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Cajun Chicken Meatballs in Tasty Cream Sauce

Cajun chicken meatballs in a creamy sauce with tons of onions, garlic, peppers and mushrooms. Serve these meatballs on top of egg noodles or with crusty bread and a salad, it is so delish! 
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Chicken
Keyword: butter, cajun, cajun chicken, cajun seasoning, chicken, cream sauce, creole, creole seasoning, flour, garlic, ground chicken, ground turkey, heavy cream, meatballs, onions, panko, seasoning, sour cream
Author: Marzia

Ingredients

Meatballs:

  • 2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon low sodium cajun seasoning
  • 4 cloves minced garlic divided
  • ¾ cup panko
  • 1 large egg
  • ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley plus more for serving
  • 1 ¼ pounds ground chicken or turkey

Sauce:

  • 3-4 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ cup chopped onions yellow or red
  • ½ cup minced red or yellow peppers bell or sweet peppers
  • ½ cup minced mushrooms
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 ½ cups low sodium chicken broth
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons roughly chopped basil for serving

Instructions

  • Meatballs: In a medium mixing bowl, mix together 2 tablespoons of cajun seasoning, ½ the garlic, and all the other ingredients except the ground chicken. Add ½ teaspoon of black pepper and mix using a fork. The mixture will resemble a coarse breading. Add the ground chicken and mix until *just* combined. Do not overwork the meat. Roll into 18-22 meatballs. Mine were about 1 ½ tablespoons each.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the meatballs to the skillet but do not overcrowd the pan. Cooke in batches if they don't all fit. Sear the meatballs for 4-5 minutes, flipping to brown all sides evenly. Remember you want to just brown the outside and not cook them all the way through. Remove meatballs to a plate. Repeat until all the meatballs are cooked.
  • Sauce: Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the pan along with the remaining garlic and the onion and sauté for 2 minutes or until the onion begins to turn translucent. Add the peppers and mushrooms and continue to cook until the mushrooms and peppers soften, about 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle the flour and the remaining teaspoon of cajun seasoning over the veggies and push the veggies around the pan to coat evenly and cook for about a minute or until the flour starts to deepen in color.
  • Stir the mixture as you pour in the chicken broth. Lower the heat, whisk in the sour cream until it dissolves completely. Allow sauce to come back to a gentle simmer before lowering the heat and letting the sauce thicken, about 6-12 minutes. When the sauce is halfway there, add the chicken meatballs and let cook for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with the basil before serving.

Notes

    • The sauce will thicken as it sits so i'd advise leaving it a little thinner if you aren't planning on serving this right away. If the sauce thickens too much you can always thin it out with a little water or broth. Serve over egg noodles or with garlic bread and a salad.
    • This recipe has only been tested with sour cream but I do think heavy cream would make a good substitute. I haven't tried it with greek yogurt so I can't say whether that would work.
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