Ingredients
1 pound ground chicken breast
1 small onion, grated
1 large garlic clove, grated
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup whole-wheat Italian seasoned breadcrumbs, divided
1 egg yolk
1/4 cup grated pecorino romano or parmesan cheese
4 ounces fresh mozzarella, cut into 16 small pieces
Preparation
Preheat oven to 375°F. In a bowl combine chicken, grated onion, garlic, salt, 1/4 cup breadcrumbs, and egg yolk. Do not over mix. Combine remaining breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese in a bowl. Roll into meatballs about a heaping tablespoon in size. Place a piece of mozzarella cheese in the middle of the meat and close around it. Roll into a ball. Coat poppers in breadcrumb and cheese mixture.
Place on a cookie cooling rack sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, set on top of a baking sheet. Spray poppers with olive oil spray. Pop into the oven and bake until golden brown and cooked though, about 25 minutes.
Serve poppers with marinara.
