Food Friday: Spinach Dip, Sausage Appetizers & Mama’s Meatballs
by Casey Hawk
August 18, 2017

Planning an end of summer gathering? This #FoodFriday is perfect for you!

The Paulist Women’s Club* at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Community in Los Angeles provided these appetizer recipes in “The Cookbook According to St. Paul’s.”

Enjoy!

 

Spinach Dip

Ingredients:
1 oz. Packaged frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and well-drained
½ chopped parsley
1 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. salt
3 tbs. onion, chopped
¾ cup sour cream
3 tbsp. cream cheese
1 package or can cream of leek soup

Instructions:
Place all ingredients in a blender and whirl to a smooth paste. Refrigerate for 24 hours before serving.

 

sausage-balls

 

Sausage Appetizers

Ingredients:
3.5 cups Bisqiuck
1 lb. bulk hot sausage
10-16 oz. cheddar cheese grated

Instructions:
Mix all ingredients together with hands. Work together until well-blended. Shape into bite sized pieces and place on a cookie sheet. Bake in pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes (can be cooked ahead and frozen).

 

minimeatballs

 

Mama’s Meatballs

Ingredients:
4 lbs. ground beef
2 lbs. pork sausage
8 tbsp. onions, chopped
4 cups soft breadcrumbs
4 tsp. paprika
4 cloves garlic, crushed
8 eggs, well-beaten
1 tsp. nutmeg
3 46 oz. cans of tomato juice
Flour
Salt & pepper

Instructions:
Mix all ingredients except juice and flour together thoroughly. Heat tomato juice and salt and pepper. Stir well. Place a layer of flour in a pie tin. Make small meatballs. Roll in flour and put in simmering tomato juice. A large soup kettle or two will be needed to handle quantity of meatballs without them crumbling in juice. Simmer one hour, gently turning meatballs over to prevent sticking. Freezes well. Yields 200-230 cocktail-sized meatballs.

Suggestion: Use one quarter of the recipe for entrée sized meatballs to serve eight.

 

Cookbook Cover

*Now known as Parents Working for Children.

Want to find more recipes from “The Cookbook According to St. Paul’s?” Check out our last #FoodFriday post!