Spinach and Cheese Bites

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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.

Spinach and Cheese Bites

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 chopped spinach, thawed and drained
  • 3 large eggs
  • ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 cup nutritional yeast

The Execution

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Make sure that all excess water is squeezed out of the spinach.

Spinach and Cheese Bites
2. Combine spinach in a mixing bowl with the eggs, cheese, cilantro, nutritional yeast, and salt. Make sure it’s mixed together well.

Spinach and Cheese Bites
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.

Spinach and Cheese Bites
4. Bake for 20 minutes at 350°F. The bites will be firm and browned on the bottom.

Spinach and Cheese Bites

This makes a total of 6 servings of Spinach and Cheese Bites. Each 5 piece serving comes out to be 134.33 Calories, 5.7g Fats, 3.37g Net Carbs, and 14.15g Protein.

Spinach and Cheese Bites Calories Fats(g) Carbs(g) Fiber(g) Net Carbs(g) Protein(g)
2/3 cup (126.73 g) frozen spinach 43 1.1 6.08 4.7 1.38 5.03
3 large (150 g) eggs 214 14.27 1.08 0 1.08 18.84
½ cup (56.5) shredded cheddar cheese 228 18.82 1.75 0 1.75 12.92
¼ cup chopped cilantro 1 0.02 0.15 0.1 0.05 0.09
1 cup (80 g) nutritional yeast 320 0 32 16 16 48
Totals 806 34.21 41.06 20.8 20.26 84.88
Per Bite(/30) 26.87 1.14 1.37 0.69 0.68 2.83
Per Serving(/6) 134.33 5.7 6.84 3.47 3.37 14.15
Spinach and Cheese Bites

Spinach and Cheese Bites

This makes a total of 6 servings of Spinach and Cheese Bites. Each 5-piece serving comes out to be 134.33 Calories, 5.7g Fats, 3.37g Net Carbs, and 14.15g Protein.
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Ingredients
  

  • cup frozen chopped spinach thawed and drained
  • 3 large eggs
  • ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 cup nutritional yeast

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. 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, and salt. 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.
  • Bake for 20 minutes at 350°F. The bites will be firm and browned on the bottom.