Sundried Tomato Chicken Meatballs with Mushroom Linguini Alfredo

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cooked Perfect® Meatballs forIZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.

Sundried Tomato Chicken Meatballs with Mushroom Linguini Alfredo Recipe uses Cooked Perfect Fresh Meatballs which helps make this a 20 minute prep dinner night! Nothing better than a tasty and easy dinner idea!

Delicious Sundried Tomato Chicken Meatballs with Mushroom Linguini Alfredo without a lot of time in the kitchen!

I’ve been feeling in a rut lately when it comes to making dinner, and I know you know what I mean. Part of it comes, of course, from just being really busy these days. There are exciting things going on in The Love Nerds household that I plan on telling you all about soon! As for the other part … Allergies? Laziness? Lack of creativity? Sometimes you just get into ruts and need to try something new, so I was really excited when Cooked Perfect® asked me to try their new line of fresh meatballs. I’ve used Cooked Perfect Frozen Meatballs for a long time now. They are my go-to brand when I make Sweet and Sour Meatballs in the crock pot when we host our friends. Now they have Cooked Perfect Fresh Meatballs and they’ve instantly become a must have item for easy dinners. We all love shortcuts – easy ways to skim some time off meal prep on busy days – and these fresh meatballs do that without sacrificing flavor. In fact, I have always refused to buy poultry meatballs in the past because the texture and flavor were never quite up to par. Cooked Perfect Sundried Tomato and Roasted Garlic Chicken Meatballs were delicious! In fact, all of the flavors were! Find Cooked Perfect Fresh Meatballs in the meat and poultry section of the grocery store in 4 delicious flavors: Italian Style Beef & Pork, Korean BBQ Beef & Pork (stay tuned for recipe soon!), Sundried Tomato & Roasted Garlic Chicken, and Italian Style with Parmesan & Mozzarella Chicken. They are fully cooked with no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives and flame broiled to lock in the flavors.

Want to give them a try?! You know you do! Find a store that sells them near you and then Save $1.00 on Cooked Perfect Fresh Meatballs!  Convenient, fully cooked and ready to heat! If you aren’t sold yet, you might love that you can definitely cook these on the stove top or in the oven, but you can also cook them in the microwave! That’s how I heated up the Sundried Tomato & Roasted Garlic Chicken Meatballs for this recipe, and they were still yummy! No joke! The microwave steam pouch maintains the moisture to perfectly heat the meatballs in just two minutes. I will be sharing a new recipe soon with the Korean BBQ Beef & Pork Meatballs, but I also picked up a packet of the Italian Style Beef & Pork to make easy meatball sandwiches with tomato sauce one night this week. Knowing I can have dinner ready quickly makes my day a lot easier. Plus each package comes with two dinner ideas included for you! This recipe was prepped and ready to eat in under 20 minutes! For just the two of us, it made PLENTY for dinner and a few leftover meals. I detail in the recipe how to make a lightened up Homemade Alfredo Sauce with no cream. I never have cream in my house so a milk based Alfredo sauce is a must for me. If you want to make this recipe even FASTER, you could always buy a store bought Alfredo sauce to use instead. I recommend the homemade version though!

YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY THESE OTHER MEATBALL RECIPES:

• Honey Sriracha Meatballs
• One Pan Chicken and Parmesan Meatballs
• Korean BBQ Meatball Chow Mein

Now It’s Time to Make Tasty Sundried Tomato Chicken Meatball Linguini!

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Sundried Tomato Chicken Meatballs with Mushroom Linguini Alfredo

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

20 mins

 

Sundried Tomato Chicken Meatballs with Mushroom Linguini Alfredo Recipe uses Cooked Perfect Fresh Meatballs which helps make this a 20 minute prep dinner night! Nothing better than a tasty and easy dinner idea!

Course: Main

Servings: 6 servings

Author: Maggie @ The Love Nerds

Ingredients

• 1 package Cooked Perfect Sundried Tomato & Roasted Garlic Chicken Meatballs
• 1 Box of Linguini or pasta of choice
• 2 tablespoons Butter
• 3 tablespoons Garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup Chicken Stock
• 1 cup Milk
• 1 1/2 cup Shredded or Grated Parmesan, reserve a little for garnish
• 1 cup Mushrooms
• Pepper to Taste
• Fresh Basil to Taste (I added about 3 tbsp, reserving a little for a garnish on top)

Instructions

1. Cook your pasta per the box instructions. Set aside when done. 

2. Heat 1 tbsp of butter in large pot over medium heat.
3. Add 2 tbsp of the minced garlic and cook for one minute, stirring frequently.
4. Add flour and stir to combine. Cook for one minute to cook the flour down.
5. Add in the chicken stock slowly, whisking the whole time. Then, whisk in the milk.
6. Bring the mixture to a simmer and let cook until it thickens slightly (a couple minutes).
7. Stir in Parmesan Cheese until completely melted and add pepper to taste.
8. Reduce heat and stir occasionally until you are ready to add to pasta.
9. Meanwhile, add the rest of your butter to saute pan and add mushroom. After a few minutes, add 1 tbsp garlic. Cook for a few more minutes, then add cooked pasta, Alfredo Sauce and Basil. Mix well.
10. Steam Cooked Perfect Meatballs in the microwave steam in pouch for 2 minutes. Then add meatballs to pasta and enjoy!