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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (31g) Recipe makes 30 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: 1 1/2 tablespoons italian seasoning
Calories 45
Calories from Fat 26		(57%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 2.9g	4%
	Saturated Fat 1.2g	5%
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.2g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
	Trans Fat 0.1g
Cholesterol 25mg		8%
Sodium 84mg		3%
Potassium 101mg		2%
Total Carbohydrate 0.9g		0%
	Dietary Fiber 0.3g	1%
	Sugars 0.3g
Protein 4.0g		8%
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Mom's Spinach Meatballs

Recipe #371423 | 45 min | 30 min prep | add private note

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By: Ashbow
May 11, 2009

The exact amount this makes is up to you; you should get around 30 meatballs. You could use the meatballs in a sub sandwich or pasta with your favorite sauce. Kids will love these and still eat their spinach! From 'My Muffin Thursdays' food blog.

SERVES 30 , 30 meatballs (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 large white mushrooms, quartered (try button mushrooms)
4-6 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons italian seasoning
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs

Directions

1
In a food processor, combine spinach, parmesan, mushrooms, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, pepper, and salt. Process till well combined.
2
Add eggs one at a time and process till well combined. Transfer to a large bowl. Combine with beef (I find this works best with one's hands). Mix well.
3
Shape into 1 1/2" balls.
4
Place meatballs on a baking sheet lined with foil and/or sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 400 degrees about 15 minutes, or till meat is no longer pink.

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From: LadyAmalfia

On Nov 3, 2009

I have 16 month old son who we've been trying to get to eat more spinach due to digestive issues. Due to his age he's becoming more and more picky. He couldn't get enough of these for dinner last night. It was the first meal in weeks that wasn't a battle of wills to get him to eat. THANK YOU so much for posting this. My husband who isn't a huge spinach fan said that if these became our regular meatballs he would not be upset. And the food tinkerer himself (DH) said they were good as is! They did take about 30 min, but I believe I made them a little bigger than it called for. I also added a few bread crumbs for texture.

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From: Outnumbered By Peanuts

On Jul 12, 2009

I used these in place of my regular meatball recipe for use with meatball subs a few nights ago. Overall, considering the fact that no one in my family is a huge spinach fan, I think they went over pretty well. If I were to make them again, I would definitely follow seal angel's lead and not use the whole box of spinach - that did end up being a bit much for us (but when covered in marinara, it wasn't totally overwhelming at least). I also found the need to add some bread crumbs just to make the meatballs be the texture I'm used to working with, and I omitted the mushrooms because no one in my family likes them. It may have been the fact that I used italian seasoned breadcrumbs, but I found 5 garlic cloves to be a bit too garlicky, so I would decrease those in the future. I baked for around 20 minutes and got 35 meatballs based on the size I made them. Considering my husband called spinach "a hard core veggie" when I first told him I was going to try this, I think it was relatively successful simply because he ate a full meatball sub and my 3 year old said she liked them and wanted seconds. Thanks for posting!

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From: seal angel

On May 21, 2009

I made these meatballs too go in my crockpot lasanga for tommorrow. But, I had one to try and they are very good. I only used 2 garlic cloves and I add some breadcrumbs cuz it was too moist. I put a little garlic salt but I wish I would have put more. And I didn't use the whole box of spinach. I thought that would be way to over powering. But other than that these are good meatballs.

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