I was convinced that I had a genius idea. Healthify meatballs. I decided on my own that I would add frozen spinach, use lean meat, and bake them. Really good idea, right?

Yep, it was a good idea! The meatballs had enough veggies to make me happy and enough meat to make Jeremy happy.

The only problem is that some guy named Alton Brown thought of it first. After I put the meatballs in the oven, I Googled to see how long they should cook. Up popped Alton’s recipe. I used chopped onion and fresh chopped garlic. I only used beef and can’t bare the idea of eating lamb.

Meat Balls – Via Alton Brown

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound ground pork
• 1/2 pound ground lamb
• 1/2 pound ground round
• 5 ounces frozen spinach thawed and drained thoroughly
• 1/2 cup finely grated parmesan
• 1 whole egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs, divided

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine everything with your hands.
• Roll into small balls, place on an oiled baking sheet. Bake for 15 – 20 minutes

I feel like people always think of the good ideas before me. C’est la vie. You should still use the recipe because they tasted great.