Gluten Free Chicken Parmesan Meatballs

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Chicken Parmesan Meatballs have classic chicken Parmesan flavors packed into healthy meatballs. Made gluten free and sugar free, this is one of the best meatball recipes for a high protein, healthy dinner.

titled image (and shown): gluten free chicken Parmesan meatballs (simmering in a cast iron skillet)

Gluten Free Chicken Parmesan Meatballs

I’m in the middle of my intense “get in the school groove” this week. I’m hitting the school room hard, organizing and planning, trying to get ready for this new school year.

My motto for the year?

“I think I can, I think I can…”
overhead photo looking down on a plate of pasta with meatballs in red gravy
Our summer has been one mad rush, which makes it seem like we had no summer at all. I’m not complaining. I enjoy the camps and sports that the kids are involved in. It’s awesome to see them growing into the young adults they should be. It’s just that I have to get used to the new normal of having teenagers and all of the running around that comes with it.

cast iron skillet full of hearty and healthy chicken Parmesan meatballs

And that means I’m going to need some quick, healthy dinners on hand for those evenings on the run. We all love homemade meatballs, including these gluten free chicken Parmesan meatballs. They’re made with 93% lean ground chicken, which means they are low in fat and high in protein.

Gluten Free Meatballs

So what makes the chicken Parmesan meatballs special? Well, they’re gluten free. I find ground chicken very “wet” when I work with it, so I added ½ cup coconut flour to the 3 pounds of ground chicken to make it easier to form balls. Eggs help the meatballs to keep their shape once they are baked.  Oh, and if you don’t need this recipe to be gluten free, simply add some dry bread crumbs in place of the coconut flour. Instant yumminess.

Season the meatballs with Italian seasoning and garlic salt. Two of my favorite seasonings. 🙂

But the must-have ingredient? 5 ounces of Parmesan cheese. Freshly shredded Parmesan cheese, that is. I’m not talking the kind of cheese you buy in the plastic shaker jar, but the cheese you’ll find in the deli section of your grocery store. You can buy a wedge of Parmesan cheese and shred it yourself, or you can buy a pre-shredded kind, such as DiGiorno Shredded Parmesan cheese (This comes in a 5 ounce plastic tub as you can see in the link to the Amazon product. The price shown there is for a case of Parmesan cheese. One tub of cheese in our stores costs around $4).

The Parmesan cheese gives the meatballs such a deliciously cheesy flavor. And what’s not to love about a lot of cheese?!

chicken Parmesan meatballs served on a white plate over a bed of cooked spaghetti

How to Freeze Meatballs

This chicken Parmesan meatballs recipe makes a great freezer meal. If your family can’t eat all of the meatballs in one dinner, you can separate the cooked meatballs into serving size portions and pull them out the day before you want to eat them. I always think meatballs taste the best when they have slow cooked in pasta sauce anyway, so the freezer method makes it easy to throw the frozen meatballs in the slow cooker, cover them with sauce, set the cooker to low and come home to fantastic Italian aromas wafting from your kitchen. Mmmmm….I can just smell them now! 🙂

Add this to your lineup of healthy dinner ideas that the whole family will love.

Get the classic chicken parmigiana flavor in Chicken Parmesan Meatballs. Made gluten free and sugar free for a high protein, healthy dinner.
Get the classic chicken parmigiana flavor in Chicken Parmesan Meatballs. Made gluten free and sugar free for a high protein, healthy dinner.

Gluten Free Chicken Parmesan Meatballs

4.67 from 3 votes
Get the classic chicken parmigiana flavor in Chicken Parmesan Meatballs. Made gluten free and sugar free for a high protein, healthy dinner.
Servings 8
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes

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Ingredients
 

  • 3 lbs ground chicken
  • 5 ounces shredded Parmesan cheese a little over ½ a cup
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour
  • Spaghetti Sauce
  • Cooked pasta

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large bowl, combine the chicken, cheese, seasonings and eggs. Mix well. Add the coconut flour and mix until combined.
  • Form 1 1/2-2" meatballs and place on a baking sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes, or until the meatballs are cooked through.
  • Serve with spaghetti sauce and pasta

Notes

I always think meatballs taste the best when they have slow cooked in pasta sauce. I like to make the meatballs the day before serving. On the morning you plan to serve these, place them in a slow cooker and cover them with sauce. Set the slow cooker to low and allow them to simmer all day. Mmmmm....I can just smell them now!

Nutrition

Calories: 372kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 228mg | Sodium: 864mg | Potassium: 936mg | Fiber: 2g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Calcium: 238mg | Iron: 2.3mg
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Calories 372

Every good dinner needs a great finish! Here’s a gluten free angel food cake that we just love.

Gluten Free Angel Food Cake topped with strawberries and whipped cream

About JulieJulie Clark

About Julie Clark

I'm Julie Clark, CEO and recipe developer of Tastes of Lizzy T. With my B.A. in Education and over 30 years of cooking and baking, I want to teach YOU the best of our family recipes.

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Maria
8 years ago

This looks delicious! I love that you are a mother-daughter team! I blog with my sister and it’s much more fun doing it with someone else 🙂

Melissa Williams
2 years ago

5 stars
Really enjoy this easy and tasty recipe thank you!!