Like many people, I made a resolution for this year. My husband and I have made it our goal to lose weight. The problem with that is we love great tasting food. I will be honest…When I think diet, I thinks bland, boring and all around unappetizing food. Do you feel that way too? My husband loves spicy food, so a lot of the recipes I have been looking into are foods that have a kick to them. I have tried to take some of our favorites and tweak them so they are healthy but are packed with flavor. That’s why I love this Sweet & Spicy Baked Chicken Florentine Meatballs Recipe. It absolutely delivers on all counts!
To make my favorite meatball recipe a healthy option, we substituted ground chicken for ground beef. To make sure these meatballs have plenty of spice without burning my mouth off, I use the Agave Sweet & Spicy from Tabañero Hot Sauce. The select combination of the habanero peppers, agave nectar, carrots, onions, Key Lime juice, garlic, chipotle and salt is the perfect blend of sweet and spicy.
Back in 2004, a group of hot sauce aficionados decided to head to Mexico in pursuit of the best hot sauce in the world. They ended up in the Yucatan Peninsula and the state of Tabasco where they had access to some of the finest ingredients in Mexico. I love that the Tabañero Hot Sauces are 100% all natural, Gluten Free, and are not vinegar based. In addition to the Agave Sweet and Spicy sauce, Tabanero also offers The Tabanero Original, which is great for any dish you want just a little more kick.
The Tabanero Extra Hot is The Original with a bit more of those habanero peppers . They also offer the Hot Sauce Picante and their Bloody Mary Mix. I love how the taste the pressed tomatoes really shines through. You can add Vodka for the traditional Bloody Mary or tequila for a Bloody Maria. After a tough week, this is a great way to wind down. All of these great products can be purchased on the Tabanero website for less than $6 a bottle! Be sure to follow Tabanero on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and like them on Facebook.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup Tabañero Agave Sweet & Spicy Hot Sauce
- 1 tablespoon minced onion
- 1/4 cup diced onion
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl, stirring gently until well mixed.
- Line a large baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or spray with with nonstick cooking spray. Spray clean hands with cooking spray so the meatballs don't stick.
- Scoop about 1 1/2 tablespoons of mixture into your hands and roll into balls. Place meatballs on baking sheet and bake about 30-35 minutes, or until chicken is completely cooked through .
I just know you will love the Tabanero products so much, I am giving away a selection of their sauces (ARV $35) Just enter below and good luck!
Erica Beaver says
March 28, 2016 at 12:23 pmEnchaltas, I just love mine super spicy. They are my favorite especially now that I am prego lol
Paol Trenny says
March 28, 2016 at 1:28 pmI love to spice up my vegan lasagna and my chicken curry.
Lauryn R says
March 28, 2016 at 4:51 pmI love to spice up my homemade chili in the winter and tacos in the summer! 🙂
Health Nut says
March 28, 2016 at 8:41 pmI love to spice up my chicken tacos
Kristen says
March 28, 2016 at 10:52 pmI like to spice up omelets.
Lana Simanovicki says
March 29, 2016 at 12:27 amI like to spice up my spaghetti
Tina W says
March 29, 2016 at 12:51 amSpaghetti sauce.
And Bloody Marys.
Kelly Nicholson says
March 29, 2016 at 1:28 amWhat is your favorite dish you like to spice up?
that would be moms pinto beans thanks
peter gladue says
March 29, 2016 at 8:10 am(s)mashed potatoes
Joanne doria says
March 29, 2016 at 9:30 amLove to spice up any chicken dish
Kimmy Ripley says
March 29, 2016 at 11:00 amI love to add some heat to my spaghetti sauce!
greg says
March 29, 2016 at 11:23 amI love adding hot sauce to quesadillas….or hot wings. The hotter the better!
Sarah O. says
March 29, 2016 at 12:41 pmI love to make Indian food with a nice kick to it.
Brenda G. says
March 29, 2016 at 1:20 pmCurry chicken -I love it!
Elizabeth C. says
March 29, 2016 at 1:29 pmMy family loves grilled chicken so adding heat to chicken is always yummy!
Sharon Kaminski says
March 29, 2016 at 1:44 pmI like to spice up my italian sausage.
Christie says
March 29, 2016 at 1:51 pmBelieve it or not Macaroni and cheese.
cherrie says
March 29, 2016 at 2:10 pmMy homemade spaghetti wit sirachi sauce my husband loves it.
Alicia Hewitt says
March 29, 2016 at 2:26 pmI like to spice up my Collard greens!
Terri Tyler says
March 29, 2016 at 3:15 pmI like spicing up Meatloaf.
Nicole Lancaster says
March 29, 2016 at 5:32 pmI like to spicy up grilled Shrimp.
Rae C. says
March 29, 2016 at 6:23 pmI like it dishes that are served with rice.
Linda G. says
March 29, 2016 at 8:39 pmI like to spice up my chicken and rice casserole
HeatherD says
March 29, 2016 at 9:48 pmI make a spicy rice breakfast that is to die for!
elizabeth p says
March 29, 2016 at 10:28 pmI would spice up my eggs. Delicious!
Kimberly G says
March 30, 2016 at 1:08 amI like to spice up chili and spice up fried chicken.
Anita Duvall says
March 30, 2016 at 2:30 amI spice up everthing. From my eggs at breakfast to fajitas. I spice up my pasta sauce and my meatloaf.
Jeffrey says
March 30, 2016 at 5:11 amTacos are my favorite food to spice up.
Jennifer W says
March 30, 2016 at 5:30 amI love to spice up my chili recipe.
Angelica Dimeo says
March 30, 2016 at 5:34 amBurritos is my fave dish to spice up
Steph says
March 30, 2016 at 8:23 amI like everything spicy!! I dip chicken breast often
Julie matek says
March 30, 2016 at 8:50 amI like to make cajun chicken; ) thanks for the chance !
Ann Fantom says
March 30, 2016 at 9:12 amI like to spice up my chili
JohnZ says
March 30, 2016 at 10:43 amBuffalo Wings, the spicier the better
Linda Szymoniak says
March 30, 2016 at 11:49 amI’m not much into spicy foods, but my daughter’s boyfriend is so I’d love to have these products at our house for him to be able to spice up my cooking to his tastes.
Lauren Olivia Wood says
March 30, 2016 at 12:02 pmI like to make spicy Enchiladas!
Jack Riddle says
March 30, 2016 at 12:59 pmAny Mexican dish I make has to have hot sauce!
Rajee Pandi says
March 30, 2016 at 1:01 pmI like to spicy up grilled peppers
Debbie Yoder says
March 30, 2016 at 1:17 pmI like to spice up my scrambled eggs!
Erin Marie says
March 30, 2016 at 4:22 pmI make an Asparagus pasta that I love to spice up.
Lots of Garlic too!
Lisa Williams says
March 30, 2016 at 4:47 pmI love to spice up my Spanish rice,I make it regular for the rest of the family but I like it hot!
Brittney House says
March 30, 2016 at 5:16 pmI like to spice up my chicken dishes.
sara says
March 30, 2016 at 5:53 pmi cannot stand chili that isn’t spicy
Patty wright says
March 30, 2016 at 6:15 pmMy meatloaf
LynneMarie says
March 30, 2016 at 8:25 pmI love to spice up Mac ‘n Cheese!
David Balkin says
March 30, 2016 at 9:01 pmAlways have to spruce up the grilled chicken breast!
Cathy Studer says
March 31, 2016 at 7:32 amI love to spice up my omelettes…chili too!
jberry says
March 31, 2016 at 1:15 pmA better question for me would be… which dishes I don’t like to spice up.
MaryLynn Hayes says
March 31, 2016 at 10:29 pmCheese Omelettes
Denise M says
April 1, 2016 at 12:01 amnachos or tacos
Jessica Massaway says
April 1, 2016 at 11:23 pmI love to spice up pasta dishes!
Nathan Kirsch says
April 2, 2016 at 2:48 amI like to make grilled salmon with snap peas.
keith says
April 2, 2016 at 10:30 amalmost all of them
Jennifer R says
April 2, 2016 at 10:56 amMy favorite dish I like to spice up is Mexican foods like Enchiladas.
Jessica K. says
April 2, 2016 at 11:15 amI love to spice up chicken wings! Ever since I was a little kid- the hotter the better!
Katie R says
April 2, 2016 at 4:18 pmI love vegetarian taco casserole!
Julia Barnes says
April 2, 2016 at 4:29 pmI like to spice up my chili!
jimmy Rector says
April 2, 2016 at 8:06 pmchicken
Richard Hicks says
April 3, 2016 at 1:07 amI like to spice up the chicken wings!
Jim S says
April 3, 2016 at 1:11 amI love a nice hot chicken curry. If I’m not crying at the end of the meal it ain’t hot enough.
paige chandler says
April 3, 2016 at 1:45 pmI like to spice up scrambled eggs. Mmmmmm
Seyma Shabbir says
April 3, 2016 at 11:36 pmI ove to spice up wings, shrimp and pasta dishes!
gina blades says
April 4, 2016 at 3:06 pmI like to spice up my Turkey Piccadillo with Cayenne.
Kathleen S. says
April 4, 2016 at 6:08 pmI like to spice up my pasta. I know that I’m the only one who does that with their pasta in my family! 🙂
Ashleigh Hack says
April 5, 2016 at 8:13 pmLove to spice up noodles!
Kyl Neusch says
April 5, 2016 at 10:30 pmspice up my spaghetti
Darlene Carbajal says
April 6, 2016 at 3:29 pmI like to spice up tacos!
Heather Poindexter says
April 8, 2016 at 4:35 pmI love everything spicy and hot! Deviled eggs are a huge hit with almost everyone in my family. The have so many peepers in them they are green. Thankfully everyone except my step mother loves hot food. These are mild to me but apparently they are very hot. I can’t give them to my neighbors. Luckily I rarely have jeftovers…I make 3 dozen and they get gobbled. always
Michele Baron says
April 8, 2016 at 4:43 pmMy favorite foods to spice up are chili and fried fish
Jennifer H. says
April 8, 2016 at 6:50 pmI like to spice up chili.
cyndi br says
April 9, 2016 at 2:11 pmwe like to spice up our vegetable soup
Julie Waldron says
April 9, 2016 at 5:04 pmI like to spice up chili.
Alicia Thibadeau says
April 10, 2016 at 12:56 amI like to spice up just about everything, I guess pizza or hot wings, the spicier the better.
monique s says
April 10, 2016 at 2:51 pmI like to spice up enchiladas
allyson tice says
April 10, 2016 at 8:25 pmi love to spice up our pork chops with chilli powder and hot sauce! my family goes nuts over them!
Leela says
April 10, 2016 at 9:10 pmI like kicked up rice.
bn100 says
April 10, 2016 at 9:55 pmchili
Denise S says
April 12, 2016 at 9:02 amI like to spice up stir fry dishes.
Lisa V. says
April 12, 2016 at 10:21 pmIt would be my venison chili.
Shakeia Rieux says
April 13, 2016 at 1:09 amI love to spice up my jambalaya
Summer B. says
April 13, 2016 at 1:17 pmI love to use it in my chili.
Aaron Humphrey says
April 13, 2016 at 2:02 pmMacaroni and cheese
Barbara says
April 13, 2016 at 7:30 pmI’m a baby and don’t like a lot of heat but everyone else in the house adds hot sauce to pretty much everything. They doctor it all up.
sandyhills25 says
April 13, 2016 at 8:37 pmI would have to say shrimp mac and cheese
Susan Smith says
April 14, 2016 at 3:01 pmI love to spice up my homemade chili.
Amanda Gardner says
April 14, 2016 at 5:40 pmI’d spice up my chicken wings
deana says
April 15, 2016 at 8:49 amMy favorite dish to spice up are my omelettes!
Melissa R says
April 15, 2016 at 4:31 pmI love spicing up my macaroni and cheese
Hannah C says
April 15, 2016 at 5:02 pmI like spicy beans and rice.
Lonnie Hutchinson says
April 15, 2016 at 7:42 pmMy family loves to spice up chilli
Stephanie Liske says
April 15, 2016 at 11:21 pmMy husband spices up pretty much everything. Personally, I’m not so good with spicy.
Robin says
April 16, 2016 at 10:54 amI like to spice up my homemade pizza.
susan smoaks says
April 16, 2016 at 12:32 pmi like to spice up my stir fried veggies.
Rosanne says
April 16, 2016 at 9:13 pmLike to spice up chicken and cheese enchiladas.
Jenny S says
April 17, 2016 at 12:40 amWe like spicy chicken wings! These sauces look fun to experiment with.
Amy Deeter says
April 17, 2016 at 1:06 amMy favorite dish that i like to spice up is Macaroni and cheese
susan byrne says
April 17, 2016 at 1:28 amChili and tacos are best a little spicy!
Aubrey says
April 17, 2016 at 1:44 amMy favorite dish I like to spice up is chili.
Megan C says
April 17, 2016 at 7:57 amI like to spice up my stir fry’s
Eugenia Hall says
April 17, 2016 at 11:08 amAlmost anything really, I love spicing up fried eggs, or chicken noodle soup, even salads. We use a lot of hot sauce in this house and have dozens of varieties on hand usually.
Jan Hammersmith says
April 17, 2016 at 11:58 amI like to spice up chicken wings
brandy c says
April 17, 2016 at 3:02 pmMy burritos could use some spicing up!
Denise W says
April 17, 2016 at 3:09 pmI love–no, I NEED!–to spice up my scrambled eggs. I can’t eat them without it.
Sean Gibbs says
April 17, 2016 at 4:47 pmPasta sauces
Mary Songer says
April 17, 2016 at 8:11 pmI make a spicy chicken dish I call chicken ole. Hot hot hot.
Renee G says
April 17, 2016 at 9:36 pmI love to spice up my chili
kelley roach says
April 17, 2016 at 10:37 pmI love to spice up my chicken tacos
stephanie baker says
April 18, 2016 at 6:31 amThose meatballs look AMAZING. Pretty sure that will be dinner one night this week, thanks for the recipe!
We spice up pretty much everything. The dish that is most requested when we have potlucks at work, & especially at Thanksgiving, is my hot cream corn. It is such an easy recipe which I share, minus my super secret ingredient, of course. It’s just corn, cream cheese & red pepper flakes. I also add in some hot sauce & white wine, but don’t tell anyone 🙂
Scott D says
April 18, 2016 at 11:14 amI make my own boneless wings at home. love to spice those up.
MLKlein says
April 18, 2016 at 11:33 amVeggies!
Laura Bradley says
April 18, 2016 at 12:08 pmMy husband makes a killer spicy spaghetti. It is delish!!
Peggy Rydzewski says
April 18, 2016 at 12:56 pmA little dab inside meatballs make for a tasty surprise
Alexandra Oller says
April 18, 2016 at 2:04 pmI like to spice up fajitas or tacos most.
Trisha McKee says
April 18, 2016 at 2:21 pmI would love to spice up my one-dish pasta!
karen mayernick says
April 18, 2016 at 2:32 pmWe love to spice up our tuna casserole! You wouldn’t believe it! Thanks so much for the opportunity! Fantastic giveaway!
Francine Anchondo says
April 18, 2016 at 3:03 pmI like to spice up anything that is savory lol.
Brandon Sparks says
April 18, 2016 at 4:15 pmI like to spice up every dish to be honest.
Tara darity says
April 18, 2016 at 7:09 pmChili!! I make mine very spicy!!
Penny Snyder says
April 18, 2016 at 7:09 pmLove spicing up my meatloaf recipe!!
Frank P says
April 18, 2016 at 8:10 pmI like to spice up my spaghetti sauce.
Breanne says
April 18, 2016 at 9:11 pmI like to spice up my eggs.
Michelle Elizondo says
April 18, 2016 at 10:11 pmspaghetti
Sand says
April 18, 2016 at 11:00 pmI pretty much spice everything up, even desserts!