{"id":40209,"date":"2026-09-21T14:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T21:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40209"},"modified":"2026-06-14T14:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T21:25:44","slug":"baked-chicken-ricotta-meatballs-with-spinach-alfredo-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40209","title":{"rendered":"Baked Chicken Ricotta Meatballs with Spinach Alfredo Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-40210\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Baked-Chicken-Ricotta-Meatballs-with-Spinach-Alfredo-Sauce.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"344\" \/>Baked Chicken Ricotta Meatballs with Spinach Alfredo Sauce<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1 pound Ground Chicken<\/p>\n<p>1 cup Ricotta Cheese<\/p>\n<p>1 cup Chopped Spinach fresh or frozen works<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup Breadcrumbs<\/p>\n<p>1 Egg<\/p>\n<p>1 cup Heavy Cream<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup Parmesan Cheese freshly grated<\/p>\n<p>2 cloves Garlic minced<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp. Italian Seasoning<\/p>\n<p>1 T. Olive Oil<\/p>\n<p>2 T. Fresh Herbs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Preheat your oven to 400\u00b0F (200\u00b0C). In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground chicken, ricotta cheese, chopped spinach, breadcrumbs, and egg. Mix until just combined and form medium-sized meatballs. Grease a baking dish with olive oil or butter and place the meatballs evenly apart. Bake the meatballs for 25-30 minutes until cooked through and browned on the outside. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine heavy cream and minced garlic and simmer for about 5 minutes until it thickens. Reduce heat and whisk in the grated Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning. Pour the Spinach Alfredo Sauce over the meatballs and gently toss to coat evenly. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Remove from oven, garnish with fresh herbs, and serve warm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baked Chicken Ricotta Meatballs with Spinach Alfredo Sauce &nbsp; 1 pound Ground Chicken 1 cup Ricotta Cheese 1 cup Chopped Spinach fresh or frozen works 1\/2 cup Breadcrumbs 1 Egg 1 cup Heavy Cream 1\/2 cup Parmesan Cheese freshly grated 2 cloves Garlic minced 1 tsp. Italian Seasoning 1 T. Olive Oil 2 T. Fresh Herbs &nbsp; Preheat your oven to 400\u00b0F (200\u00b0C). In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground chicken, ricotta cheese, chopped spinach, breadcrumbs, and egg. Mix&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=40209\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[53,100],"class_list":["post-40209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poultry","tag-ground-meat","tag-meatball"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40209"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40211,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40209\/revisions\/40211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}