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Veggie Turkey Meatballs

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These easy to make Veggie Turkey Meatballs are a main staple in my house, I always make a big batch and keep them in the freezer for those times I don’t feel like cooking!

Pair them with a salad and you’ve got a quick, healthy meal packed with veggies, and high in protein and flavor!

 

Veggie Turkey Meatballs

Veggie Turkey Meatballs

Ingredients

  • 1 zucchini, lightly chopped
  • ½ med onion, lightly chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • ½ red pepper, lightly chopped
  • ½ yam, lightly chopped
  • ½ cup carrots, chopped
  • 2 lbs. of lean ground turkey
  • 1 cup of almond meal/flour
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • ½ tsp. Kosher or Sea Salt & freshly ground pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. In a food processor, finely chop the zucchini, onion, garlic & pepper. 
  3. Set aside in a large bowl. Next, add the yam and carrots to the food processor, finely chop, and then add to the zucchini mixture. 
  4. Then, combine your veggie mixture with the turkey, almond meal, eggs, salt & pepper.  Mix really well, and then form lots of golf-ball size (1”) meatballs.
  5. Bake meatballs for about 20 minutes or until cooked through & no longer pink in the middle. DELISH!
  6. ***Makes 8 servings. (3-4 meatballs depending on size – about 5 oz. per serving.)  Make sure to keep these frozen for back-up meals!
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