{"id":20480,"date":"1987-06-17T10:52:44","date_gmt":"1987-06-17T17:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=20480"},"modified":"2016-12-22T10:54:39","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T17:54:39","slug":"pesto-chicken-veggie-meatballs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=20480","title":{"rendered":"Pesto Chicken Veggie Meatballs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1 pound ground<a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Pesto-Chicken-Veggie-Meatballs.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-20481\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Pesto-Chicken-Veggie-Meatballs.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Pesto-Chicken-Veggie-Meatballs.png 640w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Pesto-Chicken-Veggie-Meatballs-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0chicken breast<br \/>\n1\/2 medium bell pepper, red<br \/>\n1 medium carrot<br \/>\n1 cup zucchini<br \/>\n3 tablespoon pesto<br \/>\n1\/2 teaspoon salt<br \/>\n1 tablespoon olive oil<\/p>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Start by preparing the vegetable mixture: Gently pat the zucchini dry with a paper towel or clean dish towel (no need to squeeze all the liquid out of it, just pat off some of the extra moisture). Add to a large bowl with the finely minced carrot and bell pepper. Add in the pesto and salt and stir to combine. Fold in the ground chicken breast using your hands or a large fork, and toss together the chicken and vegetable mixture until it&#8217;s well-combined. Try not to over-work the mixture. Line a baking sheet with foil or a slipat and drizzle with oil. Using a 1&#8243; scoop or a Tablespoon, make small (1-1 1\/2&#8243;) meatballs and place them on the baking sheet. (you can also just use your hands to roll them out) Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. For a bit of browning, broil the meatballs an additional 1-3 minutes. If browning isn&#8217;t important, continue baking meatballs another 2-3 minutes, or till cooked through. Serve with your favorite sauce, pasta, or on a sandwich. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 pound ground\u00c2\u00a0chicken breast 1\/2 medium bell pepper, red 1 medium carrot 1 cup zucchini 3 tablespoon pesto 1\/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon olive oil Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Start by preparing the vegetable mixture: Gently pat the zucchini dry with a paper towel or clean dish towel (no need to squeeze all the liquid out of it, just pat off some of the extra moisture). Add to a large bowl with the finely minced carrot and bell&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=20480\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,8],"tags":[53],"class_list":["post-20480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-child-friendly","category-poultry","tag-ground-meat"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20480"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20482,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20480\/revisions\/20482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}