Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Easy Peasy Dinner: Chicken and Apple Balls

This is my version of Annabel Karmel's Chicken and Apple Balls from her book New Complete Baby and Toddler Meal Planner. I borrowed this book from the library when Abbey was a baby, and photocopied a few recipes I liked.
These chicken and apple balls are so yummy, all the big kids in our house love them too :)

Chicken and Apple Balls
600g chicken mince
1 onion (I use red/Spanish)
1 large granny smith apple, peeled and grated, then squeeze out juice with your hands (I drink the juice)
Small handful fresh parsley
1 tablespoon fresh thyme or sage, or a pinch of mixed dried herb
1 chicken stock cube, crumbled
50g fresh breadcrumbs or 1/2 cup packet breadcrumbs
Salt and pepper 

 Put all ingredients in your food processor (I have mixed it all by hand, and this worked fine too)  
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Mix well.
 Mix it all up.
Roll into approximately 22 small balls. 
Making easy peasy dinner. 
Little Miss 4 had fun helping with this bit. 
Miss 4 likes to help. 
Optional: coat balls with flour before cooking. I don't do this step any more. Shallow fry them in vegetable oil for 5-10 minutes, turning often. They really do cook quickly. I have cooked them in the oven also, but they did not taste as good. 
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Yum! Serve with oven chips and/or mashed potato, and/or steamed vegetables. Enjoy. Visit Emma for many more Easy Peasy Dinner ideas.

Cheers, Cat.

6 comments:

  1. These look very yummy. We have all ingredients - even the fresh sage or thyme. I hadn't decided on dinner yet, so I think decision made - thanks!

    Thanks for joining in again!

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  2. Yum they sound delicious - I'm definitely going to try them out.

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  3. They do sound delicious. Thanks Cat. Maybe I should print out this page now so I have it on hand when I need it. Good one. Lou.

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  4. oh we love these ones also...you reminded me of this great recipe!

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  5. i have a 2 year old that will only eat mashed potato at the moment. dinner time is driving me nuts. im gonna give these a try this week. thanks!

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  6. Great recipe. I will be trying this one. Thanks.

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