Recipe: Spinach Nuggets with Smashed Potatoes and Green Beans
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Spinach Nuggets with garlic smashed potatoes and green beans
I am fighting with the fast food devils over one of my step sons who gets chicken nuggets at his other home. He visits with us every other weekend and the food battles begin every other Friday, after school, on the dot. This recipe was born from a deep desire to introduce a healthy, yet fun, alternative. They met the “eat with your hands” quota and even came with a tasty dipping sauce. This time I added sautéed onion for a more grown up taste, the kids didn’t seem to mind. And obviously these can be altered with any seasonings you like. The almonds make it, though, and the flax will definitely help keep them together as well as add some bonus nutrients. The kids literally gobbled them up…SCORE!
INGREDIENTS:
1 16 oz bag frozen chopped spinach, well drained and dried
small onion or shallot
about a cup of raw almonds
heaping tablespoon of flax seed meal (ground flax seeds)
salt, pepper, etc
2 eggs
panko & italian bread crumbs to coat (abt half cup each)
small new potatoes (I used a bag of yukon golds)
fresh green beans, ends removed
fresh rosemary
fresh garlic
NUGGETS:
Sautee onions & let cool
In the food processor, pulse almonds until well chopped
Add spinach, flax, salt, pepper, any seasonings, pulse again until combined
Add two eggs and let run until well combined
Mix half panko & half italian bread crumbs. Form little nuggets and cover in bread crumbs.
Bake at 350 for about 22-26 minutes, flipping half way through.
POTATOES & GREEN BEANS:
Boil potatoes until tender, just before removing add green beans for about 2 minutes. Long enough just to blanch but still be crispy.
You can also drain potatoes and boil beans separately. Then you won’t have to separate them later.
Saute lots of garlic (or to taste), but these are good garlicky, in a generous amount olive oil. Add rosemary and crisp up, add potatoes. Mash gently with masher, turning to cover in garlic and olive oil mixture.
Add green beans and gently mix and coat
I also made a dipping sauce for the nuggets…
Fresh dill, 2-3Tbs
2 cups greek yogurt, 2%
juice of half a lemon
salt, pepper to taste
Enjoy!
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