, parsley, garlic, parmesan, and a pinch of sea salt and ground pepper. Mix/stir thoroughly to combine, then scoop and form into even-sized meatballs. I often use a cookie scoop for this step.
  • Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
  • Cook the meatballs (flip them several times using tongs) until golden brown and cooked through, around 6-8 minutes depending on the size.
  • Set aside and cover to keep warm.
  • Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the flour/Arrowroot powder and broth together until no visible lumps.
  • In the same preheated skillet over medium heat, add in the ghee or clarified butter and allow it to melt, Add in your garlic and quickly sauté for 30 seconds.
  • Pour in the broth mixture together with fresh lemon juice, zest, and capers. Stir through the bottom of the pan and allow the sauce to simmer for a couple of minutes to thicken.
  • Stir in the parsley, then return your cooked meatballs into the sauce and continue to cook for a minute or so to heat back up while spooning sauce over them.
  • Enjoy your meatballs with the sauce over brown rice, quinoa, or cauliflower rice.