Maple Sweet Potato Chicken Meatballs

• 1 cup Grated Partially-cooked Sweet Potatoes (see Instructions)
• 6 ounces, weight Baby Spinach Or Tatsoi
• 23 cups Diced Sweet Onion
• 1 teaspoon Olive Oil
• 1/4 cups Water
• 3 cloves Garlic, Minced
• 1 pound Ground Chicken
• 1 Tablespoon Maple Syrup
• 1 teaspoon Low Sodium Soy Sauce
• 1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoons Rubbed Dry Sage
• 4 dashes Nutmeg
• 18 teaspoons Salt
• Pepper To Taste
• 1/4 cups Maple Syrup
• 1/4 cups Low Sodium Chicken Broth
• 1 Tablespoon Low Sodium Soy Sauce
• 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
• 18 teaspoons Cayenne (optional)

1. To prep sweet potatoes, cook 1 large sweet potato in a 425 degrees F oven for about 25 minutes, or until its beginning to soften but isnt cooked through.
2. To expedite this process, microwave on the potato setting on your microwave, taking care not to overcook.
3. Once cooked, grate the sweet potato with a cheese grater.
4. Set aside.
5. To prep the spinach or tatosoi, combine it with the sweet onion, olive oil and the water in a skillet and cook over medium heat.
6. Add more water to the pan as needed if the greens appear to dry out.
7. Cook until greens are wilted, onions are soft, and water has evaporated.
8. Add minced garlic to the pan, cook 1 more minute, and then set aside.
9. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In a medium-sized bowl, combine ground chicken, grated sweet potato, cooked greens, maple syrup, soy sauce, cinnamon, sage, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
10. Gently mix together with your hands, but be careful not to over-mix.
11. Form into meatballs that are approximately 1 inch in diameter and place them into a cast iron skillet.
12. Cook meatballs in the 425 degrees F oven for 15 minutes.
13. While meatballs are cooking, whisk together the maple glaze ingredients.
14. Make sure that all of the corn starch is evenly mixed in with no lumps.
15. After 15 minutes have passed, flip meatballs and add the maple glaze mixture into the skillet.
16. Return the meatballs to the oven and cook another 5 minutes.
17. After 5 minutes have passed, remove the meatballs from the oven and coat them in the sauce at the bottom of the pan.
18. Serve immediately.

potatoes, tatsoi, sweet onion, olive oil, water, garlic, chicken, maple syrup, soy sauce, cinnamon, sage, nutmeg, salt, pepper, maple syrup, chicken broth, soy sauce, cornstarch, cayenne

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/maple-sweet-potato-chicken-meatballs/ (may not work)