Meatballs are an easy item to batch cook, because you can make extra, allow them to cool, and put them in a freezer bag to freeze for later. When you want them again, you can put them on a baking sheet frozen, and reheat them for 12 minutes at 375°F. It makes for a great weeknight dinner. You can also pack meatballs full of veggies to stretch the recipe and, obviously, squeeze more veggies into your diet. I served these alongside roasted sweet potatoes and celery sticks.
These are flavourful enough to be eaten on their own, or you can add the Buffalo sauce to toss them in. They are great either way!
Makes 52 meatballs
Ingredients
900g (2lbs) ground chicken (or turkey)
125g (4.4oz) blue cheese
1 onion, finely diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
142g (5oz) baby spinach, chopped in food processor
1 cup breadcrumbs
1 large egg
1/4 cup Frank's Red Hot sauce
Salt and pepper, to taste
Canola oil spray, for greasing pan
Olive oil, for hands
Directions
Preheat oven to 425°F and line baking sheets with aluminum foil. Spray foil with canola oil.
In a large bowl, combine ingredients and coat hands with a couple drops of olive oil. Mash ingredients together with hands. Roll mixture into balls and place evenly on baking sheets.
Bake for 22 minutes until lightly browned. Lift meatballs off foil with a spatula. Allow to cool.
For the sauce:
1 cup Frank's Red Hot sauce
1/4 cup butter
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp Sriracha
Black pepper, to taste
Bring the hot sauce, butter and garlic to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, whisking constantly. Allow the sauce to thicken. Stir in Sriracha and black pepper.
Place meatballs in a large bowl and toss in Buffalo sauce.
Nutrition (4 meatballs, without sauce/with sauce)
Calories 195/229
Fat 8.1g/11.5g
Saturated fat 3.2g/5.3g
Carbohydrates 7.2g/8.0g
Fibre 0.8g/0.8g
Sugars 1.0g/1.2g
Protein 22.4g/22.5g
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