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Chicken and Apple Balls

Chicken and Apple Balls

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Chicken and Apple Balls

This is a great favourite with my family. Grated apple adds delicious flavour to these chicken balls, which makes them appealing to young children, and they are delicious hot or cold. These little balls make perfect finger food.

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat the olive oil in a pan and saute half the onion for about 3 minutes.


  2. 2

    Using your hands, squeeze out a little excess liquid from the grated apple.


  3. 3

    Mix the apple with the cooked chicken, and remaining raw onion, herbs, stock cube (from one year) and breadcrumbs and roughly chop in a food processor for a few seconds. Season with a little salt and pepper (from one year).


  4. 4

    With your hands, form into about 20 little balls, roll in flour and fry in shallow oil for about 5 minutes until lightly golden and cooked through.


Ingredients

  • 2 tsp Light Olive Oil
  • 1 Onion, finely chopped
  • 1 large Granny Smith Apple, peeled, and grated
  • 2 large Chicken Breasts, cut into chunks
  • ½ tbsp Fresh Parsley, chopped
  • 1 tbsp Fresh thyme or sage, chopped
  • 1 Chicken stock cube, crumbled (for children over 12 months)
  • 50g Fresh white breadcrumbs
  • 1 pinch Salt, (for children over 12 months)
  • 1 pinch Pepper, freshly ground (for children over 12 months)
  • 1 dusting Plain flour, for coating
  • 1 tsp Vegetable oil, for frying

Serves 2

Makes 20 

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Recipe from Annabel Karmel's 'The New Complete Baby and Toddler Meal Planner' published with permission from Random House.

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