Orecchiette with Mini Chicken Meatballs

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The first time my husband and I made this recipe we thought it would be good to try something different, and while we liked the dish, the sauce was too cheesy/runny for me and the meatballs were sticky and difficult to form.. Since then, we've nixed the sauce and pasta and solely make the meatballs, but rather than ground chicken we sometimes use ground turkey, and we use only one egg rather than the two the recipe calls for, which fixed the stickiness problem. Usually we'll add marinara sauce to the meatballs while they're cooking in the pan and place them in sub rolls with melted mozarella. Delicious!!

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Hubby and I found this meal quite delicious. Never had ground chicken before, but with the various ingredients, the meatballs were tasty and moist. Found it easier to make bigger meatballs and then just cut them up after browning them.
Didn't have any mozzarella on hand at the time, but still a very good dish. Will make again. It's not as heavy as some pasta dishes.

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Loved it! I just happened to see this episode while I was home on a snow day and thought it looked yummy... I'm a sucker for fresh mozzarella and basil! Made it this evening for dinner and everyone loved it... kids age 2, 7, 8 and my husband and I alike. Thanks, GIada!

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My three year old son watched this episode with me and since the meatballs were made out of chicken, he was willing to try them (since he doesn't eat meat or anything made out of any type of ground meat due to the texture. I made these and he actually ate them and liked them. My husband and I enjoyed them too - they were very moist and the sauce worked perfectedly.

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This was a very easy recipe to follow. We enjoyed it very much. I was a little leary at the idea of chicken meatballs but they turned out delicious. I will make this one again. Thanks Giada!!!

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Angela, thanks for the skinny on this recipe. I wish all recipes on the food network would provide this essential information. I love to have good tasting food but like most of us I (a diabetic have to keep in mind the skiiny on the recipes. Can you tell me how you were able to get the Calorie/fat/Carb values? Anyone know?

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This is a different twist on beef meatballs, I've never had chicken ones before, & they were very nice. I think they'd be great for children, but I made them for my husband & I - we both enjoyed them. I served them with brown rice instead of pasta. I don't like strong cheese, so I used grated mozzarella in the balls instead of romano. And I made a sauce to accompany the balls by adding tomato paste, onion, garlic & chili to the chicken stock while the balls were cooking.

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The skinny
734 calories per serving, 33 g fat (8.5 g saturated, 67 g carbs, 4.7 g fiber, 40.4 g protein

My family went for 3rds! Thank you

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If you know how to cook this recipe is wonderful. Season to taste - I have used chicken, pork and/or beef in the meatballs in varying amounts. You can adjust the liquid so I don't get the reviews saying too much pasta. It's easy flavorful and a nice change from the ordinary. I have made this several times, once for a crowd and it disappeared every time. Great recipe.

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I am a 17-year-old who loves to cook. I've made this for my family including my sister and parents and they all love it. The first time I made it, I did everything exactly as the recipe stated, and found it to be bland as many other reviewers have. Next time I added several cloves of minced garlic to the meatball mixture along with some poultry seasoning (one of my favorite seasonings, and they were much better. Others say that the meatballs were mushy when trying to form them, but using water to dip your hands in really seems to help with that. Forming the meatballs took much longer than I thought, but it was worth it. I don't find there to be too much chicken stock either, I actually added more the next time I made it because I liked the sauce. Diced mozzarella works fine instead of bocconcini, as does any other type of short cut pasta, of course. Overall, I loved the recipe and will make it over and over again!