Description
Juicy meatballs packed with spinach and garlic, topped with melted mozzarella for a flavorful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 500g ground beef
- 100g fresh spinach, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 egg
- 50g breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 100g mozzarella, cubed
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Mix ground beef, spinach, garlic, egg, breadcrumbs, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
- Shape the mixture into meatballs, pressing a mozzarella cube into the center of each.
- Heat olive oil in a pan and brown the meatballs on all sides.
- Transfer meatballs to a baking dish and bake for 15 minutes.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- Use lean ground beef for healthier meatballs.
- Fresh spinach works best, but thawed frozen spinach can be used.
- For crispier meatballs, broil for the last 2 minutes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 meatballs
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
Keywords: spinach garlic meatballs, mozzarella meatballs, Italian meatballs