{"id":1122,"date":"2022-03-21T11:51:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T10:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/?p=1122"},"modified":"2022-03-17T11:58:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T10:58:53","slug":"leftover-pesto-with-chicken-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/21\/leftover-pesto-with-chicken-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftover Pesto with Chicken Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mr Radish loves to eat a bowl of noodles with half a jar of pesto…and then we have half a jar of pesto sitting in the refrigerator until it becomes fuzzy. I am obsessed with meatballs. Solution!<\/a> Use up the leftover pesto by making meatballs! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes there is ground poultry available at my neighborhood supermarket. Sometimes there is not. This hand-held blender is often called a Zauberstab<\/em>, or magic wand (I know! I know!), so I gave it a whirl on some plain old chicken breasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No chicken Hack? No problem.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

My chicken was a bit uneven. The larger pieces were nice in the finished product, but made the incorporation of the egg and bread crumb a bit difficult. I also doubled the pesto, because leaving a quarter of a jar in the fridge is actually worse than leaving a half a jar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tastes better than it looks.<\/em> \u2122<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The most important thing: make sure they are cooked all the way through before you remove them from the pan. This is a matter of food safety, not taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You’ll also want the golden brown crust.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I added an onion and some mushrooms to the sauce for extra umami and nutrition, and–half a tablespoon of pesto? That is nothing! Use the rest of the jar!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Don’t hold back.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I served the chicken balls on a bed of Dinkel<\/em><\/a> noodles, because I am also obsessed with Dinkel<\/em><\/a> and the joy it creates. As usual, your favorite noodle shape or low-carb substitute will taste great here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Happiness in a bowl.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No H\u00e4hnchenhack? No problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[67,25,68],"class_list":["post-1122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-meatballmonday","tag-chicken","tag-meatballs","tag-umami"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t