Skillet Chicken Parmesan Meatballs are everything you love about chicken Parm but in meatball form. Loaded with flavor and simmered in marinara for an easy skillet dinner any night of the week. Plate with pasta and/or a green salad and a loaf of crusty bread. Serves 4 to 6 in about 45 minutes.
What’s easy, cheesy, saucy and made in one skillet?
Why these delectable skillet parmesan chicken meatballs!
If you’re in a dinner rut, make these meatballs. Looking for something easy and delicious?Make these meatballs. Love chicken parmesan like nobody’s business? Make the meatballs!!
Prepare your tastebuds to be blown away, because these little meatballs are so darn delicious!
To Make These Chicken Parmesan Meatballs You Will Need:
- ground chicken
- panko breadcrumbs
- italian seasoning
- an egg
- shallot
- garlic
- parmesan cheese
- parsley
- kosher salt
- ground black pepper
- marinara (homemade or store-bought)
- mozzarella cheese.
The best part is that you can use any marinara you’d like. Homemade or store-bought it’s up to you! I have a simple and straightforward recipe in my cookbook too! Either way, you need 3 cups or 24 ounces.
Making the chicken parmesan meatballs:
Measure and add 1 pound ground chicken, 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs, 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning, 1 egg lightly beaten, 1 medium shallot finely minced, 2 cloves of garlic (grated), 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese, 2 tablespoons minced parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper and a pinch of kosher salt into a large bowl.
Use a fork to evenly combine the ingredients.
Then switch over to your impeccably clean hands and mix well.
Grab a 2-tablespoon scoop to measure out 20 meatballs. Roll each one into a ball and place onto a clean plate.
Meanwhile, in a 12-inch cast iron skillet, heat 1/4 cup of light olive oil on medium-high heat.
When hot, add in the chicken meatballs and brown on all sides. You will know when it’s time to turn them, because they will release easily from the skillet.
Also, cast iron retains it’s heat pretty well, so adjust the heat under the pan if it gets too hot so you can avoid burning the meatballs.
Preheat your oven to 400℉ (or 200℃).
Drain off any excess oil and discard.
Allow the pan to cool slightly before pouring in the marinara.
Nestle in the meatballs into the marinara.
Sprinkle with 1/4 cup parmesan cheese.
Top with 1 cup freshly grated Mozzarella. Things are about to get real cheesy!!
Finally bake the skillet chicken parmesan meatballs on the middle rack of your preheated 400° oven for 15 minutes or until they are fully cooked, the sauce is bubbling and the cheese is melted and a little golden in spots.
It should smell amazing.
A few Friday’s ago I whipped up this little ol’ recipe to shoot for the blog. Afterwards, Pat and I sat down and ate this skillet for lunch. Okay so not the whole entire skillet, but about half of it was our lunch. I served mine into a bowl with leftover spaghetti squash “noodles” and Pat used that loaf of crusty bread that you see peeking out in the corner and made himself a chicken parmesan meatball sandwich.
He raved, I weeped. It was beautiful [and delicious].
This just proves there isn’t a wrong way to serve these meatballs.
Enjoy! And if you give this Skillet Chicken Parmesan Meatballs recipe a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!
Skillet Chicken Parmesan Meatballs
Ingredients
FOR THE MEATBALLS:
- 1 pound lean ground chicken
- 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 medium shallot, finely diced (about 1/4 to 1/3 cup)
- 2 cloves garlic, finely grated
- 2 tablespoons parsley, minced
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup olive oil, for frying
FOR THE MEATBALL SKILLET:
- 3 cups marinara
- 1/4 freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cups freshly grated Mozzarella cheese
- minced parsley, for garnish (optional)
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400℉ (or 200℃).
- In a large bowl combine the ground chicken, breadcrumbs, Parmesan,Italian seasoning, egg, shallot, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper. Use a fork to mix evenly, then use your hands to blend thoroughly.
- Then use a 2-tablespoon scoop to measure out 20 meatballs, roll into balls and place onto a clean platter.
- Meanwhile, preheat 1/4 cup olive oil a large 12-inch cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.
- Once hot, add in the meatballs in an even layer. Brown on all sides, then transfer them to a clean plate.
- Drain off all the excess fat and allow the pan to cool down a little before pouring in the marinara.
- Nestle the meatballs into the sauce and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup of Parmesan and all of the mozzarella cheese.
- Slide the skillet into your preheated oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the meatballs are fully cooked, the sauce is bubbly and the cheese is melted and a little golden.
- Serve with a sprinkle of fresh parsley with crusty bread, pasta and/or a salad.
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This looks amazing and I’m deathly going to make this in the next couple nights. I see the recipe calls for an additional 2 cups of Parmesan sprinkled on top of the meatballs, but I’m guessing you mean 2 cups of mozzarella? Thanks for the recipe!
YES! Mozzarella!! Apparently my fingers have a mind of their own . Thanks I’ve made the change and also updated the instructions too.
Can you cook them in the sauce andcheese on the stovetop covered with lid?
Sure! I don’t see why not 🙂
Browned the meatballs last night and am baking them today with marinara and cheese. Can’t wait to eat them; they look absolutely scrumptious. Thank you for continuing to share such delicious recipes!
You’re most welcome, Kacy! Enjoy!
I’d love to make this but I don’t have an oven.
At the moment I read this recipe I knew it was for my and my husband! We did it together today and it was AMAZING! Thanks
I’m so glad, Diana! Thank you for taking the time to make this recipe and for coming back and leaving such a great review. I appreciate it!
These are so tasty and quick to make. A new go-to recipe. Having again tonight. Mmmmm.
Could these be made with beef?
sure!
These look amazing, like all your other recipes! Can the meatballs be made in the oven?
Husband liked this a lot.
I made this for my teenage grandson who is a picky eater. He liked it so much he had seconds. I used Italian bread crumbs because I didn’t have Panko and had to leave out the parsley because he doesn’t like greens.