Recipe: Yummy Healthy and Tender Chicken Meatballs Using Tofu and Ground Chicken Breast

Healthy and Tender Chicken Meatballs Using Tofu and Ground Chicken Breast. Ground chicken breast is a healthy option, but tends to be dry and crumbly. By adding tofu and reducing the amount of binding agent, you can make tender and fluffy meatballs. The cooking liquid is tasty, so do not waste it.

For mixing, I usually wash my hands, take my rings off, and mix it all up with my hands. I prefer chunk-less meatballs when it comes to onion and garlic which is why I prefer to use powder. Ground chicken recipes can be a great healthy option. You can cook Healthy and Tender Chicken Meatballs Using Tofu and Ground Chicken Breast using 8 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Healthy and Tender Chicken Meatballs Using Tofu and Ground Chicken Breast

1. You need 150 grams of Ground chicken breast.
2. Prepare 1/2 block of Firm tofu.
3. Prepare 100 grams of Onion (or Japanese leek).
4. Prepare 1 of Egg.
5. You need 1 dash of Ginger (grated).
6. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp of Miso.
7. It's 1 of Pepper.
8. You need 800 ml of Water (for cooking meatballs).

Enjoy these easy ground chicken dinner recipes for burgers, lasagna, meatballs, chili, and more. There's a whole world of meatballs beyond Italian. Yes, I buy the ground chicken from a store (this one is from Japanese supermarket). It's up to you - if you use breast, it's light and healthy (but usually dry - but tofu should help!) while chicken thigh has more fat so it will be softer and more flavorful.

Healthy and Tender Chicken Meatballs Using Tofu and Ground Chicken Breast step by step

1. Drain the tofu well. Chop the onion. Combine all the meatball ingredients and mix well..
2. The mixture is very soft, so spoon the mixture gently into the cooking water. Keep the water at a simmer..
3. If you boil the water vigorously, the meatballs will fall apart, so be careful. Once you finish spooning the meat balls into the water, turn off the heat. Cook the meatballs through with the residual heat..
4. Cool the meatballs in the cooking liquid to keep them moist. Use the cooking liquid to make your hot pot and soup..
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