Description
Southern Style Baked Chicken Ricotta Meatballs with Spinach Alfredo Sauce are a comforting, creamy delight that will satisfy your cravings and impress your family at dinner.
Ingredients
- Ground chicken
- Ricotta cheese
- Fresh spinach
- Parmesan cheese
- Heavy cream
- Garlic cloves
- Butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and grease a baking dish.
- In a large bowl, combine ground chicken, ricotta, chopped spinach, parmesan, minced garlic, salt, and pepper until well mixed.
- Form the mixture into golf ball-sized meatballs and place them in the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
- While baking, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat and sauté minced garlic until fragrant.
- Add heavy cream and stir in grated parmesan until melted and creamy; season with salt and pepper.
- Pour the spinach Alfredo sauce over the meatballs before returning them to the oven for an additional 5 minutes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 155
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 16g
- Cholesterol: 60mg