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Sweet Meatballs and Lemon Rice

This is one of those recipes that has been in the rotation for a while now. The combination of ingredients is not something that I would of thought of on my own, in fact I found the meatball recipe in a Real Simple magazine quite some time ago. They paired the meatballs with sautéed chard, but I have to be honest, the chard was gross. So, I swapped out the chard for lemon rice, which created a very light and filling dish.
Kit's Crafts - Sweet Meatballs and Lemon Rice
Meatball Ingredients:
1 pound Ground Chicken
1/4 cup Pine Nuts
1/4 cup Craisens
1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon
Salt and Pepper to taste
Lemon Rice Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
3-4 cups cooked rice
Juice and Zest of 1 lemon
Salt and extra pepper to taste
Position oven rack approximately 6"-8" from broiler. Preheat broiler. Line a cookie sheet with tin foil and place a cooling rack on top of the cookie sheet.
Combine all of the meatball ingredients in a medium bowl. Shape the meat mixture into walnut-sized balls and place on the cooling rack. Bake for 3 minutes then flip the meatballs with tongs and bake for another 3 minutes or until browned, but not burned.

Melt the butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once the bubbling subsides, add the garlic and cook only until fragrant, 30-60 seconds. Spoon in the rice and stir. Add in the lemon juice and zest and the salt and pepper (go heavy on the pepper), then stir to combine.
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