Description
Southern Style Baked Chicken Ricotta Meatballs with Spinach Alfredo Sauce offer a deliciously comforting meal featuring tender meatballs enveloped in a creamy, flavorful sauce. Perfect for family gatherings or cozy dinners.
Ingredients
- Ground chicken
- Ricotta cheese
- Fresh spinach
- Parmesan cheese
- Garlic powder
- Heavy cream
- Olive oil
- Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and prepare a baking sheet.
- In a bowl, combine ground chicken, ricotta, chopped spinach, Parmesan, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Mix gently until well combined.
- Form 1-inch meatballs and place them on the baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil.
- Bake for 25 minutes until golden brown.
- For the Spinach Alfredo Sauce, heat heavy cream with garlic in a saucepan until fragrant. Stir in spinach until wilted, then whisk in Parmesan cheese until smooth.
- Serve meatballs topped with Spinach Alfredo sauce over pasta or zoodles.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 meatball with sauce (85g)
- Calories: 305
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 85mg