CHICKEN SPINACH MEATBALLS

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These chicken spinach meatballs are to die for. I make these for my kids' lunch boxes and everyone at their school wants them. They freeze great.

Provided by Radhika

Categories Main Dish Recipes Meatball Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

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Ingredients

cooking spray
¼ large onion
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded
1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled
2 garlic cloves, peeled
1 pound ground chicken
⅓ (10 ounce) package frozen spinach, thawed, not drained
½ cup grated Asiago cheese
¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon dried basil
¼ teaspoon ground turmeric

Steps:

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 Facts : Calories 215.3 calories, Carbohydrate 3.6 g, Cholesterol 86.2 mg, Fat 7.5 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 32.1 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 651.5 mg, Sugar 1.2 g