One Pan Baked Chicken Meatballs & Tomato Sauce recipe - California Grown

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil (for greasing baking dish)
• 1 (28-ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes from California
• 1/4 cup butter (cut into small cubes (1/2 stick))
• 8 large cloves of garlic (peeled and crushed with the flat side of a chef's knife. )
• 1 shallot (minced)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons capers (brined in water, drained)
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup green olives (optional)
• 1/2 cup starchy pasta cooking liquid
• 1 clove garlic (grated)
• 1 pound ground chicken or turkey from California
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup almond flour or panko breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 fresh basil leaves (minced)
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• black pepper (to taste)