Spinach-pecan Nuggets

Total Time: 1 hr 32 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 32 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (8 -10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed & very well-drained
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 6 eggs
• 2 cups herb stuffing mix, seasoned & partly crushed
• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 2 diced onions
• 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon basil (i substituted lots of fresh chopped basil, plus some fresh oregano)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
• olive oil, to grease cookie sheet or aluminum foil

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. lightly oil cookie sheet or foil.
• 2 mix spinach, cheese, eggs & stuffing. add butter, onion, seasonings & pecans and mix thoroughly. shape into quarter-sized balls. baked on cookie sheet (oiled, or lined with oiled foil) at 350 degrees f for 20 minutes. (in my oven, when baking the entire batch of nuggets, it took longer--about 32 minutes--to get them done to the degree i wanted, with some small spots of browning on the nuggets.) serve hot.
• 3 can prepare ahead & freeze after baking. to reheat, take out of freezer & heat 20 minutes at 350 degrees f.