I love meatballs. My favorite in the world are the Danish Frikadeller Meatballs, made with a combination of Veal and Pork. Unfortunately, the ingredients are not clean and the calories are high, so I found myself a substitute recipe. This one is from Tosca Reno in her book, The Eat Clean Diet Cookbook. I like these meatballs cold the next day in my lunch. Yum!
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs. lean ground turkey
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 cup oat bran or bread crumbs (put day old gluten free or Ezekiel bread in the food processor and pulse-Voila-breadcrumbs!)
2 Tablespoons fresh parsley finely chopped
2 Tablespoons fresh basil finely chopped
2 Tablespoons fresh oregano finely chopped
2 cloves pressed garlic
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 400 F.
In a large bowl place egg and breadcrumbs or oat bran. Add spices and mix well. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Using an ice cream scoop, make meatballs and place on prepared cookie sheet. Place in hot oven and bake for 20 minutes or until golden.
Note: I have made these with dried spices, and cut the amount in half. Also, I substitute celery salt for the sea salt.
Makes 6 servings. Calories 170. Calories from Fat 24. Protein 30 g. Carbs 11 g. Dietary Fiber 2g. Sugars 0.8g. Fat 2 g. Sodium 327mg.
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