Beef / Pork

Persian Chicken Meatballs is for Dinner.

Persian Chicken Meatballs takes several minutes to prepare.

Persian Chicken Meatballs takes several minutes to cook.

Persian Chicken Meatballs makes 15 servings.

The ingredients for Persian Chicken Meatballs are:

1 pound of ground chicken breast
1 large egg
1 Tablespoon grated onion
2 cloves garlic, grated very finely (I use a microplane for a fine grate)
1/3 cup plain breadcrumbs
1/3 cup oatmeal (optional but included in calorie count)
6 Tablespoons Advieh/Persian Spice mix (sold as in specialty markets, on Amazon, or make your own using my easy recipe)
4 Tablespoons saffron water (pinch of saffron dissolved in hot water)
2 Tablespoons turmeric
Couple of pinches each of cumin and coriander
1 to 2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 Tablespoon water
neutral cooking fat of choice (I used coconut oil that has no coconut flavor, and a couple of dabs of ghee)

Here is how you make Persian Chicken Meatballs:

cooking directions can be found here:http://westofpersia.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/persian-chicken-meatballs-slow-cooker-style/Serving Size: makes 30 meatballs and serving size is 2 meatballsNumber of Servings: 15Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DALLALAH.

The nutritional information for Persian Chicken Meatballs is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 15
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 106.2

• Total Fat: 7.1 g
• Cholesterol: 29.6 mg
• Sodium: 170.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 2.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
• Protein: 7.5 g