chicken meatball stroganoff
Chicken Meatball Stroganoff with a sauce so good you’ll want to eat the leftovers for breakfast. Seriously.
I know, friends. I really do know. I just posted a meatball/pasta recipe.
However.
Sophie went gaga for the meatballs, and she HATES meat, so I wanted to see if it was a meatballs thing or a those meatballs thing. Turns out, girlfriend likes more than one kind of meatballs. Woot!
I don’t blame her.
It may not be the fanciest thing you’ve ever made, but it’s delicious, homey, and comforting. As an added bonus, there’s no cream of something soup, no heavy cream, and it’s very kid-friendly. Because this is a more mild meal, I think it would make a great meal to take to a friend recovering from surgery, someone who has a new baby at home, or for friends you know have picky eaters.
I’m not kidding when I tell you she just gobbled these up. As in third helpings. And the next morning, that was all she wanted for breakfast. BREAKFAST!
A few notes on the recipe:
* I’ve written the directions to include a full pound of mushrooms. If you’ve got haters at your house, you can half or skip this amount. Sophie and I just LOVE them!
* You may also notice the directions specify to halve the meatballs after they’ve been browned. I did this for convenience and for better meatball-to-everything-else distribution. If you prefer, go ahead and leave them whole.
* If you prefer turkey to chicken, feel free to substitute it. I’m a crazy pregnant person who has issues with ground turkey.
* Lastly, if you’re not an egg noodle person, feel free to serve this over rice or even mashed potatoes instead.
Chicken Meatball Stroganoff
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Ingredients
For the meatballs:
- 1 1/2lbs ground chicken breast
- 1 slice bread, crusts removed and torn into small pieces (I used wheat sandwich bread)
- 1/2c finely minced onion
- 2 Tbsp milk
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp fresh thyme
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- olive oil
For the sauce:
- 1 lb mushrooms, sliced
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 2 1/2c chicken broth
- 1/4c sour cream
- 1 1/2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- salt and pepper, to taste
To serve:
- 8oz egg noodles, cooked according to package directions
- additional fresh thyme, optional
Instructions
For the meatballs:
- To make meatballs, combine chicken breast, bread, onion, milk, mustard, thyme, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Toss with a fork until combined and smooth, but try not to over-mix. Using your hands, or a small scoop, form the mixture into 1 1/2″ meatballs (I usually get 20-24).
- Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Working in batches, so as not to overcrowd them, add meatballs to the pan. Cook until well browned and cooked through, turning regularly and adding more olive oil as necessary (this took me about 8-10 minutes per batch). Transfer cooked meatballs to a plate and repeat with remaining meatballs.
- Add the mushrooms and butter to the same saute pan and cook over medium heat, turning often, until mushrooms are golden and cooked through. If mushrooms begin to stick, feel free to add a little more butter or a small drizzle of olive oil. Add garlic and a pinch of salt and pepper and cook 1 minute more. Sprinkle flour over the mushroom/garlic mixture and stir to coat well. Pour in chicken broth and stir to scrape up any browned bits from the pan. Cook over medium heat 5-7 minutes, or until sauce has thickened somewhat.
- Whisk in sour cream and Dijon mustard until smooth. Taste sauce and add additional salt and pepper as desired.
- If serving to children or for ease of serving, slice meatballs in half. Return meatballs to the skillet and stir to coat with sauce. Add noodles to the pan and stir to coat. Top with an additional sprinkle of fresh thyme for garnish, if desired.
Recipe Adapted from Start Fresh, by Tyler Florence (I LOVE this book! It goes from first purees through toddler foods)
Swoon! There is nothing better than pasta and meatballs!! I love this twist!! (oh and I eat leftovers like this for breakfast all the time – it just sounds better than cereal!)
Great recipe! Our little girl is 5 1/2 months old, and we are just getting in to the veggie/fruit purees. Did you make your own baby food? So far I’ve made butternut squash puree and banana puree. Do you have any tips/recipes/advice, etc? Thank you!!
Ooooo… Those browned meatballs looks so yummy! And thank you for another ‘good for you’ not just ‘good’ recipe!
This looks like a perfect comfort food meal! I can see why she liked it!
Ty has been BEGGING me to make this since we saw it on Wednesday night.. I just turned to him and said, “I’m going to make that chicken meatball strogonoff next Sunday when your parents are here..” He said, “That sounds go good for dinner TONIGHT.” Thinking he hadn’t heard me, I said, “No.. I’m making it next Sunday.” He said, “I wish tonight was next Sunday.. .”
I made this for dinner tonight and it was really good! Thanks for sharing it.
★★★★★
I love hearty meals like that! That chicken dish looks good!
I am going through chemo, I was looking and looking through tastespotting and everything looked bad (which is only the chemo). Typically, I’m overwhelmed by the choices. Ten pages in, this is the first one that looked good. Going to try it tonight. Thank you.