Chicken Pesto Meatballs

With my left over pesto from early this week, I grabbed some ground chicken to concoct my favorite meatballs. If you don't come across ground chicken in your grocery store, ask the butcher to make some for you.  It takes a few minutes and is worth the wait!  Makes 12 chicken meatballs

Ingredients:
1/2 lb ground organic/no hormone chicken breast
1/4 cup pesto (homemade recipe listed earlier this week)
1/4 cup bread crumbs
2 egg whites
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper

Preheat oven to 350F
Butter a baking pan

In a bowl combine chicken, bread crumbs, egg whites, pesto, salt + pepper, and cheese
Form into meatball sized balls (all similar sizes so cooking is even)
Place on the pan and bake for 15-20 minutes
Check to make sure chicken is cooked through at around 15 minutes
Enjoy over pasta with left over pesto!

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