Description
Meatballs are a powerhouse in your Abstinent Kitchen. Delicious, portable, and pre-portioned.
This recipe has all the right recovery ingredients: protein, healthy fat, and flavor.
Ingredients
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- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 - 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp tamari, low sodium
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 1/3 cup oats
- 1/2 tsp. EACH: garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, basil, oregano, thyme
- 1/4 tsp red chili flakes (optional)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Olive or Avocado Oil to cover bottom of pan
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place a cast iron skillet or medium sized baking pan in the oven to heat up.
- In a large bowl, beat the egg; Add tomato paste, tamari, and Dijon mustard, and stir to combine all.
- Add in oats, and spices; stir to combine.
- Add the ground turkey, and mix with your hands to combine well. Shape the turkey mixture into 2 oz balls.
- Remove the hot pan from the oven. Pour in enough oil to cover the bottom of the pan. Working quickly, add shaped meatballs to hot pan. With tongs, flip so that each meatball is lightly covered in oil.
- Return the pan to the hot oven. Bake for 12 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven, and flip meatballs again. Return to the oven for 12-15 minutes, or until cooked through. Serve warm.
Notes
- Don’t feel like taking time to shape the meat into meatballs? You can drop a spoonful of the meat mixture into the pan for simple “meat blobs”. (Kids especially like this name).
- We have been known to shape these into football shapes around Superbowl Season (wink). You can make these smaller and serve on toothpicks for a fun, abstinent appetizer.
- Don’t have ground turkey on hand? Feel free to substitute ground beef, ground pork, or a combo.
- Once cooked through, add the meatballs to simmer in a marinara sauce of your choice.
- Serve these over Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Roasted Tomatoes. Meatballs are also good over a rice bowl with grilled veggies.
- Cooked meatballs freeze well for future meals; just add frozen cooked meatballs to simmering sauce or broth to reheat!