Chicken albóndigas with pine nuts

Chicken albóndigas with pine nuts

Main dishes

Delicious chicken meatballs, similar to traditional albóndigas.

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These chicken meatballs are an easy and quick dish to prepare. They are ideal for family meals or gatherings with friends.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodstove
  • Estimated cost$2.98 $0.75 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.27
  • $0.40
  • $0.47
  • $0.21
  • $0.49
  • $0.03
  • $0.27
  • $0.31
  • $0.53

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Chop the chicken. ≈ 3 min
  2. Finely chop the onion and garlic, and grind the pine nuts in a mortar. ≈ 8 min
  3. Place the meat in a large bowl, and season generously with salt and pepper. ≈ 2 min
  4. Add the egg, tomato paste, onion, garlic, and pine nuts, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  5. Form the meatballs and roll them in flour. ≈ 10 min
  6. Make sure they are nicely browned in the hot oil.
  7. Serve in small earthenware pots. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Chicken albóndigas with pine nuts

  • 3 cloves of garlic$0.27
  • 1 egg$0.40
  • 3 tablespoons of tomato paste$0.47
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 1 tablespoon of pine nuts$0.49
  • salt$0.03
  • Freshly ground pepper$0.27
  • 2 tablespoons of spelt flour$0.31
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil$0.53

Total$2.98

that's $0.75 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 800 g of chicken
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons of tomato paste
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tablespoon of pine nuts
  • salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 2 tablespoons of spelt flour
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil

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