Spanish Style Chicken Meatball Bowl

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground chicken

• 1 large egg

• 1/3 cup cottage cheese

• 1/3 cup bread crumbs

• 1/4 cups tomato sauce

• 3 cloves of garlic, grated or minced

• 1 small shallot, minced

• 2 tbsp fresh chopped oregano

• 1/4 cup chopped Sofrito Style Lindsay Olives

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 tsp black pepper

• 1 tsp smoked paprika

For Serving:

• 1 red bell pepper, sliced and charred

• cooked white rice

• cotija cheese (or feta cheese also works!)

• fresh cilantro

• lime wedges

• more Sofrito Style Lindsay Olives

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 375ºF

2. Prep your meatball add-ins: fresh chopped oregano, grated or minced garlic, minced shallot, chopped Sofrito Style Lindsay Olives.

3. To a mixing bowl, add all of the meatball ingredients and mix until just combined.

4. Using a cookie scoop, portion out the meatballs onto a baking sheet.

5. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the meatballs reach 165ºF internally.

6. Meanwhile, slice a red bell pepper into thin strips. Spray lightly with oil and place in the oven to bake. Just before serving (and after you have removed the meatballs from the oven) set the oven to broil to give the peppers a light char. Make sure to keep an eye on them while you do this so they don’t burn!

7. To serve, assemble your bowl with cooked rice, the meatballs, charred bell peppers, cotija cheese, fresh cilantro, lime wedges and some more Sofrito Style Lindsay Olives.