Keep dinner easy with Chicken Meatballs with Orzo. Homemade meatballs are cooked with orzo pasta, cheese, chicken broth, and lemon in one pan. It’s a well-balanced dinner the entire family will love!
Add chicken, herbs, spices and egg to a mixing bowl and mix well to combine. Using a cookie scoop, scoop out to make rough meatballs.
Wet your hands to form the meatballs.
Heat a heavy bottomed pan to medium heat, add avocado oil and then the meatballs. Sear the meatballs for 2 minutes, flip and sear on the other side for another 2 minutes. Remove the meatballs to a plate and set aside.
Orzo Pasta
In the same pan add 2 tablespoons of avocado oil and then the onions. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the orzo pasta and cook for 1 minute.
Turn the heat to low. Add the chicken stock, and stir to combine. Scraping anything that got stuck to the bottom of the pan.
Add the ½ the lemon juice, ½ the lemon zest, and Boursin cheese and stir to combine. Season with salt.
Nestle the meatballs in the orzo and cover with a lid. Cook for 10-12 minutes. Gently stir the orzo halfway so it doesn’t stick to the pan.
Remove from heat, add remaining lemon juce and zest, mix well to combine and sprinkle with fresh dill. Serve while not.
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Notes
Tips for the best chicken meatballs
Wet your hands when rolling the meatballs. This will prevent the meat from sticking.
Only mix the meatball ingredients together until everything just comes together. Overworking it can lead to dried out meatballs.
For an extra cheesy flavor, mix freshly grated parmesan cheese in with the meatball mixture.
Substitutions: Instead of chicken, use turkey or pork.