Express option: Substitute 1/2 teaspoon of powdered onion and 1/4 teaspoon of garlic for fresh and skip sauteing and simply mix it all together. (AKA ‘The way we make it 90% of the time!’)
Spinach and Rice Balls (Photo credit: Meatless Monday)
Recipe:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a Baking Sheet or use parchment paper
- Locate or create 3 cups of cooked long grain brown rice.
- Defrost 10oz pkg chopped spinach & Squeeze out water.
- Finely chop 1 small onion
- Mince 2-3 cloves garlic
- Saute onion and garlic in olive oil over med-low heat
- Add 1T Italian seasonings into onion and garlic
- Add ½ t salt & sprinkle of pepper
- Stir in chopped spinach & sauté covered ~5 minutes, cool.
- In bowl, mix rice & spinach together
- Stir in 2 eggs
- Stir in 1 ¼ cup shredded cheese (mozzarella or mild cheddar)
- Stir in ¼ cup shredded parmesan, asiago or romano cheese.
- Roll into small balls with wet hands (or use small ice cream scooper)
- Bake 20 minutes or until browned
- Serve with spaghetti sauce
