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Pepperoni Pizza Meatballs

Erin Aronowitz
Delicious Chicken Meatballs topped with Pepperoni, Cheese, and Sauce come together to make a delicious meal! Perfect for sunday dinner or just a casual weeknight!

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Ground Chicken
  • 6 oz Sliced Pepperoni diced into small pieces
  • 1/2 cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese
  • 3/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 tsp Dried Basil
  • 1 tsp Dried Oregano
  • 1/2 cup Panko, Gluten Free Panko, or Almond Meal
  • 1 Egg
  • 16 oz Tomato Sauce
  • 4-8 oz Low Moisture Mozzarella in a block so that it is easy to cut into slices

Instructions
 

  • Mix together all ingredients besides sauce and mozzarella cheese in a bowl
  • Roll into meatballs. You should make around 15 meatballs
  • Heat 1 tbsp cooking oil in a large pan. Once it is hot, add your meatballs
  • Cook for 8 minutes, making sure to brown all sides. Meatballs will finish cooking under the broiler.
  • Turn on your oven broiler.
  • Pour sauce into a cast iron pan, or a pan that is oven safe.
  • Slice mozzarella cheese into thin slices. Cut in half. Place a slice over each meatball. Put two slices on each meatball if you feel wild. :)
  • Place meatball pan under the broiler and cook until the mozzarella had melted, brown, and bubbled.
Keyword chicken, meatballs,, pepperoni, pizza