Chicken-Feta Meatballs + Red Pepper Sauce: Cooking With Courtney

From Feed the Soul:

Meatballs just don’t get the love they deserve.

They can be classy or casual. Turkey, beef, chicken, pork or lamb. They’re perfect for meal prep, spaghetti, rice, appetizers, main course… You name it! But most importantly? You can make them FAST!

Despite the great flexibility of a meatball, they rarely make it onto our dinner menus. And that, my friend, is a shame.

Meatballs are great because you dump everything in a bowl and mix it together, then throw them in the oven and forget about them until you’re ready to serve dinner. You can even freeze them for later use. Also YOU CAN STUFF THEM WITH CHEESE. I really like cheese. We may not have ever met, but I’m willing to bet that you like cheese too. (For my dairy-free friends, you are welcome to omit the cheese in this recipe.)

These herbed chicken meatballs with feta cheese baked inside and a comforting roasted red pepper-garlic sauce make for a healthy, comforting, fun dinner that’s easy enough for weeknights.

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They're super savory and a little tangy with mouthwatering sweetness from the roasty red peppers and garlic. Feta is packed with calcium and lower in fat than other cheeses, which is a plus.

I’m so excited to share this recipe because:

1. Well, it’s delicious

2. This roasted red pepper-garlic sauce is in my regular weeknight dinner rotation. It’s a colorful, flavorful, simple, spoon-licking-good sauce with a few clean ingredients. I love to put this on pasta, salads or Buddha bowls.

This recipe makes plenty of sauce to coat your chicken meatballs, with some leftovers for pouring on pasta or whatever starch you might be serving this dish with. You can NEVER have enough sauce.

Get the full recipe, including ingredients, instructions, tips and more photos, at feedthesoulblog.com.

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