Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb. ground chicken/turkey
  • 6 oz. cottage cheese
  • 1 oz. Mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 c. chopped onion
  • 1 egg white
  • 10 oz. frozen spinach, thawed and drained
  • 1 c. rolled oats
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
  • 8 oz. soup stock (liquid)
  • 4 oz. tomato puree + 1 Tbsp. water
  • 2 Tbsp. flour
  • 2 oz. cooking sherry
  • 1 lb. cooked brown rice

Method

  • Heat oven to 450°.
  • Mix together meat, cheeses, onion, egg replacer or egg white, oats and seasonings.
  • Form into 18 meatballs.
  • Place in a nonstick roasting tin and cook 20 minutes. Mix stock, tomato puree, sherry and corn flour.
  • Simmer until thickened.
  • Drain excess fat from meat and pour tomato sauce over. Reset the temperature to 350° and cook for 30 minutes.
  • Serve with hot rice.
  • Makes 48 meatballs; each contains 31 calories, 0.5 g fat, 4 mg chol, 41 mg sodium.