Meatballs with a Creamy Spinach Sauce

Name: Meatballs with a Creamy Spinach Sauce
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 300 g sausages (about 5, skins peeled off, meat at room temperature); 45 g egg (lightly beaten); 50 g peas; 50 g cheddar or other hard cheese (plus extra for grating on top); 2 tbsp olive oil; 100 g panko breadcrumbs; chives (small bunch, thinly sliced); 260 g fresh spinach; 200 ml hot veg stock; garlic (chunky grated); lemon juice (squeeze); 130 g creme fraiche (about heaped 4tbsp); cayenne pepper (1/4 tsp); salt; pepper

A fresher take on the classic Swedish meatballs, beyond easy for dinner.

Yield2 servings

Cook time15 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

1
Preheat oven to grill setting 220C degrees and grab your 26cm by 26cm baking tray.
2
Add sausage meat to a bowl + mash with a fork. Throw in egg, cheddar + mix. Stir throw the peas + roll into small golf-sized balls.
3
Add half the spinach into a blender with half the hot stock, squeeze lemon, half garlic, cayenne pepper, salt + pepper. Blend until smooth, about 15secs.
4
Pour into baking tray + do the same with the rest! Add creme fraiche + stir through. Taste to check the seasoning!
5
Dip each meatball into the panko breadcrumbs so the tops are just covered. Place each ball into the sauce evenly spaced out.
6
Grate over a light layer of cheese + drizzle over with olive oil. Place at the top of the oven for 15mins or until the tops are golden + it is bubbling.
7
Sprinkle over chives + add a spoon of Saucy Chilli Oil to make this fancy for a dinner party.

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