These wonderful appetizer bites bind spinach together with cheese, eggs, and the secret ingredient – nutritional yeast! The nutritional yeast makes these spinach and cheese bites taste meaty, if not extra cheesy. This is an easy recipe that’s perfect for serving at a gathering, especially with a nice high-fat dip like the Spicy Sausage Cheese Dip or the Cheesy Cauliflower Onion Dip.
This shocked me a bit but – kids seem to like this recipe too! One said that he hates spinach, but he loved these bites. I think something about rolling it up into balls helps to hide its healthy qualities.
I used frozen spinach to keep things simple, but you can also use fresh spinach. Just cook it down and chop it up before using.
Do try and obtain nutritional yeast to make this recipe, but in a pinch, you can also substitute crushed pork rinds and add a little extra Parmesan for flavor.
Yields 6 (5-piece) servings of Spinach and Cheese Bites
The Preparation
- 2/3 cup frozen spinach, thawed and drained
- 3 large egg
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 cup nutritional yeast
- salt and pepper, to taste
The Execution
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Make sure that all excess water is squeezed out of the spinach.
2. Combine spinach in a mixing bowl with the eggs, cheese, cilantro, nutritional yeast, and salt. Make sure it’s mixed together well.
3. Scoop out tablespoons of the batter and roll into balls. Place on a greased cookie sheet. The dough is very sticky, but if it gives you too much trouble then feel free to sprinkle in a little almond or coconut flour.
4. Bake for 20 minutes at 350°F. The bites will be firm and browned on the bottom.
This makes a total of 6 servings of Spinach and Cheese Bites. Each serving comes out to be 158 calories, 7.5g fats, 3.7g net carbs, and 16.5g protein.
| NUTRITION | CALORIES | FAT | CARBS | FIBER | NET CARBS | PROTEIN |
| 2/3 cup frozen spinach | 36 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 4.6 |
| 3 large egg | 236 | 15.7 | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.7 |
| 1/2 cup cheddar cheese | 247 | 20.4 | 1.9 | 0 | 1.9 | 14 |
| 1/4 cup fresh cilantro | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 1 cup nutritional yeast | 446 | 9.4 | 50.3 | 32.6 | 17.7 | 61.2 |
| — salt and pepper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 967 | 46.2 | 58.8 | 36.4 | 22.4 | 100.6 |
| Per Serving (/6) | 161 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 16.8 |
Spinach and Cheese Bites
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup frozen spinach thawed and drained
- 3 large egg
- ½ cup cheddar cheese shredded
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro chopped
- 1 cup nutritional yeast
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit. Make sure that all excess water is squeezed out of the spinach.
- Combine spinach in a mixing bowl with the eggs, cheese, cilantro, nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper. Make sure it’s mixed together well.
- Scoop out tablespoons of the batter and roll into balls. Place on a greased cookie sheet. The dough is very sticky, but if it gives you too much trouble then feel free to sprinkle in a little almond or coconut flour. You can also wet your hands to help with rolling
- Bake for 20 minutes at 350°F. The bites will be firm and browned on the bottom.
