One of my more successful cooking endeavors was this Italian-themed dinner of chicken meatballs and cauliflower mozzarella sticks. I've been seeing recipes for these popping up all over my Pinterest feed lately, and I thought they both sounded delicious, so I gave them a try. My mother is gluten intolerant so I try to cater to her when I'm choosing meals to make. This dinner was totally gluten free, and I think the cauliflower worked pretty darn well as a substitute for regular bread sticks. It made the mozzarella sticks a little softer and more moist than normal, but they had a great flavor.
The meatballs called for lemon zest, and I think that could be cut down a little. I made these recipes twice in a week, because after the successful weeknight dinner, my parents suggested that I make it again for a gathering with family and friends that weekend. I doubled the recipe that time, and tried to reduce the amount of lemon I put in, but it still tasted a little too lemon-y for my taste.
I used this recipe for the meatballs and this recipe for the mozzarella sticks. Thanks to the lovely ladies who came up with them!
Hi Hannah! Thank you for your sweet comments on my blog! This looks so delicious! I've never heard of putting lemon zest in meatballs before, but I may try it (and I'll definitely cut down on the amount). Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteMmm, chicken meatballs sound delicious! I'm definitely going to check out that recipe...I've been looking for more creative ways to cook chicken lately :)
ReplyDeleteYummm this looks so good. Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteMili from call me, Maeby
It looks lovely! I'm really tempted to try both these recipes.
ReplyDeleteAh these look great, thank you for sharing! x
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