½cupsundried tomatoes in oildrained and minced (reserve oil)
½cupGreek fetacrumbled
½cupwhole wheat panko bread crumbsdivided
2clovesgarliccrushed
1tspfine sea salt
1tspfresh ground black pepper
½cupminced parsley leaves
Zest from one lemon
Instructions
In a bowl, combine chicken, egg, sundried tomatoes, feta, ¼ cup panko, salt, pepper, parsley, and lemon zest
Form mixture into 8 meatballs, roll into remaining ¼ cup panko
Place on parchment lined baking pan, and roast for 20 minutes on center rack, or until meatballs achieve an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit
Serve over pasta, or as desired*
Recipe Notes
Greek Feta Sundried Tomato Chicken Meatball
Greek Sundried Tomatoes over Linguini
*I’m serving these meatballs over half a pound of al dente linguini. I sauté one large shallot, sliced, plus 4 cups sliced baby bella mushrooms in the drained, reserved sundried tomato oil. Then, I add my hot al dente pasta, to the mushrooms, some chili pepper, one cup of reserved pasta cooking water, and one cup of the water from the block of Greek feta to make a light sauce. Just before serving, I stir in one cup of fresh Italian parsley leaves, and a handful of crumbled feta.