Herbed Chicken and Spinach Meatballs Recipe (2024)

I'm going to bake mine. I've made a similar meatball for years that is baked. In fact, I thought this was going to be baked when I got to step 4, putting them on a baking sheet. Mine are staying there, going in the oven at 425 for 20-25 minutes.

I baked mine @ 400 degrees for 30 minutes and drizzled some olive oil over them about halfway through. Very flavorful and tender, and I'll make this again for sure, but I might decrease the salt a bit next time.

The best item to use to squeeze water from any cooked leafy green - a potato ricer.

OMG! Delicious!But ... I went the vegan, no oil, no dairy, route.Instead of chicken, I crumbled tofu. Skipped the cream, flaxseed replaced the egg, and instead of frying in oil, I baked the "meatballs" at 350 for 30 minutes, turning them half way of the cooking time.They are so tasty, I will be making these over and over again.

Like all good meatball recipes, open to adaptations. This recipe a great riff on mid-eastern meatballs. Used ground turkey (personal preference) and baked at 400 for about 20+ min...Wanted them spicier so added extra of all listed plus a healthy amount of Berbere. Also added a couple of glugs of olive oil to mix for flavor and fat. Served with a Greek yogurt dip (garlic/dill/lemon juice/cumin) and pitas. Lovely Saturday night supper.

that's a lovely fresh aromatic menu - thanks for putting it together and Happy New Year David Tanis! always such a pleasure to see your recipes here.

Add 6-8 finely chopped mint leaves to the meatball mixture. Takes it to another level.

In a pinch, can one use frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and squeezed well?

I made these as burgers and used turkey instead, topping it with jack cheese and spreading a mayo/hot sauce on bun with arugula.

Made this as instructed and loved it! Adding this recipe to the regular rotation with slight modifications: —baking as opposed to frying—a much finer chop on the spinach (my bad)—ground turkey rather than ground chicken—less oil—drizzle of light garlic yogurt sauce

Would it be OK to use my Cuisinart to make the ground chicken? A mix of breast meat and thighs?

I do this often to make ground chicken, as I find the texture of the stored-purchased ground chicken sort of gross. And I can be sure I know exactly what chicken parts are in there.

The flavors were great and the kids liked them. * I used a 1lb bag of frozen spinach. Just defrosted and wrung it in a cheese cloth. * I soaked the bread slices in the cream and then broke them up by hand like how I make Italian meatballs. I think it also helps everything mix more easily* I baked them on parchment lined baking sheets at 425 for 20 minutes* I made sauce with greek yogurt and the zest and juice of a lime. They taste great with lime. The kids made sandwiches with pita.

These meatballs were superb, and pleasantly flavourful. Noting those who found them bland, I addressed the matter by using the same amount of aromatics and greens with only 1 lb ground chicken. The estimated time of 45 mins is ridiculous. I would recommend spreading your prep over a couple of days, and then removing the fully prepared balls from the fridge, letting them come to room temp, and then popping them into the oven at 425 for about 22 mins. I then gave them a few min under the broiler.

I don’t care for ground chicken. Has anyone made this with beef, pork or a combo? As to the comment about the cream, 1/2 cup for the whole recipe doesn’t seem like much per serving. Substitute or don’t make it. Sheez...

Best NYT recipe in a long time. So much flavor! Used Panko and frozen spinach; baked instead of fried; made 12 rather than 24 meatballs. Otherwise made as written.

I used one package of frozen chopped spinach and one lb. of ground chicken, reducing proportions of other ingredients accordingly, then cooked the resulting 20 meatballs in the air fryer at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Perfectly crisp on the outside, tender and moist on the inside with no oil. Really delicious.

I put pepper, cilantro, blanched spinach, herbs and bread in food processor before adding to meat, eggs and milk. This saved time and worked well. I also baked meatballs as other suggested. Mine only took about 20 mins at 400 degrees.

Yes bake them! The frying (which also snuck up on me) isn't as quick or efficient as the recipe makes it out to be and they are soaked in oil. Oops!

Delicious I made the balls a little bigger, made about 16, served 3 pp so enough for 5 servingsBaked at 425 about 30 minutes, brushed with a little olive oilGood for leftoversServed with mashed potatos, steamed green beans and carrots

I love the flavors in this, but ground chicken is oddly expensive and sometimes hard to find in my area, so I made this into a soup. I started with roasted whole chicken, removed the meat to add to the soup, and used the bones to make a stock. To the finished stock, I added thawed/drained spinach, chopped serranos and cilantro, all of the spices, lemon zest, diced roasted chicken and it is done. Lemon juice and salt to taste. Even better with a spoon of cooked rice or steel cut oats added.

400 for 30 minutes, flip half way.

These were delicious, even though I riffed considerably.--Had no cilantro or serrano, usec sour cream for the dairy, baked rather than fried, at 375 for about 25 minutes (which makes them less attractively brown less spherical, but probably more healthy). Served with brown basmati rice and a yogurt sauce. You could probably do this as two mini meatloaves as well.

Please don't tell people to "plunge a handful of spinach into boiling water". Someone will do it.

Excellent- 1/2ed recipe: made 10 patties.Make a sauce next time.

BeckyHow do you grind the chicken in the cuisinart? Frozern, semi-frozen ,cold?Using the regular blade?

Really good. I cooked half the batch in an iron skillet and baked the other half on a baking sheet. Both were good, but the skillet ones had a bit more flavor due to increased browning. I omitted the milk/cream (due to lactose intolerance) and didn't miss it.

Made this with turkey. Otherwise followed the recipe. I used an instant read thermometer to monitor cooking as my balls were bigger than the recipe. They were absolutely perfect at 165F and I can’t wait to make them again!

What is the equivalent of frozen spinach?

Made some adjustments for my grain and dairy free partner. Substituted cooked and chopped (food processors) wood parched wild rice for the bread crumbs. Omitted the cream/dairy. Browned in cast iron and finished in oven. Really delicious. Great for pho.