Transform Your Oatmeal Into Goat Cheese Chicken Meatballs

This simple sweet basil sauce and cheese-stuffed chicken meatballs are definitely the easiest thing you’ll make all day. Bonus: it will make your apartment smell amazing and your roommates think you’re a five-star chef.

It’s also a great way to use up all of that oatmeal sitting in the back of your cabinet. I see no downsides here. You won’t either, trust us.

Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Meatballs in Sweet Basil Marinara

• Prep Time:10 minutes
• Cook Time:20 minutes
• Total Time:30 minutes
• Servings:6
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground chicken
• 1 large can of tomato sauce
• 1 package of fresh basil
• 4 tablespoons of parsley
• 2 tablespoon garlic salt
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup water
• 1 small can tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup steel cut oats (or blended oats)
• 2 tablespoon black pepper
• 4 oz goat cheese

• Step 1

  Pour sauce, paste, 2 tablespoons of parsley, chopped fresh basil, garlic salt, crushed red pepper, black pepper and olive oil into a large pot over medium heat.

  

• Step 2

  Combine chicken, 1/2 cup oatmeal, remaining parsley, Parmesan cheese, egg, 1 tablespoon garlic salt, 1 tablespoon black pepper and 3 sprigs chopped basil in a bowl. Mash with your hands.

  

• Step 3

  Roll into 1-inch balls and stuff with goat cheese.

  

• Step 4

  Roll tightly and drop into marinara sauce pot and bring to a boil. Cook for about 20 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked and balls are firm.

  

• Step 5

  Serve with Parmesan cheese and garnish with basil.