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PRESS MAIN DISH
SIRIOUSLY DELISH
PARMESAN SPINACH MEATBALLS
By SIRI DALY
There’s something about a freshly
made batch of meatballs swimming
in a homemade sauce that can turn
any day around. Especially these
meatballs, because they require very
few ingredients, are simple to pull
off, and sneak in added nutrition
your family won’t even know is
there. I’m talking about spinach
— that’s right, spinach! Throw this
recipe into your weekly rotation
and you’ll have at least one night
free of the “dinnertime scaries” on
nights when you can’t figure out
what to cook so you contemplate
leftovers, frozen food, take-out or
running away from your family.
Trust me, this meal will please even
the pickiest eaters…and I know this
because I live with them. Make it
tonight and save the emergency
pizza hotline for another day.
Parmesan Spinach Meatballs
with Homemade Marinara
Serves: Makes about 20 meatballs
Time to Prep: 15 minutes
Time to Cook: 25 minutes
Meatball Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup panko
10 ounce frozen chopped spinach,
thawed and squeezed dry
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan
2 eggs
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Marinara Ingredients:
2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Step 1: In a large bowl, add meatball
ingredients and combine together
using a large fork or your hands.
Step 2: Scoop out about 1/4 cup of
mixture and form into two-inch
balls, placing them on plate or
baking sheet. Put in the fridge for 20
minutes, allowing them to set.
Step 3: Ten minutes after meatballs
are in fridge, heat oil in a large pot
or Dutch oven over medium heat.
Add garlic and heat for a minute or
so, until garlic starts to brown. Add
can of tomatoes and seasoning, and
simmer sauce for about 5 minutes.
Step 4: Add meatballs to simmering
sauce, and cook for about 25
minutes, stirring the meatballs
about halfway through to make sure
they’re all coated in sauce.
Serve over pasta or as meatball
sandwiches and enjoy!
Siri Daly is a Today show tastemaker
and author of Siriously Delicious: 100
Nutritious (and Not So Nutritious)
Simple Recipes for the Real Home
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