• Preheat your oven to 180 degrees celsius (fan-forced) and lightly grease a large baking dish.
• In a large bowl, combine the chicken mince, grated zucchini and carrot, parmesan cheese, crushed garlic cloves, 2 tablespoons of mixed herbs, 2 tablespoons of onion flakes, ½ cup of breadcrumbs and add a pinch of salt and pepper to taste.
• Use a dessertspoon to scoop up the mixture and roll into 24 even sized balls and place into your greased baking dish.
• Pop the baking dish into your preheated oven and cook for 10 minutes.
• While the Chicken Parma Balls are cooking, combine the pasta, tomato paste, water, 1 tablespoon of mixed herbs and 1 tablespoon of onion flakes into a medium saucepan and cook over a medium /low heat until the sauce begins to simmer.
• Remove the Chicken Parma Balls from the oven and carefully pour the tomato sauce over the top.
• Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the top of the sauce and put the Chicken and Vegetable Parma Balls back into the oven to cook for a further 25 minutes or until the cheese is golden and the chicken has cooked through.

Thermomix Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 180 degrees celsius (fan-forced) and lightly grease a large baking dish.
• Place three slices of stale bread, 2 garlic cloves, 50g of parmesan cheese into your Thermomix bowl and blitz for 10 seconds on speed 9.
• Add the zucchini and carrots (which have been cut into 3cm pieces) and blitz for 4 seconds on speed 6 or until the desired consistency is achieved.
• Add the chicken mince, 2 tablespoons of mixed herbs, 2 tablespoons of onion flakes and salt and pepper to taste and mix for 10 seconds on speed 4. Scrape down the sides and mix for a further 10 seconds on speed 4 or until the mixture is well combined.
• Use a dessertspoon to scoop up the mixture and roll into 24 even sized balls and place into your greased baking dish.
• Pop the baking dish into your preheated oven and cook for 10 minutes.
• While the Chicken Parma Balls are cooking, place the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, water, 1 tablespoon of mixed italian herbs and 1 tablespoon of onion flakes into a clean Thermomix bowl and cook for 6 minutes, 100 degrees, speed 2.
• Remove the Chicken Parma Balls from the oven and carefully pour the tomato sauce over the top.
• Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the top of the sauce and put the Chicken Parma Balls back into the oven to cook for a further 25 minutes or until the cheese is golden and the chicken has cooked through.