Mince Chicken Balls, Saucy Spaghetti Pasta - Seriously Delicious

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup rice
• 1 kg chicken breast fillet, skin removed and minced
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup stale breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
• 20 ml olive cooking spray
• 2 medium onions, chopped extra
• 500 g spaghetti
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 2 (500 ml) bottles pasta sauce
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Recipe

• 1 add rice to a saucepan of boiling water and cook for 15-20 minutes, or as per rice packet instructions. drain and rinse with cold running water.
• 2 in a bowl, combine the minced chicken, 1 chopped onion, parmesan, breadcrumbs, cooked rice and basil. roll rounded tablespoons of the mixture into balls and place on a tray. cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• 3 coat a large frypan with the oil spray, add the extra 2 chopped onions and 1/4 cup of the chicken stock, stirring until the onions are soft.
• 4 add the chicken balls to the pan, and cook - covered - for 10 minutes.
• 5 while the chicken balls are cooking, add the pasta to a large pot of boiling water and boil uncovered until 'al dente' (just tender) - or as per the pasta packet instructions. drain and set aside.
• 6 add the remaining stock and pasta sauce to the cooking chicken balls and simmer - covered - for a further 5 minutes.
• 7 add the chopped parsley to the pan and simmer - uncovered - for another 10 minutes.
• 8 serve the chicken balls and sauce over the pasta, and sprinkle with extra parmesan and parsley, if desired.