moofish 27 Posted August 11, 2012 Italian Turkey Spinach Bake Lightly oil a 2 Qt. casserole dish. Saute 1 med. finely chopped onion in 2 t. olive oil. Add 1 16 oz. bag frozen chopped spinach. Season w/ salt & pepper. Add chopped turkey meat balls (I used 1 16 oz. bag Trader Joe's Fully Cooked Turkey Meatballs). Heat through and taste for seasoning. Spread mixture in the bottom of the casserole. In small bowl mix 1 15 oz. container part skim Riccotta cheese with 1 egg, ground black pepper, and some chopped fresh basil. Dollop Riccotta mixture over spinach mixture in casserole dish. Spread with Pasta Sauce to your liking (I use 12 oz. Muir Glen Organic Tomato Basil). Sprinkle with 8 oz. shredded Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese. Bake in a 375 oven for 30 minutes or until top is brown oozy cheesy goodness. Let sit for 10 minutes or so to solidify. If you enjoy Italian food, you will love this. For friends or family members who are non-WLS people, you could add a side of Pasta and a green salad and everyone would be good to go! 1 nish reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
working4shoes 55 Posted August 11, 2012 I'm going to try this tomorrow. This sounds so yummy!! 1 moofish reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moofish 27 Posted August 11, 2012 workingforshoes: I should enter the ingredients on one of those websites that figure the nutritional data for a recipe. I'd like to know how many gms of Protein per 1/2 c. serving for example. I just made the recipe up yesterday, so.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bekki03 51 Posted August 11, 2012 We don 't have a Trader Joes near me...but I am Italian and very good at making meatballs, lol. So I think I will try this after surgery. Thanks for the recipe! 1 moofish reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TinyMamiOf3kids 1,280 Posted August 11, 2012 We don 't have a Trader Joes near me...but I am Italian and very good at making meatballs' date=' lol. So I think I will try this after surgery. Thanks for the recipe![/quote'] I love Italian people. Firemen puerto rican men & everybody LMFAO I'm crazy! The weight lost got to my brain. Been a while since I made meat balls but when I do make it it's delicious. I'm waiting 6 months to have a little Pasta & rice at least twice a week no more then that. Also whole wheat bread. Hey I'm gonna take my self out to UNO on my 6 months steak & mash potatoe with a long stick of bread yummy. Wth I'm making my self hungry Lolz... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moofish 27 Posted August 11, 2012 @ bekki yeah, I like to make my own balls, too, but I wanted to make a casserole that would be perfect for a weeknight, so, Trader Joe's to the rescue...lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SoccerMomma73 1,867 Posted August 12, 2012 I used turkey Italian sausage instead of meatballs, fresh spinach instead of frozen, added a couple cloves of garlic and it was the bomb!!!! Thanks for the idea! 2 moofish and working4shoes reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
john 181 Posted August 12, 2012 I love Italian people. Firemen puerto rican men & everybody LMFAO I'm crazy! The weight lost got to my brain. Been a while since I made meat balls but when I do make it it's delicious. I'm waiting 6 months to have a little Pasta & rice at least twice a week no more then that. Also whole wheat bread. Hey I'm gonna take my self out to UNO on my 6 months steak & mash potatoe with a long stick of bread yummy. Wth I'm making my self hungry Lolz... I'm Italian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwiladydee 402 Posted August 12, 2012 If my husband was Italian and anyone in his family Cooked authentic Italian I would have ate myself to death. It is my favorite food!!! Lol. Italian Stallions- u guys r crazy!! I'm celebrating my 6 months or 1 derland with pizza.< /p> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jen in SoCal 189 Posted August 12, 2012 This sounds so good! I just have to run out and buy ricotta tomorrow and I'm going to give it a try. I even have a bag of trader joes turkey meatballs in my freezer! 1 moofish reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewCarrie 4 Posted August 15, 2012 Italian Turkey Spinach Bake Lightly oil a 2 Qt. casserole dish. Saute 1 med. finely chopped onion in 2 t. olive oil. Add 1 16 oz. bag frozen chopped spinach. Season w/ salt & pepper. Add chopped turkey meat balls (I used 1 16 oz. bag Trader Joe's Fully Cooked Turkey Meatballs). Heat through and taste for seasoning. Spread mixture in the bottom of the casserole. In small bowl mix 1 15 oz. container part skim Riccotta cheese with 1 egg' date=' ground black pepper, and some chopped fresh basil. Dollop Riccotta mixture over spinach mixture in casserole dish. Spread with Pasta Sauce to your liking (I use 12 oz. Muir Glen Organic Tomato Basil). Sprinkle with 8 oz. shredded Part-Skim Mozzarella cheese. Bake in a 375 oven for 30 minutes or until top is brown oozy cheesy goodness. Let sit for 10 minutes or so to solidify. If you enjoy Italian food, you will love this. For friends or family members who are non-WLS people, you could add a side of Pasta and a green salad and everyone would be good to go![/quote'] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PaulB 346 Posted August 15, 2012 If you use my fitness pal you can enter ingredients and it will brake it down for you. So I'm told never did it my self 1 moofish reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
