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Butter Chicken Meatballs

Everyone’s favorite butter chicken made into the most tender, most amazing meatballs! So saucy, so good. Serve with rice + naan!

Ingredients
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ½ medium sweet onion, diced
  • 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced, optional
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
  • 2 teaspoons garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
  • 1 6-ounce can tomato paste
  • 1 ½ cups chicken stock
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • ⅓ cup heavy cream
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. To make the meatballs, combine chicken, Panko, egg, cilantro, curry powder, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Using a wooden spoon or clean hands, stir until well combined. Roll the mixture into 3/4-to-1-inch meatballs, forming about 36-40 meatballs.
  3. Place meatballs in a single layer onto the prepared baking sheet. Place into oven and bake until lightly browned and cooked through, about 15 minutes.
  4. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and jalapeno, if using. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes.
  5. Stir in garlic, ginger, garam masala and turmeric until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  6. Stir in tomato sauce, tomato paste and chicken stock; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced and slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
  7. Stir in heavy cream and meatballs until heated through, about 2-3 minutes.
  8. Serve immediately.