Baked Chicken Meatballs

These Baked Chicken Meatballs are juicy and full of flavor! You can serve these chicken meatballs for appetizers or for dinner, or use them for meal prepping in many different recipes. Make a double batch and freeze them for an easy meal!

Why You’ll Love This Baked Chicken Meatball Recipe

These chicken meatballs are both delicious and easy to make. We often think of meatballs as a comfort food meal, much like our popular Grandma’s Sunday Meatballs & Sauce. But these meatballs are packed with protein, low in fat and low in carbs!

• Easy To Make: It only take about 5 minutes to prep this meatball recipe and get them into the oven.
• Make Ahead: Reheating these chicken meatballs is easily done in the microwave, so make them ahead of time and heat them up when you need them.
• Adaptable: Serve these meatballs for appetizers or for dinner. Use them as a base for many different recipes like meatball subs or drizzle with sauce and make buffalo chicken meatballs.
• Customizable: You can adapt the seasonings and flavors in this chicken meatball recipe to your liking. Scroll down to the “Variations” section of the post for some ideas.
• Juicy and Flavorful: Ground chicken recipes often turn out dry. Not these meatballs – thanks to a secret ingredient!

Ingredients You’ll Need To Make Chicken Meatballs

Please scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of the post for complete ingredient list and amounts. We have substitutions listed here if applicable.

• Ground Chicken: We like using ground chicken breast, 97% lean. You can also use 93% ground chicken which is a mixture of white and dark meat or ground turkey.
• Breadcrumbs: Regular or seasoned breadcrumbs.
• Egg
• Onion: Finely diced, or preferably grated.
• Chopped Garlic: Fresh is best!
• Kosher Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper: Kosher salt is more coarse than regular table salt and has a less “salty” and more briny flavor. Freshly ground black pepper has much more flavor than pre-ground.
• Dried Oregano: Adds another level of flavor, can also use Italian seasoning or dried basil.
• Grated Parmesan Cheese: Not enough to make the meatballs taste cheesy, just adds a nutty pop of flavor.
• Mayonnaise: Mayonnaise is our secret ingredient that not only adds flavor but helps to keep the chicken meatballs moist.
• Fresh Parsley: Chopped fresh parsley brightens up the flavors.

How To Make Chicken Meatballs

All you need is about 5 minutes of prep time to get these meatballs ready to bake. Please scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of the post for complete instructions.

• Make the meatballs: Combine the ground chicken, onions, garlic, salt, pepper, dried oregano, mayonnaise and parmesan cheese in a bowl and mix until combined.
• Form the meatballs: Spray a 1 1/2 tablespoon scooper with non-stick cooking spray and portion out the meatballs onto a parchment lined baking sheet. If using your hands, you can either wet them or spray your hands with cooking spray.

• Bake: Bake the meatballs at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, or until no pink remains in the center. The meatballs are ready to serve. An optional step we like to take is to broil the meatballs for a few minutes to give them a nice brown color.

How To Serve These Chicken Meatballs

Like we mentioned before, you can serve these meatballs for appetizers or for dinner! Our boys like to make rice bowls with these meatballs, rice and steamed broccoli and some sort of Asian sauce like our Homemade Stir Fry Sauce recipe.

Or you can dip them in marinara sauce like we’ve done here – or try some of these sauce options:

• Awesome Sauce
• Ranch Dressing
• Homemade Creamy Caesar Dressing
• Barbecue Sauce
• Bang Bang Sauce
• Yum Yum Sauce
• Duck Sauce

You can also serve these meatballs with your favorite pasta recipe, or just regular spaghetti with marinara sauce for an easy meal.

Can You Freeze Chicken Meatballs?

Yes! Which makes them perfect for meal prepping. Make a big batch or two, let them cool and freeze in resealable freezer bags in a single layer. That way you can take out as many meatballs as you need at a time.

Thaw the meatballs in the refrigerator and then reheat in the oven or microwave. An air fryer also reheats these perfectly!

How Do You Make Chicken Meatballs That Are Moist?

There’s a little secret ingredient we have here – mayonnaise. Mayo keeps these meatballs juicy instead of dry, and also adds flavor. Instead of mayonnaise you can use olive oil, but I wouldn’t recommend leaving either out or you’ll have a dry meatball on your hands.

Diced onion also helps to add some moisture to the meatballs, it’s an extra step to take instead of adding onion powder but we think it’s totally worth it.

Tips For Success!

This is a very easy recipe to make, but there are a few tips to help make them the best they can be!

• Don’t Pack The Meatballs Too Tight When Forming Them: Use a scooper like we have here and just turn them out on the baking sheet. Alternately, you can go back and roll the balls with your hands to make them smooth, but don’t roll them around too much.
• Don’t Overcook: Cook these chicken meatballs just until they are cooked through inside. The internal temperature of ground chicken should be 165 when finished, but just make sure there isn’t any pink left in the centers.
• Chill the mixture before baking: An optional step, but chilling the ground chicken mixture in the refrigerator for an hour (or even longer) will allow the flavors to blend and result in even more flavor.

Looking For More Meatball Recipes?

• Teriyaki Meatballs
• Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs
• Crock Pot Asian Meatballs
• BBQ Party Meatballs
• Easy Chicken & Broccoli Meatballs
• Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Meatballs

Baked Chicken Meatballs

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• Author: Dan
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 15 minutes
• Total Time: 20 minutes
• Yield: Approximately 30 small meatballs 1x

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These juicy chicken meatballs are a staple at our house! Super easy to make and they only need about 15 minutes in the oven. Serve these meatballs for dinner or for appetizers!

Ingredients

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• 1/2 cup grated onion with juice
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 1/3 cup regular breadcrumbs (or Italian seasoned)
• 2 pounds ground chicken (we like to use lean ground chicken breast)
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• Fresh black pepper to taste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley

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Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. Add the ingredients for the meatballs in a large bowl and mix together to combine.
3. Spray a 1 1/2 tablespoon scooper with non-stick cooking spray and portion out the meatballs onto a baking sheet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. You can also use parchment but it will need to be removed before broiling. You might have to respray the scooper a few times while doing this as the chicken mixture will be very wet. If using your hands, you can either wet them or spray your hands with cooking spray. Once the meatballs are portioned out, spray your hands with cooking spray (or use a little oil) and go back to roll the meatballs into a round, smooth shape.
4. Bake the meatballs for 15 minutes, or until no pink remains in the center. At this point the meatballs are finished, but you can also place the meatballs under the broiler for a few minutes to give them a nice, brown exterior. Remember to remove parchment paper from the baking sheet (if using )before using the broiler.

Recipe Notes

Store: To store the meatballs, let them cool first before storing in a container or plastic bag. The meatballs will stay good in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.,

Freeze: To freeze, let the meatballs cool and then store in a freezer bag in a single layer. The meatballs will stay fresh in the freezer for up to 4 months.

• Category: Appetizers
• Method: Oven
• Cuisine: American