Chicken Meatball and Couscous
- Prep Time: 10 Minutes
- Cook Time: 30 Minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- 1 beaten egg
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/4 Cup fresh basil
- 1 Cup of couscous
- 1 Teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 Cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 Cup fresh Italian parsely
- 1/3 Cup bread crumbs
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 Cup of kale
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- Make couscous following directions on package
- Dice red onion
- Cut tomatoes in half
- On medium flame in non-stick pan, saute onion, when translucent, add tomatoes and kale until soft.
- Combine the above veggies with the couscous when everything is done. I also added a TBS of basil and Italian parsley to the above pot.
For the meatballs:
- With hands combine ground chicken, beaten egg, garlic bread crumbs, Italian parsley, garlic, basil, parmesan cheese, dried oregano, paprika.
- Form in one Tablespoon sized meatballs. Make sure all are consistently sized so they all cook through at the same time.
- Bake on a lightly brushed olive oil coated sheet pan for 30 minutes on 400.
Notes
Kidney Stone Diet Safe Tips: I have to say I love this dish. The couscous part is so simple and the meatballs are too. Very good and super simple- what’s not to love? You can use any ground meat you like for the meatballs, I like ground chicken best for this recipe. The use of the fresh herbs are what makes the meatballs so darn good. Because I eat a very low sodium diet like you, I find the use of fresh herbs adds so much flavor to all my dishes. If you only have dried you can use it, but if you get the chance, go get the fresh. You can use Italian parsley or flat leaf, whatever you find at your store.
This dish is very low oxalate, yet satisfying and filling. I got 12 meatballs out of the recipe, depending on how big or small you make yours the quantity might differ. If you don’t want to use parm, you could use a bit of feta for a nice Greek flair. Know the sodium might be a bit higher, but if used in a smaller portion size totally doable. If you are a vegan you might sub out the cheese for nutritional yeast, and skip the meatballs altogether. Maybe add some eggplant to the dish or portabella mushrooms! Let me know how you liked it.
Oxalate: 5.5mg Added Sugar: 3g Calcium: 179mg
Nutrition
- Calories: 434
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 288mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 144mg
very good, I liked so much!
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isn’t eggplant very high in palate Jill??
Portion not perfection Sharon! And get your calcium needs met each day!
Hi Sharon!
There is no eggplant in this recipe!
Oh I see I said to sub it out. Eggplant wasn’t studied by Harvard and what that happens the advice is have that food once or twice a week (you might have leftovers!) and get your calcium needs met each day. Nobody forms a stone when we eat foods here and there.
Looks so delicious! I’m going to have to try it out ASAP. Thanks, Jill for sharing this wonderful recipe .
Hi Betty,
My pleasure.
First I need to find out what’s croucous is. Then I would like to try this recipe. Looks very tasty and filling. Thank you Jill.
I love, love, love this recipe! It is so flavorful with the spices, it needed no salt at all. I thought I would make it for me,but I’m going to,share it with my husband. I know he will like it as well. Thanks so much Jill for sharing it.
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Hi Shari,
Glad you like it.
j
Jill do you sell a cookbook of your recipes that I can buy???
Hi Alyssa,
I offer a meal plan with over 100 recipes. Read about it here. It comes with a 30 recipe KSD safe snack ebook for FREE. kidneystonediet.com/mealplans
Great! Thank you.
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Great! Thank you.
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When you list couscous on the ingredients and then say to cook according to instructions on the package, is the total amount of couscous given in dry measurement or cooked? thanks!
Hi Heather,
dry.
j
I tried your recipe tonight. It tastes so good!!! I have some leftovers. I am looking forward to eating them tomorrow
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Hi Natalia,
Glad to hear you liked it!
j