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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Australasian >> Australian >> Australian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion, pine nuts and garlic. Cook stirring often, until the onion is soft. Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool slightly. | 2. Add the mince, basil, breadcrumbs, lemon rind cheeses and egg. | 3. Mix (with your hands) until well combined. | 4. Roll 2 tablespoons mixture into balls, place on a tray, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. | 5. Heat the remaining oil in the pan, add the meatballs and cook turning gently occasionally until browned all over and cooked through. | 6. To make the spinach sauce, melt the butter in a pan, add the green onions and cook, stirring for 1 minute. | 7. Add the spinach and cream and bring to the boil. Cook for 10 minutes or until slightly thickened then transfer to a blender and puree until smooth. | 8. Season to taste with black pepper. | 9. Serve the meatballs on mash or egg noodles with spinach sauce spooned over. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	1/4	cup		477.36	0.0	0.0	54.0
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
pine nut	1/2	cup	chopped	454.275	8.829	9.2407	46.1498
garlic clove	3		crushed	445.0	0.0	99.0	2.5
veal mince	500	g		445.0	0.0	99.0	2.5
basil	2	tablespoons	chopped	1.219	0.1404	0.16699999999999998	0.0339
breadcrumb	1	cup		445.0	0.0	99.0	2.5
lemon	1	tablespoon	grated rind	3.8425	1.2349	0.1458	0.0397
parmesan cheese	1/4	cup	grated	74.0	8.0	8.0	1.0
feta	100		crumbled	39600.0	613.5	2131.5	3192.0
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
spinach	250	g	thawed drained squeezed chopped frozen	55.0	9.75	5.5	0.75
butter	25			2137.5	98.2125	66.7875	180.0
green onion	4		chopped	76.68	16.3016	2.7548	1.3348
cream	2	cups		1584.0	31.92	17.424	166.46400000000003
black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.