Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 6-8 oz of spinach
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb ground turkey or beef
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs / ground almonds
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- Freshly cracked pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 large egg
- 2 oz feta, crumbled
Instructions
- Roughly chop the spinach. Heat a large skillet over medium, then add 1 tbsp olive oil. Add chopped spinach with a pinch of salt. Sauté the spinach until it has fully wilted, then remove it from the heat.
- While the spinach is sautéing, stir together the breadcrumbs, garlic powder, and cracked pepper and a pinch of salt in large bowl.
- Lightly whisk the egg and add egg, ground meat, spinach, feta, and bread crumb mixture until evenly combined.
- Shape the meat mixture into balls, about 1 tbsp eat, should make approximately 24.
- Wipe out skillet and add 1 tbsp oil, heat over medium heat and swirl the oil, add half the meatballs and cook till browned and then turn over. Cook for about 6-8 minutes. Repeat with second batch.
- Serve with your favorite sauce over sautéed greens, in a salad, or with some roasted squash.
Nutrition Facts
- Number of Servings Per Container: 6
- Serving Size: 4 meatballs
- Calories: 240
- Total Fat: 16g, 21%
- Saturated Fat: 4.5g, 23%
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Cholesterol: 65mg, 22%
- Sodium: 270mg, 12%
- Total Carbohydrate: 7g, 2%
- Dietary Fiber: 2g, 5%
- Total Sugars: less than 1g
- Added Sugars: 0g, 0%
- Protein: 17g, 34%
- Vitamin D: 0.3mcg, 0%
- Calcium: 110mg, 8%
- Iron: 2mg, 12%
- Potassium: 400mg, 8%