Chicken noodle balls
Ingredients:
- 300g lean chicken mince
- 1 egg
- ½ zucchini, grated
- 200g rice noodles crushed
- 2 tablespoons plain flour
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion diced
- 800g tin chopped tomatoes
- 200mL salt reduced chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon honey
- ½ teaspoon each dried or 1 teaspoon each of fresh oregano, basil and rosemary
Method:
- Combine chicken mince, egg, zucchini, rice noodles, flour, breadcrumbs and garlic in a large bowl, mix well
- Roll into small balls, refrigerate for 1 hour
- For sauce: heat oil in large frying pan, brown onion, add tomatoes, chicken stock, honey and herbs
- Simmer for 5 minutes to develop flavour
- Place balls into sauce and simmer 10 minutes or until cooked through
- Serve balls with salad or with rice for a complete meal.
To stretch the serving sizes, serve the balls on a small bed of rice or quiona and drizzle with any remaining sauce.
