Spinach Cheese Balls
Spinach Cheese Balls have a creamy cheesy filling and they fry up ultra crispy. Dipped in pizza sauce and you have an amazing appetizer.
Servings: 30
Ingredients
- 1 (9-ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed
- 1 large egg
- 1 (15-ounce) container ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, (4-ounces)
- 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese, (4-ounces)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- Vegetable oil
- 1 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- pizza sauce for serving
Instructions
- Squeeze the water out of the spinach and place in a large bowl.
- Add egg, ricotta cheese, and sour cream and stir until evenly mixed. Make sure there are no clumps of spinach.
- Add mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, and olive oil. Mix well.
- Mix in 1 cup of flour. Mix in the remaining flour.
- Shape into 1 1/2-inch balls. You should get 30 to 36 total.
- Pour about 1 1/2 to 2 inches of oil into a Dutch oven. Heat oil to 350 degrees.
- Combine bread crumbs and salt in a pie plate. Roll balls in bread crumb mixture.
- Fry 6 to 8 balls at a time for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and set on a paper towel-lined plate.Note: To keep them warm, place on a rimmed baking sheet in a 200 degree oven.
- Repeat until all balls are cooked.
- Serve warm with pizza sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 116kcal