Chicken Balls with Tomato and Saffron

Name: Chicken Balls with Tomato and Saffron
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 75 Minutes
Yield: 5 servings

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5 people

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Ingredients 16 items

400 g skinned chicken breasts minced
50 g or ¼ cup cooked basmati rice
75 g or ½ cup cooked split chickpeas
25 g fresh parsley chopped
25 g coriander leaves chopped
25 g fresh dill chopped
2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
1 small onion or 100 g, chopped
2 dried limes
1 pinch saffron filaments
0.58 g ground turmeric
2 medium tomatoes or 300 g, peeled and pureed
3 tablespoons tomato paste
0.58 g white ground pepper
2 cubes MAGGI Less Salt Chicken Stock
3 cups or 750 ml water

How to prepare

Combine in a large mixing bowl each of minced chicken, cooked rice, cooked split chickpeas, parsley, coriander and dill and mix well until well combined (season with salt and pepper).
Divide minced chicken mixture into portions and shape them into medium balls and set them aside.
Heat oil in a medium saucepan and cook onion until golden color. Add dried limes, saffron leaves, turmeric, tomato, tomato paste, white pepper and MAGGI Less Salt Chicken Stock cubes and stir for 5 minutes.
Add water and bring to boil then simmer for 5 minutes and add the prepared chicken balls, cover and simmer again for 25 minutes or until chicken balls are well cooked.

Healthy, light, flavorful and easy, this recipe makes a great dinner option! It's also rich in proteins; each serving provides you with 21 grams, which meets 45% of your daily protein needs.

Do chickpeas contain any vitamins and minerals?

Chickpeas are known for their protein and fiber content, but they're also rich in many important vitamins and minerals especially folic acid and iron!