Chicken meatballs

Chicken meatballs

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 methodbread
  • Estimated cost$1.99 $0.50 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.16
  • $0.35
  • $0.58
  • $0.15
  • $0.03
  • $0.10
  • $0.26
  • $0.36

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the chicken in the food processor. ≈ 3 min
  2. Peel the onions and chop them finely. ≈ 8 min
  3. Peel the garlic and finely chop it into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  4. Crush the pine needles in a mortar. ≈ 4 min
  5. Place the meat in a bowl. ≈ 3 min
  6. Season with salt and pepper, using a generous amount. ≈ 2 min
  7. Add the egg, tomato puree, onion, garlic, and pine nuts, then mix well. ≈ 4 min
  8. Make meatballs using the ground meat. ≈ 10 min
  9. Pour in the spelt flour into a bowl. ≈ 3 min
  10. Roll the meat balls in flour. ≈ 10 min
  11. Heat some oil paint in a pan.
  12. Heat the meatballs in the oil until they are nicely browned.
  13. Prepare and serve the “Bällchen” at Cazuelas. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Chicken meatballs

  • 3 cloves of garlic$0.16
  • 1 egg$0.35
  • 3 tablespoons of tomato puree$0.58
  • 1 onion$0.15
  • salt$0.03
  • Freshly ground pepper$0.10
  • 2 tablespoons of rye flour$0.26
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil$0.36

Total$1.99

that's $0.50 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 puree
  • 1 onion
  • 1 unit of pine seeds
  • salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 2 tablespoons of rye flour
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil

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