Description
This Chicken Kofta Recipe is baked in the oven and so delicious. Filled with Mediterranean flavor, and a simple recipe the whole family will love. Eat these Mediterranean Chicken Meatballs in a rice bowl with tzatziki sauce and hummus, in a pita, or serve it over greens.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 egg, whisked
- 1 slice of white sandwich bread
- 1/8 cup whole milk
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped fine
- 1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped fine
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped fine
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper, rough chopped
- 1/2 cup yellow onion, rough chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a small bowl, tear apart the sandwich bread and pour in the milk. Toss it around, so the milk absorbs into the bread. Set aside.
- Into the food processor, add in the red bell pepper, yellow onion, mint, garlic and parsley. Pulse until very fine.
- Into a large bowl, add the egg and whisk. Add in the ground chicken, bread and milk mixture, the veggies from the food processor, along with red pepper flakes, coriander and salt and pepper.
- Use your hands to gently combine the mixture.
- Roll into medium sized meatballs and place on a baking rack over a cookie sheet or a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes until internal temperature of the meatballs reaches 165 degrees.
- Enjoy!
Notes
If you don't have a food processor, make sure to chop up the vegetables and fresh herbs super fine.
Check the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees before pulling out of the oven. They could take longer if you roll the meatballs larger than I did.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: dinner
- Method: oven baked
- Cuisine: Mediterranean