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Rigatoni & Chicken Meatballs

Rigatoni & Chicken Meatballs
DinnerlyPoultry
✓ Available this week · Sep 7 to Sep 13, 2026
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⏱ ~10 min  ·  🍽 2 servings  ·  📊 Easy  ·  💰 $4-$6/serving
✓ High protein
Nutrition Facts
2 serving(s)
Calories800
Total Fat25.0g
Total Carbohydrate90.0g
Protein55.0g
Per serving, as packaged by Dinnerly. Sat. fat & sugars not reported by provider.
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MealFan's take
Solid choice
A budget friendly poultry that 1% lighter than the average poultry meal and ranks in the 90th percentile for protein.
Value5/5
Protein5/5
Lightness2/5
Ease5/5
👍 Best for
✓ Hitting protein goals✓ Eating well on a budget✓ Busy weeknights✓ Beginner cooks
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📊 How this meal stacks up
Benchmarked against every meal in our database
Protein rank
90th pctl
More total protein than 90% of 1,474 meals
Protein density
6.9g /100cal
More protein per calorie than 90% of meals
Protein value
$0.07 /g protein
At $4.00 a serving. Services we track run $0.16 to $1.19 per gram of protein
vs Poultry average
1% lighter
This800
Avg812
🧾 Diet fit
Based on this meal's macros per serving
✓ High protein ›✕ Low carb✕ Keto-friendly✕ Under 500 cal
Allergens & dietary
Contains ⚠ Egg⚠ Milk⚠ Wheat
Details are sourced from the meal provider and can change between weeks. Facilities are not certified allergen free and trace cross contact is possible. If you have a serious allergy, always confirm against the package label.
Ingredients
1 red onion
5 oz baby spinach
1 oz panko Wheat
¼ oz granulated garlic
10 oz pkg ground chicken
6 oz rigatoni Wheat
¾ oz grated Parmesan Milk
How to make it
1
Prep ingredients. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, halve and thinly slice onion. Coarsely chop spinach.
2
Season & shape meatballs. In a medium bowl, combine panko, 1 large egg, ½ teaspoon of the granulated garlic, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Add chicken and gently knead or stir to combine. Evenly divide mixture to form 10 meatballs (slightly moisten hands if sticky).
3
Cook meatballs. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Working in batches if necessary, add meatballs and cook, turning once or twice, until browned and nearly cooked through, 5-7 minutes. Add all of the meatballs back to skillet if necessary. Stir in onions and cover. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are softened, about 5 minutes.
4
Cook pasta & wilt spinach. While meatballs cook, add rigatoni to boiling water and cook until al dente, 8-10 minutes. Reserve ½ cup pasta water; drain pasta and set aside. Wipe out pot, add 1 tablespoon butter, and let melt off heat. Stir spinach and remaining garlic into skillet with meatballs; cook until spinach is wilted, about 1 minute.
5
Finish & serve. Transfer meatballs and spinach to pot with butter; add pasta and reserved pasta water. Cook, stirring, over medium, 1-2 minutes. Stir in half of the Parmesan (in large pinches to avoid clumping). Drizzle rigatoni and meatballs with oil. Sprinkle pepper and remaining Parmesan on top. Enjoy!
6
Make it ahead!. To save time at dinner, mix and form the meatballs (through step 2) in the morning, then store them in an airtight container in the fridge until you're ready to cook!
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Difficulty
Easy
Price / serving
$4-$6/serving

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Rigatoni & Chicken Meatballs (Dinnerly's Rigatoni & Chicken Meatballs: 800 calories, 55.0g protein. Poultry meal. Recipe, ingredients, and nutrition from MealFan.) is a prepared meal from . The recipe format follows 's standard approach of pre-measured ingredients and step-by-step instructions.

A meatball is ground meat (mince) rolled into a ball, sometimes along with other ingredients, such as bread crumbs, minced onion, eggs, butter, and seasoning. Meatballs are cooked by frying, baking, steaming, or braising in sauce. [1]

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🍽️ Serves: 2 servings
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Protein ranking

55 grams of protein per serving, compared with 6,703 meals across 28 brands.

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#408 of 6,703

More protein than 93% of meals

93%

Within Dinnerly

#5 of 95

More protein than 95% of Dinnerly meals

95%

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