Description
Southern Style Baked Chicken Ricotta Meatballs with Spinach Alfredo Sauce are a comforting, flavorful dish perfect for family dinners, featuring juicy meatballs and a creamy sauce that will delight your taste buds.
Ingredients
- Ground chicken
- Ricotta cheese
- Fresh spinach
- Garlic
- Parmesan cheese
- Heavy cream
- Italian seasoning
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- In a large bowl, mix ground chicken, ricotta, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper gently to avoid overmixing.
- Shape the mixture into golf ball-sized meatballs and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
- For the sauce, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat, sauté garlic, then stir in heavy cream and Parmesan until smooth.
- Add chopped spinach to the sauce and cook until slightly wilted.
- Serve meatballs over pasta topped with spinach Alfredo sauce and extra Parmesan.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 meatball with sauce (150g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 550mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 90mg