Description
These Lemon Garlic Chicken Meatballs with Caper Sauce are juicy, tender, and bursting with bright Mediterranean flavor. Made with ground chicken, fresh garlic, and zesty lemon, then simmered in a silky caper butter sauce
Ingredients
Scale
For the Meatballs
- 1 lb ground chicken
- ¼ cup breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil (for cooking)
For the Caper Sauce
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp capers, drained
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Make the Meatballs
- In a bowl, combine ground chicken, breadcrumbs, egg, garlic, lemon zest, parsley, salt, and pepper
- Mix gently until combined
- Form into 1-inch meatballs
Cook
- Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat
- Add meatballs and cook 6–8 minutes, turning until browned and cooked through
- Remove and set aside
Prepare Caper Sauce
- In the same skillet, melt butter
- Sauté garlic for 30 seconds
- Add chicken broth and lemon juice
- Stir in capers and simmer 3–4 minutes
- Add cream and cook until slightly thickened
Combine
- Return meatballs to skillet
- Spoon sauce over meatballs
- Simmer 2–3 minutes
- Prep Time: PT15M
- Cook Time: PT20M
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Pan-Simmered
- Cuisine: Mediterranean-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ¼ of recipe
- Calories: 390 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 620 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 145 mg