Chicken Meatballs with Guacamole
Atruly flavorsome meal for the whole family… The combo offlavorful meatballs and avocado guacamole is great for your lighter luncheonmeals.
Ingredients
- Non-Stick Cooking Spray
- 1 lb lean ground chicken
- 2 ounces cheddar cheese grated
- 2 tbsp almond flour
- 2 tbsp golden flax meal
- ½ medium red bell pepper seeded and chopped
- 2 medium scallions chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro chopped
- 1 tsp fresh lime zest grated finely
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes crushed
- 1 large avocado peeled, pitted and chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- as required salt and ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 °F.
- Grease a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Form eatballs: in a bowl, add all the ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Make equal-sized meatballs from chicken mixture.
- Arrange balls onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for about 15-18 minutes.
- Meanwhile,for guacamole: in a bowl, add all ingredients and with a fork, mash until wellcombined.
- Serve meatballs alongside guacamole.
Notes
To avoid tough and rubbery meatballs, gently shape the meat mixture into meatballs with oiled hands.
Nutrition
Calories: 111kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 4gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 68mgPotassium: 213mgFiber: 3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 562IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 81mgIron: 1mg
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