{"id":4151,"date":"2026-04-24T16:23:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T16:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=4151"},"modified":"2026-04-24T16:23:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T16:23:49","slug":"golden-chicken-meatballs-with-whipped-feta-roasted-tomatoes-garlic-basil-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/golden-chicken-meatballs-with-whipped-feta-roasted-tomatoes-garlic-basil-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Golden Chicken Meatballs with Whipped Feta, Roasted Tomatoes &#038; Garlic Basil Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Golden Chicken Meatballs with Whipped Feta, Roasted Tomatoes &amp; Garlic Basil Oil<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<h4>For the Golden Chicken Meatballs:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb ground chicken (preferably dark meat for moisture)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup panko breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg (beaten)<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic (minced)<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp paprika<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp fresh parsley (chopped)<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp olive oil (for browning)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>For the Roasted Tomatoes:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups cherry tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic (smashed)<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>For the Whipped Feta:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>6 oz feta cheese<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup Greek yogurt<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp lemon juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>For the Garlic Basil Oil:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/3 cup olive oil<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic (thinly sliced)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup fresh basil leaves<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of chili flakes (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Roast the tomatoes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F (200\u00b0C).<\/li>\n<li>Toss cherry tomatoes with olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Roast for 20\u201325 minutes until blistered and juicy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Make the meatballs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mix ground chicken, panko, egg, Parmesan, garlic, salt, pepper, paprika, and parsley.<\/li>\n<li>Form into small meatballs.<\/li>\n<li>Heat olive oil in a pan and brown meatballs on all sides.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer to oven and bake at 400\u00b0F for 10\u201312 minutes until cooked through.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Whip the feta<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Blend feta, Greek yogurt, olive oil, and lemon juice until smooth and creamy.<\/li>\n<li>Set aside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Make garlic basil oil<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Heat olive oil gently in a pan.<\/li>\n<li>Add garlic slices and cook until lightly golden.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from heat, then add basil and chili flakes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0To serve<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Spread whipped feta on a plate or bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Add roasted tomatoes.<\/li>\n<li>Top with golden chicken meatballs.<\/li>\n<li>Drizzle generously with garlic basil oil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Golden Chicken Meatballs with Whipped Feta, Roasted Tomatoes &amp; Garlic Basil Oil Ingredients For the Golden Chicken Meatballs: 1 lb&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4151"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4153,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4151\/revisions\/4153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}