Name: Cheesy chicken meatballs in a spicy tomato broth
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Child Favourites
Ingredients: 480 g chicken breast fillets deboned, chopped; 2 cup kale shredded; 2 spring onions chopped; 22 g parmesan cheese finely grated; 1/2 green chilli; 3/4 tsp salt; olive oil for frying; 1 red onion diced; 1 tsp medium curry powder; 1 tsp garlic clove finely chopped; 1 tin chopped tomatoes; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 5 cup chicken stock; 1 cup cauliflower rice; 20 ml sour cream to serve

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Ingredients (15)

CHICKEN MEATBALLS:

480 g	chicken breast fillets — deboned, chopped
2 cup	kale — shredded
2	spring onions — chopped
22 g	parmesan cheese — finely grated
1/2	green chilli
3/4 tsp	salt
	olive oil — for frying

BROTH:

1	red onion — diced
1 tsp	medium curry powder
1 tsp	garlic clove — finely chopped
1 tin	chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp	tomato paste
5 cup	chicken stock
1 cup	cauliflower rice
20 ml	sour cream — to serve

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Method:

For the chicken meatballs, place all of the ingredients into a food processor and blend until fine. Use your hands to roll the mixture into 24 balls. Heat a splash of olive oil in a large heavy based pan over medium heat. Fry the chicken meatballs in batches for a minute on each side to give them some colour. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.

For the broth, heat the oil in a pot over medium heat. Add the onions and sauté for 5 minutes. Stir in the curry powder and garlic and sauté, 1 minute. Add the tinned tomatoes, tomato paste, xylitol, stock, and cauliflower and simmer, 10 minutes. Add the chicken meatballs and cook 4 minutes. Season the broth to taste. Serve each portion with a dollop of sour cream and scatter some coriander on top.

TIP: The meatballs are best rolled with wet hands. Dip your hands in cold water throughout the rolling process to prevent the mixture from sticking to your hands.

TIP: To make cauliflower rice, place raw cauliflower florets in a food processor and blend until fine. Cauliflower rice is also now available in most supermarkets in the fresh produce section.