Chicken Spinach Meatballs
Ingredients
- cooking spray ⓘ
- 1/4 large onion ⓘ
- 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded ⓘ
- 1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled ⓘ
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled ⓘ
- 1 pound ground chicken ⓘ
- 1/3 (10 ounce) package frozen spinach, thawed, not drained ⓘ
- 1/2 cup grated Asiago cheese ⓘ
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese (optional) ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric (optional) ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
- Combine onion, jalapeno peppers, ginger, and garlic in a food processor; pulse until coarsely chopped.
- Place onion mixture, chicken, spinach, Asiago cheese, feta cheese, salt, basil, and turmeric in a large bowl. Mix together gently. Form mixture into balls. Arrange balls about 1/2 inch apart on the baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
685
kcal
34% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).