Crockpot Garlic Butter Chicken Meatballs with Creamy Orzo

A cozy, easy, fall-winter dinner...instant pot + stove top skillet directions too!

⏱️ 260 min 🔪 Prep: 20 min 🔥 Cook: 240 min 📊 Hard 👁️ 3 views
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Bakso Ayam Mentega Bawang Putih Crockpot dengan Orzo Krim Foto: Half Baked Harvest

Ingredients

6 servings
  • 1 1/2 pounds ground chicken, pork, or turkey
  • 3 tablespoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
  • 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • kosher salt and black pepper
  • 1 onion, quartered
  • 1 head garlic, top trimmed off to reveal the cloves
  • 1 cup dry white wine, such as Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc
  • 6 tablespoons salted butter
  • 1 sprig rosemary
  • 2 cups dry orzo pasta
  • 2 cups fresh baby spinach
  • 1/2 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream or canned full fat coconut milk

Steps

  1. 1. Add the chicken, Italian seasoning, dijon, and 1/2 cup parmesan to a bowl. Season with salt, and pepper. Mix to combine. Coat your hands with oil, and roll the meat into tablespoon-size balls (will make 15-16 meatballs). Add olive oil and place the meatballs in the bowl of your crockpot. 2. Pour over the wine and 1/2 cup water. Add the onion and garlic. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or on high for 1-2 hours.2. Preheat the broiler to high. Remove the meatballs and garlic from the slow cooker and place on a baking sheet.3. Crank the heat on the slow cooker to high. Stir in the orzo, and 1 cup water. Cover and cook 20-30 minutes, or until the orzo is al dente. If the orzo needs more liquid, add additional water. Stir in the spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, cream, and 1/2 cup parmesan.4. Arrange the butter and the rosemary around the meatballs and garlic, then broil 1-3 minutes, until crisp. Peel away the garlic skin, then chop and mix with the butter and rosemary on the sheet pan. Toss the meatballs in the butter. 5. Serve the meatballs over the orzo.

  2. 1. Add the chicken, Italian seasoning, dijon, and 1/2 cup parmesan to a bowl. Season with salt, and pepper. Mix to combine. Coat your hands with oil, and roll the meat into tablespoon-size balls (will make 15-16 meatballs).2. Set the instant pot to sauté. Add olive oil, then add the meatballs to the instant pot and sear until browned, about 5 minutes, Pour in the wine and 1/2 cup water. Add 1 chopped onion. Cook 5 minutes, then add the butter, garlic and rosemary. Let the butter butter, another 2-3 minutes. Cover and cook on high pressure for 6 minutes.3. Once done cooking, release the steam. Set the Instant pot to sauté. Remove the garlic. Stir in the orzo and 1 cup water. Cook 6-8 minutes, until the orzo is al dente. Stir in the spinach, tomatoes, cream, and parmesan.4. Serve the meatballs over the orzo.

  3. 1. Add the chicken, Italian seasoning, dijon, and 1/2 cup parmesan to a bowl. Season with salt, and pepper. Mix to combine. Coat your hands with oil, and roll the meat into tablespoon-size balls (will make 15-16 meatballs).2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add olive oil, then add the meatballs and sear until browned, about 5 minutes. Add 1 chopped onion. Cook 5 minutes, then add the butter, garlic and rosemary. Let the butter butter, another 2-3 minutes. 3. Reduce the heat to medium. Pour in the wine. Stir in the orzo and 1 1/2 cups water. Cook, stirring often, another 6-8 minutes, until the orzo is al dente. Stir in the spinach, tomatoes, cream, and 1/2 cup parmesan.4. Serve the chicken over the orzo. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Macronutrients

Calories87844% DV

*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients Rp 1.422
Per Serving Rp 237/serving
🏠 Save ~Rp 2.844 compared to buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (7% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountUnit PriceSubtotal
ground chicken 0.5 pounds - -
Italian seasoning 3 tablespoons - -
dijon mustard 1 tablespoon - -
grated parmesan cheese 1 cup - -
kosher salt and black pepper - - -
onion 1 - -
garlic 1 head - -
dry white wine 1 cup - -
salted butter 6 tablespoons - -
sprig rosemary 1 - -
dry orzo pasta 2 cups - -
fresh baby spinach 2 cups - -
chopped sun-dried tomatoes 0.5 cup Rp 12.000/kg Rp 1.422
heavy cream or canned full fat coconut milk 0.5 cup - -

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