{"id":23,"date":"2010-05-14T17:05:42","date_gmt":"2010-05-15T00:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/?p=23"},"modified":"2011-10-15T20:32:04","modified_gmt":"2011-10-16T03:32:04","slug":"chicken-spinach-meatballs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/?p=23","title":{"rendered":"Chicken \u2013 Spinach Meatballs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_2109.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-899\" title=\"cooking\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_2109-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_2109-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_2109-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_2109.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">1 lb of organic ground chicken thigh meat<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00bd lb of fresh organic spinach<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">2 slices of organic, whole wheat, sprouted bread<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">1 egg<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">2 TBSP of butter<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00bd cup of bone or chicken stock<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-23 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a rel='attachment' href='http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/?attachment_id=895'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_2101-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a rel='attachment' href='http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/?attachment_id=896'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_2102-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a rel='attachment' href='http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/?attachment_id=897'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_2105-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a rel='attachment' href='http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/?attachment_id=898'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_2108-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a rel='attachment' href='http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/?attachment_id=899'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_2109-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a rel='attachment' href='http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/?attachment_id=900'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefirstbites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/IMG_2111-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Instructions:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>First rinse spinach and add to a pot of boiling water.<\/li>\n<li>Cook in boiling water for 2 minutes or until spinach is bright green and the leaves have wilted.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from heat and strain while running ice cold water over the spinach.<\/li>\n<li>Press spinach to remove all of the water.<\/li>\n<li>Place on a cutting board and chop into fine pieces.<\/li>\n<li>Place bread into a food processor and pulse until made into fine bread crumbs.<\/li>\n<li>Add chicken, chopped spinach, egg and breadcrumbs to a bowl and mix thoroughly.<\/li>\n<li>Roll into balls and cook in a pan with 2 TBSP of butter and stock, while rolling and turning meatballs for 8-10 minutes or until entirely cooked through.<\/li>\n<li>If you are not planning on cooking them all right away, place raw meatballs on a parchment-lined pan.<\/li>\n<li>Cover with plastic wrap and freeze for at least 2 hours or until completely frozen, then remove from pan and store in a freezer-safe container.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">These freeze wonderfully and the girls devour them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 lb of organic ground chicken thigh meat \u00bd lb of fresh organic spinach 2 slices of organic, whole wheat, sprouted bread 1 egg 2 TBSP of butter \u00bd cup of bone or chicken stock Instructions: &nbsp; First rinse spinach and add to a pot of boiling water. 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