Zesty Chicken Meatballs Recipe | Sunny Anderson

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground chicken
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 egg, whisked
• 3 tablespoons unseasoned whole-wheat bread crumbs
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon Hungarian or hot paprika
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano leaves, about 1 small sprig
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves, about 5 sprigs
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 lemon, zested
• Kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• Serving suggestion: Collard Green Pesto Linguine, recipe follows
• 1 pound bunch collards, ribs discarded, leaves roughly chopped
• One 13-ounce box whole-wheat linguine
• 1/4 cup pecans
• 1 1/4 cups grated Parmesan, plus extra for garnish
• 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil