Spinach Ricotta Chicken Meatballs is a healthy and easy meatball recipe, serve with marinara sauce, bread, or pasta for a complete meal!
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- 5 to 6 ounces fresh chopped spinach leaves
- kosher salt, pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 5 to 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup ricotta cheese
- Optional: marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, pasta, zucchini noodles, garlic toast
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Set a small skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil and diced onion. Cook 3 to 4 minutes. Add the chopped spinach, kosher salt, pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, and Italian seasoning. Cook 3 to 4 more minutes stirring a few times.
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While the spinach cools put the chicken, bread crumbs, garlic, egg, ricotta cheese, kosher salt, pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, and Italian seasoning in a bowl. Once the spinach is cool add it to the bowl.
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Mix together with your hands until evenly combined. Roll 8 meatballs with your hands and place in a casserole dish.
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Bake at 400 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the internal temperature is 165 degrees. Add marinara sauce and top each meatball with cheese during the last 10 minutes if desired, serve with pasta, zucchini noodles, and/or garlic toast.