Pasta and Chicken Meatballs

Think of comfort food and pasta comes to your mind. Its versatility to convert any recipe in to a yumm... dish always comes in handy. On these cold days, a bowl of pasta for dinner is always welcome. This luscious recipe is delicious and colorful and easy to make. I have been planning to make this dish for quite sometime and this time it came as a surprise from the girls. Its so easy to make that their first try itself was a success. Do give it a try and you will be really happy you did.

INGREDIENTS:

For the meatballs:

1/4 cup plain bread crumbs
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 tablespoons corn flour
1 tablespoon whole milk
1 tablespoon ketchup
3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 pound ground chicken

For the pasta:

1 pound Penne pasta
3 cups Marinara sauce (This can be made ahead and stored in the refrigerator. Click on the link for the recipe)
2 tablespoons chicken broth
3 tablespoons dried parsley
salt and pepper to taste


METHOD:

 Mix all the ingredients for the meatballs, make little balls and shallow fry in olive oil until golden brown.Keep aside. Cook pasta separately in boiling water as per the instructions on the pack. Simultaneously in a large pan, add the marinara sauce and the chicken broth and bring it to a boil and simmer for about 10mins. Now its time to add salt and pepper and even cayenne if you would like it to be a bit hot. Give it a stir and add the dried parsley leaves (you can substitute with chopped fresh parsley too). Now add the meatballs to the sauce and let them cook in the sauce for a couple of minutes. Then add the pasta and mix thoroughly. Transfer the contents to the serving bowl. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese on top.

PS : Feel free to make it out of any kind of pasta you like and even spaghetti.
       Also you can use store bought sauce of your choice to make it quick and easy.