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Chicken Meatballs In Creamy Sauce

Last updated December 22, 2021. Originally posted August 31, 2020 By Jyothi Rajesh 34 Comments

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Chicken meatballs in creamy sauce is bite sized balls served in sensational creamy sauce. Serve it with loads of sauce poured over your favorite pasta or noodles, it’s soo good!

chicken meatballs in cream sauce is decadent chicken meatballs smothered with rich and delicious cream sauce

Why This Recipe Works?

What you get from this chicken meatballs recipe is perfectly flavored,  juicy meatballs swimming in sensational creamy sauce that makes you coming back for more. It’s so good to be eaten as it is or poured over your favorite pasta or noodles.

Perfect for weekend dinner, these chicken meatball recipe in cream sauce will be your whole family favorite – from kids to adults.

Rolling or shaping the balls is the only thing that might take some time especially if you’re making a big batch, browning ground chicken meatballs is a matter of few minutes. And then whisk your creamy sauce which turns out outrageously delicious.

Something about these ball shaped food. They are always a crowd pleaser, darn easy to pop into your mouth, outrageously delicious and  you can pack your favorite flavors and pour it over your favorite food – we are talking pasta, noodles, or even rice. How about packing them up in subs for your meatball sub sandwich?! The possibilities are endless.

We’re talking about perfect chicken meatballs smothered with creamy cheesy sauce. A little addition of Parmesan cheesy take the meatballs recipe to a whole new level.

Irresistible decadent flavors. Perfectly seared and browned chicken meatballs in rich, cheesy, creamy sauce is to die for.

Love the fact that meatballs are seared brown on the outside but they are moist and juicy on the inside!

I prefer my cast iron pan for searing meatballs in this chicken meatball recipe. Cast iron searing is incomparable.  The brown searing over the ground chicken meatballs is just perfect and the flavors from cast iron pan is unbelievable.

You can bake them as well if you prefer it. Baked chicken meatballs too can turn moist and juicy. Just follow some simple tips listed below.

chicken meatballs in cream sauce is decadent chicken meatballs smothered with rich and delicious cream sauce

Ingredients Needed

Possibility of flavoring options for chicken meatballs are endless. Since ground chicken does not have much flavor,it’s very important to flavor  ground chicken meatballs.

Simple but flavors that work great with chicken meatballs like salt, ground pepper, onion, garlic, smoked paprika, and parsley are added to ground chicken along with egg and bread crumbs for binding, Parmesan cheese to give richness.

How To Make Chicken Meatballs in Creamy Sauce Recipe (Step-By-Step Photos)

To make juicy meatballs –

First, mix all of the ingredients except ground chicken so they combine together.

ingredients for chicken meatballs recipe in a bowl

Then add ground chicken, lemon juice and Parmesan cheese.

.ingredients for chicken meatballs recipe in a bowl

Lightly fold everything together, making sure you don’t over mix ground chicken.

Tip to roll chicken meatballs faster –

Use a small ice cream scoop to portion out ground chicken meatballs into equal portions. Then use both hands to shape two meatballs at a time.

Don’t worry about shaping them perfect. A little rustic meatballs are also sexy too to be served. If shaping in both hands is not convenient to you, use both hands to shape one ball at a time.

Heat cast iron pan over medium heat. Pour few tablespoon of olive oil. Arrange shaped chicken meatballs in the cast iron pan making sure you don’t over crowd the pan.

Pro-Tip : Sear and brown chicken in batches if you have to. If you over crowd pan then chicken meatballs will not sear and brown fast. This will make meatballs to get over cooked. Thus making them dry and hard instead of moist and juicy.

Remember we do not want to cook meatballs completely in cast iron pan. Just sear to get the golden brown outside. Meatballs will cook in creamy sauce.

Remove browned chicken meatballs onto a plate and set aside.

browned chicken meatballs to make chicken meatballs in creamy sauce

Cheesy Cream Sauce –

Into the same cast iron skillet, pour little more olive oil. Saute minced garlic and white onions, until translucent.

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Next we make the cream sauce using a roux. Add flour and stir well.

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Cook for a minute, stirring constantly.

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Season with salt and pepper (as per taste).

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Gradually pour chicken stock and keep stirring. Use a whisk if required to make lump free cream sauce.

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While the liquid is simmering and sauce turns thick, add full cream milk and cream to the pan and whisk again. Let it simmer for another minute.

Note- instead of milk you can use more chicken stock too.

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To the simmering sauce add browned chicken meatballs, cover in sauce. Cook for 5 minutes on low heat.

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chicken meatballs in cream sauce is decadent chicken meatballs smothered with rich and delicious cream sauce

Sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese, and fresh parsley.

chicken meatballs in cream sauce is decadent chicken meatballs smothered with rich and delicious cream sauce

Pour it over your favorite pasta and serve immediately.

Note – Cream sauce will thicken as it cools down. You can thin the sauce by pouring in some chicken broth or milk. Just heat a sauce for 2 minutes once you pour in extra liquids and serve.

Tips for Making Perfect Chicken Meatballs That are Moist and Juicy

  • Use white bread (trim off edges and slice the white part of the bread into small pieces) instead of bread crumbs to get juicy meatballs.
  • Note : I had only brown bread at home, because we eat only brown bread, I made crumb out of the left over brown bread and used it in the recipe video.
  • Do not over mix once ground chicken is added to the rest of the ingredients to make chicken meatballs.
  • Pro-Tip : First, mix rest of the ingredients well so they combine together. Then add ground chicken and Parmesan cheese and lightly fold everything together, making sure you don’t over mix ground chicken.

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chicken meatballs in cream sauce is decadent chicken meatballs smothered with rich and delicious cream sauce poured over pasta

chicken meatballs in cream sauce is decadent chicken meatballs smothered with rich and delicious cream sauce
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Chicken Meatballs In Creamy Sauce

Jyothi Rajesh
Chicken meatballs in creamy sauce is bite sized balls served in sensational creamy sauce. Serve it with loads of sauce poured over your favorite pasta or noodles, it’s soo good!
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine America
Servings 5 servings
Calories 568

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • 1 cup bread crumbs panko or fresh bread crumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 1 red onion finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 ½ tablespoon Lemon juice
  • Salt and pepper – to taste
  • 2 tablespoon Olive oil
  • ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 4 tablespoon parsley chopped

Cream Sauce –

  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1 white onion finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 2-3 tablespoon flour
  • 1 cup chicken broth room temperature
  • 1 cup cream
  • ½ cup milk
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
  • Salt and Pepper – to taste

To Serve –

  • Pasta of your choice or Egg Noodles (or) steamed rice

For Garnish –

  • Parsley finely chopped
  • Parmesan cheese to sprinkle on top

Instructions
 

To make juicy meatballs -

  • First, mix all of the ingredients except ground chicken so they combine together. Then add ground chicken, lemon juice and Parmesan cheese. Lightly fold everything together, making sure you don’t over mix ground chicken.

Tip to roll chicken meatballs faster –

  • Use a small ice cream scoop to portion out ground chicken meatballs into equal portions. Then use both hands to shape two meatballs at a time. Don’t worry about shaping them perfect. A little rustic meatballs are also sexy too to be served. If shaping in both hands is not convenient to you, use both hands to shape one ball at a time.
  • Heat cast iron pan over medium heat. Pour 2-3 tablespoon of olive oil. Arrange shaped chicken meatballs in the cast iron pan making sure you don’t over crowd the pan.
  • Pro-Tip : Sear and brown chicken in batches if you have to. If you over crowd pan then chicken meatballs will not sear and brown fast. This will make meatballs to get over cooked. Thus making them dry and hard instead of moist and juicy.
  • Remember we do not want to cook meatballs completely in cast iron pan. Just sear to get the golden brown outside. Meatballs will get cooked in creamy sauce.
  • Remove browned chicken meatballs onto a plate and set aside.

Cheesy Cream Sauce -

  • Into the same cast iron skillet, add butter. Saute minced garlic and white onions, until translucent.
  • Next we make the cream sauce using a roux. Add flour and stir well. Season it with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for a minute then gradually add chicken stock and keep stirring. Use a whisk if required to make lump free cream sauce.
  • While the liquid is simmering,  add full cream milk and fresh cream to the pan and whisk again. Let it simmer for a minute.
  • To the simmering sauce add browned chicken meatballs. Cover meatballs in creamy sauce.  Cook for 5 minutes. Sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese, and fresh parsley.
  • Pour it over your favorite pasta and serve immediately.

Video

Notes

How to keep meatballs moist?
First, mix rest of the ingredients well so they combine together. Then add ground chicken and Parmesan cheese and lightly fold everything together, making sure you don’t over mix.
How to roll meatballs faster?
One of the issues while rolling meatballs faster, it easy to take different portions of meat mix ending up making different sized meatballs. 
Issue with different sized meatballs - they don't cook evenly ending up in some of the meatballs being overcooked and some under cooked!
Solution? Use a small ice cream scoop. Scoop equal portions and place on tray. Then take each portion and roll into balls. Don't worry about making perfect balls!
How to keep meatballs juicy?
One of the biggest concern with meatballs - they turn dry easily! To keep it moist, simply follow these tips - don't over mix/over work on mixing the meat. 
Don't over cook meat balls. Always brown meatballs in hot pan quickly so it retains it's flavor and juices. Using cast iron pan to sear meatballs at high heat adds wonderful flavor. 
Note – Cream sauce will thicken as it cools down. You can thin the sauce by pouring in some chicken broth or milk. Heat a sauce for 2 minutes once you pour in extra liquids and serve immediately.
Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition

Calories: 568kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 28gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 165mgSodium: 648mgPotassium: 744mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1504IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 294mgIron: 3mg
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  1. Tom J says

    December 22, 2021 at 5:30 am

    5 stars
    Recipe is very good. However I don’t read the preambles so I missed that the meatballs required an egg. This egg was not listed in the recipe ingredients. Still a great meal. Will remember to include egg next time

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      December 22, 2021 at 4:27 pm

      Sorry for the confusion, updated the recipe. And thank you for sharing it here, glad you loved the recipe!

      Reply
  2. Nancy says

    September 28, 2020 at 4:50 pm

    I made these recipe yesterday and they turned out really great!

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      September 28, 2020 at 8:32 pm

      Nancy, i’m so glad you loved the recipe. Thank you so much for sharing!

      Reply
  3. Cheese Curd In Paradise says

    June 19, 2019 at 10:05 pm

    5 stars
    This sounds like a dinner my boys will adore! I can’t wait to give this meal a try. I love that the meatballs are chicken as well!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      June 19, 2019 at 10:36 pm

      Thank you

      Reply
  4. Natalie says

    March 18, 2019 at 4:29 pm

    I tried making chicken meatballs once but they turned out so dry and tasteless. But this recipe might persuade me to give chicken meatballs another try. Sauce looks mazing and I love the spices you used. Will give it a try.

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      March 18, 2019 at 7:36 pm

      Thank you

      Reply
  5. Julie says

    March 18, 2019 at 9:25 am

    Homemade meatballs are SO GOOD – and I love how easy they are to freeze so we can make a really big batch and stock up for future dinners. I love the idea of pairing them with a cream sauce!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      March 18, 2019 at 11:17 am

      Thank you Julie

      Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      March 18, 2019 at 6:50 pm

      Thank you

      Reply
  6. Lauren says

    March 18, 2019 at 6:59 am

    I absolutely can’t wait to try these. A little curry in a creamy sauce is on of my absolute favorite ways I’m have it. The meatballs look so tender too!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      March 18, 2019 at 7:33 am

      Thank you

      Reply
  7. Charity says

    March 18, 2019 at 5:38 am

    5 stars
    This looks delicious on so many levels! I love meatballs but knowing that the sauce is creamy and cheesy is like a siren song!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      March 18, 2019 at 7:38 am

      Thank you Charity. Glad you liked it

      Reply
  8. Jessica (Swanky Recipes) says

    March 18, 2019 at 2:06 am

    5 stars
    I’m a huge meatball fan and I always rotate between the same 4 meatball recipes. I’ve been pretty nervous to try chicken meatballs since my fail at making chicken meatloaf years ago. There are so many good chicken recipes out there though, that I’m going to try this for dinner next week! The flavors sound like something I’d use so I know it has to be delicious!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      March 18, 2019 at 7:40 am

      Hope you like this Jessica. Do give it a try

      Reply
  9. Nicoletta De Angelis Nardelli says

    March 17, 2019 at 8:27 pm

    The step by step pictures is great! They look very tasty, moist, and most of all, cheesy.

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      March 18, 2019 at 7:39 am

      Thank you

      Reply
  10. Marisa Franca Stewart says

    March 17, 2019 at 6:22 pm

    5 stars
    You’re right meatballs are a huge favorite with everyone. Tomorrow night our kids are coming over for dinner and this would be a nice switch from our regular meatballs. Thank you for the inspiration. That creamy sauce will be a huge hit over their favorite pasta – linguini.

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      March 17, 2019 at 7:05 pm

      Glad you liked it Marisa. Hope your kids love it

      Reply
  11. Amy says

    March 17, 2019 at 8:15 am

    5 stars
    This sauce looks like absolute heaven! Seriously … just when I thought meatballs couldn’t get any better! 😉 This is something I’d love to make for a family dinner sometime. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      March 17, 2019 at 7:05 pm

      Thank you Amy, i’m sure your family will love it. Do give it a try

      Reply
  12. kelly anthony says

    March 16, 2019 at 7:01 pm

    5 stars
    These sound so delicious! I love that sauce on top. Actually…I love it all. Ha! Great recipe. Thank you!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      March 16, 2019 at 9:00 pm

      Thank you Kelly

      Reply
  13. Anne Lawton says

    March 16, 2019 at 6:31 am

    5 stars
    these meatballs look so good! I’m going to be making them real soon. Thanks for the explicit instructions too!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      March 16, 2019 at 6:40 pm

      Thank you Anne

      Reply
  14. Carrie | Clean Eating Kitchen says

    March 15, 2019 at 7:30 pm

    5 stars
    This looks like an awesome weeknight meal. I’m trying to cut down on red meat in the week, so this is perfect! Can’t wait to make this!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      March 15, 2019 at 8:49 pm

      Thank you Carrie

      Reply
  15. Jenni LeBaron says

    March 15, 2019 at 8:55 am

    5 stars
    I love meatballs and really like the idea of the little bit of lemon in these. I bet that really elevates the flavor. I also like how flexible this recipe is for dinner. It looks equally good on top of egg noodles as it does rice!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      March 15, 2019 at 6:38 pm

      Thank you Jenni

      Reply

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