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Spinach Balls

Posted: 12th August 2013 by doomthings in Snack, The Foodening
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What do you do when you have way too much Costco-sized spinach bag leftovers?  Find ways to use as much spinach as possible!  After a week or so of spinach quesadillas and salads and sandwiches, it was time for something else.  Enter, spinach balls!  What made it better was using onions from my mom’s garden.  Excellent!

Spinach Balls | doomthings

Ingredients

  • 4 cups fresh spinach, chopped
  • 1 cup Italian style breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1 small onion, minced
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • salt & pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Combine everything!
  2. Shape into balls (a cookie scoop works well) and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

 Add some fancied up toothpicks and you’ve got some regular party snacks!

Avocado Spinach Pasta

Posted: 28th March 2013 by doomthings in Dinner, The Foodening
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Normally when I want to eat something with avocados, I exclaim in my husband’s face that I plan to buy them but never have a plan.  So we never buy avocados.  This time I was prepared!  I read up on avocados how to use them for things other than sandwiches and guacamole.  Using them for pasta sauce worked out perfect because I love cream sauce, but it doesn’t love me.

Avacado Spinach Pasta | doomthings

Ingredients:

  • Half a box of pasta
  • 1 ripe avocado, pitted and scooped
  • lemon juice to taste
  • lemon zest
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 tbsp olive oil + extra for veggies
  • handful of fresh basil
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • parmesan cheese to taste
  • ground pepper to taste + extra for veggies
  • mushrooms (optional)
  • onions (optional)
  • spinach leaves (optional)

Directions:

  1. Cook pasta according to box directions.
  2. Combine avocado, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, basil, and salt in a food processor until smooth.
  3. Toss sauce with pasta.
  4. Add parmesan cheese and pepper to taste.
  5. Saute mushrooms, onions, and spinach in extra olive oil and ground pepper.
  6. Add veggies to pasta and serve immediately.

This was pretty delicious.  It was quite filling without making it feel like I downed a pound of heavy cream, and it didn’t sit heavy in my stomach.  This was a great idea. +5 intelligence.

 

I’ve heard things about avocados not really lasting more than a day, so we’ll see how my leftovers turn out.