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Air fried chicken meatballs on white plate with small bowl of sauce.
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Air Fryer Chicken Meatballs

Air Fryer Chicken Meatballs are a quick and easy recipe! Needing only 15 minutes of your time and they are done!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Dinner
Cuisine: Western
Keyword: air fryer chicken meatballs, air fryer chicken meatballs recipe
Servings: 24
Calories: 38kcal
Author: Adrianne

Ingredients

  • 1 medium zucchini tip and tail trimmed
  • 500 grams/1 pound chicken mince (ground chicken)
  • ⅓ cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon cardamon Note 1
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 medium egg free range

Garnish (optional):

  • parsley finely chopped

Sauce (optional)

  • horseradish yogurt sauce

Instructions

  • Set the air fryer temperature to: 180°C / 350-375°F Note 2
  • Zucchini: trim the top and tail of the zucchini and then feed it through the food processor to shred it.
  • Chicken meatballs: add the chicken mince, shredded zucchini, panko breadcrumbs, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper and egg to a medium mixing bowl and then use clean hands to combine. Once combined use a mini cookie scoop and a chopping board to portion the meat mixture. Then use the palms of your hands to roll the portions into meatballs.
  • Air Fryer: spray the basket or wire racks of the air fryer with olive oil. Then place the rolled meatballs onto the racks (or in the basket) in a flat layer. Cook the meatballs for 10 to 12 minutes.
  • To serve: use an oven mitt to open the air fryer door or basket and use kitchen tongs to transfer the cooked meatballs to a serving platter. Provide the Horseradish Yogurt Sauce (optional) and garnish with a little bit of finely chopped parsley.

Notes

  • Note 1 - Cardamon: this is a dried spice in powdered form that will be in the herbs and spices section of the supermarket. 
  • Note 2 - Regarding Air Fryer Buttons: I don't use any of the set buttons on the air fryer. For example 'chips', 'chicken' or wedges'. I use the appliance like it is an oven and set the cook temperature to what I want it to be. In this case, I don't preheat the air fryer and I use this temperature setting: 180°C / 350-375°F .v
  • Note 3 - Horseradish Yogurt Sauce: recipe is here. 
  • Serving size: using a mini cookie scoop this recipe will make 24 chicken meatballs. The kcal information is per 1 meatball. 

Nutrition

Calories: 38kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 46mg | Potassium: 138mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 26IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.3mg