Hot Spinach Balls

The Annual Christmas Party was the Annual After Christmas Party this year. We held off until one of our regulars got back in town from an out of town work assignment. So last Saturday we all met up at LB's and ate ourselves silly! That meant that I had to pull out the de rigueur hors d'oeuvres recipes. It is imperative that the following items appear at the Annual Christmas Party (hereafter known as ACP). So on Saturday I made pumpkin bread, pigs in blankets and spinach balls. 


I don't remember the first time I had these, but I know the original recipe came from a lady in Memphis. I don't like cooked spinach, but I could just about live on these things!


2 10-oz. boxes frozen chopped spinach, cooked and drained well
2 cups Pepperidge Farm herb bread stuffing mix (the blue bag)
1 small onion, finely chopped
3 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon thyme


Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Using a small spoon or cookie dough scoop, form into 1-inch balls. Place on cookie sheets and freeze. At this point they can be stored in the freezer in Ziploc bags or in freezer boxes. When ready to serve, bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes. Makes about 5 dozen. (These will keep in the freezer for several months.)


It occurred to me while making this last batch, that I could spread the mixture in a greased casserole and bake it as a side dish. May have to try that one soon!

Here they are sitting in the freezer.

And here are the remains after the platter had been ravaged!

(this batch should have baked a little longer, but the natives

were getting restless!)

Happy Eating!