- Today's recipe for spinach balls is super simple.
I make these all the time for parties.
It yields a really large platter, but what's great,
what gave me the idea for these are, in New Orleans,
we have these stuffed artichokes,
filled with breadcrumbs and butter and onions and spinach.
It's so delicious.
And so this is like the best of both worlds.
You can put out a big tray of them
and everyone is going to love them.
Now we're going to first start.
We have some butter,
garlic, onions,
eggs, breadcrumbs,
cheese, spinach.
I also have the oven preheating
because once I form my spinach balls,
kind of like when you make meatballs,
you want to have everything ready to go.
So let's get started.
Alright, so I have a sauce pan here where I'm going
to melt butter.
The best part about these spinach balls
is that they also freeze great.
Which if you're putting them out for a party,
you may not care, but you can make one big batch
and keep them in the freezer.
It makes a great side.
So you just roll them once,
freeze, and bake them at any time.
So I'm just using a whisk to speed up
the butter melting process.
And the reason I'm melting butter is because I want
to brown my onions so that they're cooked down
and they're soft, and they're really not noticeable.
I do have the type of kids that find the onions
in the sauce every time.
So, when I create recipes, I'm really wary of that.
So that, basically I ask myself,
"Will my kid eat this recipe?"
So if the answer is yes, at least one of my three kids,
we're good to go.
All right, guys.
So now that the butter is melted, I'm going to add my onion.
If you're a parent of picky eaters.
You already know
that you have to hide food and veggies in any way possible.
And a lot of parents use these spinach balls as a side dish
from time to time.
It gets their kids used to eating green foods.
They taste so good.
There are few to no complaints.
So now our onions are soft
I want to add a garlic clove.
Now after you made these for the first time,
you may love them
and want to add your favorite spicy Cajun seasoning.
That's kind of some of the things that I do at my house.
They're super easy to customize.
But today I just want to share the basic recipe,
which of course it's going to be linked
right below this video.
So you can click, print, and enjoy.
So, the onions are soft.
The garlic, I smell the garlic and butter.
It's smells amazing.
I'm just gonna turn off my heat.
I'm going to remove it from the heat side for just a second
since my cooktop is hot.
And I'm going to move on to the main part of the mix.
Okay, so first off, I'm going to whisk my eggs
in the large bowl.
So, we have our eggs.
We're going to add our spinach to our eggs.
So, for this recipe, I'm using frozen spinach.
Frozen spinach holds a lot of water
when you thaw it out.
So you're going to want to wring it out,
either inside of paper towels or in some cheesecloth.
I'm just going to break up my spinach with the egg.
Now, it is one of those recipes.
You can just dump everything and combine it.
But I found that the spinach,
because I squeezed it to wring out my liquid,
does clump up.
So I simply use a fork to separate it all.
Okay, up next, I'm going to put in my breadcrumbs.
Breadcrumbs are going to absorb the eggs
and the onions, and the butter.
Into the breadcrumbs,
I'm going to add the Parmesan cheese.
Then we're going to add a little bit of salt.
You can omit the salt if you want,
and especially if you're using salted butter,
definitely omit it.
And some pepper.
Here is where
if you want to use your favorite spicy seasoning
or something like that,
I would add it now.
So let's give these guys a mix.
So, as can see it's already becoming thicker in texture,
and a fork does the trick easily.
And now that it's mostly all combined,
I'm gonna take my onions and butter and pour it right in.
Keep on going with the fork to combine the mixture.
Y'all, it smells so good.
Now, sometimes because this yields a really big batch,
I keep them frozen,
And in the morning I just pop them
in the toaster oven, throw them in school lunches.
My kids love them.
They're fun to eat.
They're bite-size and they're almost like a veggie meatball.
Alright, guys.
So, now onto the fun part.
I have a baking sheet that I've lined with parchment paper,
and you can also use a cookie scoop for this,
or take about a two teaspoon size
and make balls just like that.
Alright, so, easy peasy.
Here's where I would normally just hook up my headphones,
listen to a podcast, and just tune out what's happening
around the house, and meal prep makes it so much easier.
Now I know it can seem that meal prepping is time-consuming,
but the truth is that if you want to eat good food
everyday at home, having a plan for you
is definitely a way to go.
But if you're new to this channel,
you don't know about my meal plans,
which I will link right below the video.
You can download a sample weekly plan with five recipes.
A meal prep sheet, telling you all the shortcuts,
what to make ahead, how to freeze, all that good stuff.
A video or two, every single week.
So you and I get to cook together and make a new recipe,
as well as my favorite thing,
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So, let me tell you,
while I'm rolling these, how to freeze these.
Again, you can cook these and freeze them already cooked.
Or my favorite is, because it yields so many,
I will freeze a sheet pan just like this,
with all of them, lined up.
Put them in the freezer.
And once they're frozen, I can transfer them
into a zip bag, and they're ready to go.
I just pull out a couple of them, bake them for the kids,
for their lunches,
or as an appetizer or a side,
because you get a lot.
And yes you could definitely also
halve the recipe if you wanted to.
I'm just one of those people
that I'm going to prep something that's time consuming,
I like to do it once and keep extras in the freezer.
Alright guys, one quick tip is that you can
also use a mini muffin pan
to put the spinach balls in there
and bake them right in the pan.
So this way, you know how many you're getting,
and again, or use this to freeze them and remove them later.
One of the two.
I guess you could press them down and turn it into cups.
I mean, really the possibilities are endless.
Alright, guys.
So I'm going to place these in the oven
for about 10 to 12 minutes until they're golden brown
and nice and crispy on the outside.
Let's do it.
Okay, so, the first batch is here,
which I'm gonna freeze for later.
And these are going to go in our oven right now.
I wish there was smellovision,
'cause it smells unbelievable in here.
They are perfectly round and baked.
Mm. So good.
Let's plate a few.
Now, you can serve these
with marinara sauce on the side, some ranch,
I mean, by themselves.
They are so good.
Mm, so good!
Cheesy spinach, all the buttery and garlic goodness.
Every bite. Mm.
Check the description box
below the video for the printable recipe.
I'll also include other awesome school lunch
or easy lunch ideas that you can make with leftovers,
or really simple ingredients.
See you next time.