Spinach meatballs

(from JCav’s recipe box)

Made with canned spinach, no fear of E-coli. Also, this is a sneaky way to get kids to eat their spinach.

Source: My DH, Patrick

Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes
Serves 8 people

Categories: ground beef, main course

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs ground round
  • 1 can spinach
  • 1 envelope Lipton onion soup mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 roll of Ritz crackers, crushed
  • 2 envelopes Pioneer brown gravy mix (or 4 of the other brands as they only make 1 cup of gravy per envelope)
  • Hot cooked noodles or rice

Directions

  1. Beat eggs. Mix in onion soup mix and spinach. Let sit for 10 minutes for dried onions to soak up some of the spinach liquid.

  2. Mix in cracker crumbs thoroughly, then ground beef. Don’t be afraid to use your hands! Form meatballs.

  3. In large skillet, cook meatballs in hot oil until done. Will probably need to be done in several batches (I have also made rows of meatballs in a casserole and baked in the oven).

  4. Dump grease out and use skillet to make gravy according to package directions.

  5. Put meatballs back in the skillet with the gravy and simmer on low for about 30 minutes.

  6. Serve over hot pasta or rice.

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