Merle's Spinach Balls

Submitted by Ranelle

"Don't tell anyone it's spinach, they'll never know! I make them year round, but for Halloween I call them "Troll Boogers" and the kids LOVE them. Thanks to http://www.mardigrasday.com for the recipe!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 6-8 dozen

ingredients

• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen spinach
• 2 cups herb seasoned stuffing mix
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 6 eggs, well-beaten
• 3⁄4 cup melted margarine
• 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 3⁄4 tablespoon cayenne pepper, to taste
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons garlic salt
• 1 -2 teaspoon tony's creole seasoning

directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
3. Cook spinach according to package directions and drain well, squeezing to remove excess moisture.
4. Combine with stuffing mix, chopped onion, eggs, margarine, cheese, Cayenne and garlic salt. Mix well.
5. Shape into 3/4-inch balls and place on cookie sheet.
6. Bake 15-20 minutes.
7. (These are successfully frozen by placing on a pan in freezer until hard, then storing in airtight bags. To serve, thaw slightly and bake 20-25 minutes.).

Reviews

[dogsandwoods]

Since my DH won't usually eat cooked spinach, I halved the recipe. Please do finely chop your onion or grate it (reserving the juice in case you need it). I'd also pop the stuffing into a food processor after measuring. Using that much cayenne and Creole seasoning seemed to mask the parmesan flavor (which I did not cut in half as I like it so well). I would make it again with about half of the heat. Thank you Ranelle!