{"id":31755,"date":"2013-01-18T07:00:38","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T12:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?post_type=recipes&#038;p=31755"},"modified":"2016-02-16T05:04:13","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T10:04:13","slug":"swiss-chard-meatballs-in-lemon-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=31755","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Chard Meatballs in Lemon Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lemon is a popular flavor in our home.\u00a0 We often make salad dressings with lemon juice.\u00a0 We make lemon chicken, quinoa with lemon, squeeze it over fish, schnitzel, artichokes, and even in this tangy <a href=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/recipes\/sumac-turkey\/\">sumac turkey recipe<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My kids were a little skeptical when I told them I was making meatballs in a lemon sauce.\u00a0 \u201cNot tomato sauce?\u201d one of my sons asked.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Luckily, my sons were willing to try something new.\u00a0 And they loved meatballs in lemon sauce.\u00a0 I was a bit worried they\u2019d voice a complaint about the Swiss chard, but the only comment I got was \u201cyummy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"zlrecipe-container-211\" class=\"zlrecipe-container-border\" >\n<div id=\"zlrecipe-container\" class=\"serif zlrecipe\">\n  <div class=\"recipeRating\"><div id=\"post-ratings-31755\" class=\"post-ratings\" data-nonce=\"7e27da6329\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"rating_31755_1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-postratings\/images\/asweetlife_stars\/rating_on.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" onmouseover=\"current_rating(31755, 1, '');\" onmouseout=\"ratings_off(4.3, 5, 0);\" onclick=\"rate_post();\" onkeypress=\"rate_post();\" style=\"cursor: pointer; 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Chop the green leaves. Saut\u00e9 half of the chopped onion in a large saucepan for 3 minutes until onion begins to look translucent. Add the chopped Swiss chard leaves and saut\u00e9 for an additional 3 minutes, remove from heat and let cool.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Combine the egg, almond flour, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add in the chicken, beef and saut\u00e9ed Swiss chard. Make sure the mixture is well combined.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Make 24-26 meatballs. Heat the remaining olive oil in the saucepan and fry the meatballs, flattening slightly. Fry until each side is lightly browned, approximately 3 minutes.  The meatballs should not be cooked through since they will continue to cook in the sauce.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          After the meatballs have all been fried (I do this in two to three rounds), add the onions and chard stems to the pan and fry for approximately 5 minutes, stirring. Add the lemon juice and place the meatballs tightly in the pan. Add water so the meatballs are almost covered. Cover the pan and cook the meatballs in the sauce for 30 minutes.\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"instruction \" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">\n          Serve warm over quinoa or brown rice.\n          <\/li>\n              <\/ol>\n\n<div class=\"zlmeta zlclear asl_meta\">\n  <div class=\"fl-l\">\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\" > window.ajaxurl = \"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\";<\/script>\n    \n\n        \n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"fl-l\">\n    \n        <p id=\"zlrecipe-yield\">\n            Yield:            <span itemprop=\"recipeYield\">4-6<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"zlclear\">\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        \n            <div class=\"ziprecipes-plugin\" style=\"display: none;\">1.3<\/div>\n\n        \n  <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"zl-printed-copyright-statement\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">Copyright \u00a9 2009-2020 Diabetes Media Foundation, All Rights Reserved. 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