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Freezer Meatballs for Meal Prep
Tender lean ground beef meatballs packed with spinach and garlic, baked in a big batch of 100 for effortless freezer meal prep. At just 136 calories per 4 meatballs, they are a versatile protein for pasta, soups, or subs.
Prep
20 min
Cook
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Total
20 min
Serves
100
Instructions
- 01
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 02
Prep two baking sheets by lining with tin foil and (if available), top with an oven safe cooling rack.
- 03
Defrost the chopped frozen spinach in a large bowl. Drain away most of the resulting moisture.
- 04
Add the remaining ingredients. Mix well. I recommend taking off those rings and getting in there with your hands!
- 05
Shape into balls, about 1 inch in diameter. Place on the prepared baking sheets.
- 06
Bake for 15 minutes. Rotate pans and bake another 5 minutes. If you made larger meatballs, they will likely need to bake longer.
- 07
Allow to cool on the pans then transfer to medium sized freezer ziplock bags. I like to freezer by the two dozen (yes, that means you'll have 4 leftover... don't worry... you're going to want to taste a few when they come out of the oven anyway!)
- 08
If you want to keep all the meatballs in one large bag (or other freezer safe container), then freeze on the sheetpan so that they don't stick together, then transfer to the bag/container for freezer storage.
Nutrition
per serving · 4 meatballs
- Calories
- 136
- Protein
- 17g
- Carbs
- 6g
- Fat
- 5g
- Fiber
- 1g
- Sugar
- 0.5g
- Sat. fat
- 2g
- Sodium
- 310mg
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