Chicken Meatballs over Wild Mushroom Risotto Drizzled With Basil Recipe

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Chicken Meatballs over Wild Mushroom Risotto Drizzled With Basil
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Ingredients
29
Count
Nutrition
1142
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. For meatballs:.
  2. Preheat oven to 375.
  3. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and saute onions for 3-4 minutes and season with a little salt.
  4. Add garlic to onions and saute till onions are translucent about 4 minutes remove from heat and cool on a plate.
  5. In a bowl combine chicken, onions, egg, parmesean cheese 1 teaspoon kosher salt, remaining spices and milk mix well.
  6. Add breadcrumbs and mix thoroughly.
  7. Shape into 8-10 meatballs.
  8. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a oven proof skillet and fry meatballs for 3 minutes a side.
  9. When meatballs are brown all over cover and place skillet into preheated oven.
  10. Cook for 12 minutes and let stand for 5 minutes.
  11. Risotto:.
  12. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oilin a pan add onions and a pinch of salt and saute for 3-4 minutes.
  13. Add garlic and sute for 2-3 more minutes.
  14. Add mushrooms and cook for 3-4 minutes more.
  15. Add rice and cook for 2-3 minutes, do not allow rice to brown.
  16. Add two cups of broth and stir constantly until most of liquid is gone.
  17. Continue cooking down each cup of broth for all five cups until risotto is creamy.
  18. Remove risotto from heat and add parmesean mix thoroughly.
  19. Basil Pesto:.
  20. Place garlic, basil and toasted pine nuts into a processor and grind till coarsely chopped.
  21. Add oil and continue pulsing umtil smooth.
  22. Add 1/2 cup parmesean, salt and pepper to taste, and mix one more time.
  23. Transfer pesto to pan and heat through.
  24. To serve place risotto into bowls and add meatballs to each.
  25. Spoon pesto sauce over meatballs and risotto, top with remaining parmesean.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1142.1 Kcal (4782 kJ)
Calories from fat 620.19 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 68.91g 106%
Cholesterol 89.52mg 30%
Sodium 1896.99mg 79%
Potassium 820.28mg 17%
Total Carbs 85.64g 29%
Sugars 7.29g 29%
Dietary Fiber 2.57g 10%
Protein 40.32g 81%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 5%
Iron 82.8mg 460%
Calcium 674.9mg 67%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 181.14 Kcal (758 kJ)
Calories from fat 98.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.93g 106%
Cholesterol 14.2mg 30%
Sodium 300.87mg 79%
Potassium 130.1mg 17%
Total Carbs 13.58g 29%
Sugars 1.16g 29%
Dietary Fiber 0.41g 10%
Protein 6.4g 81%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 5%
Iron 13.1mg 460%
Calcium 107mg 67%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 28.1
    Points
  • 30
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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