Mama Complete Meatballs

Name: Mama Complete Meatballs
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 lb. protein of your choosing; Organic ground grass-fed beef, bison, turkey, chicken, or a combination; 2 Tbsp flaxseed meal (ground flaxseeds) + 5 Tbsp water; 1-2 tsp avocado oil; 6-8 mushrooms, finely chopped; ½ small yellow or white onion, finely chopped; 2-3 large handfuls fresh organic spinach or any leafy green, chopped; 2-3 cloves fresh garlic, finely chopped or pressed through a garlic press; Fresh herbs small handful parsley or basil (or both), finely chopped; 1 tsp dried oregano; ½ cup organic gluten-free rolled oats, pulsed in a blender for a few seconds until course breadcrumb consistency is achieved; ½ tsp sea salt + fresh cracked pepper to taste

11 steps

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:59:19 GMT

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Ingredients

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1 lbprotein of your choosing

2 Tbspflaxseed meal

5 Tbspwater

0.5yellow onion

small, or white, finely chopped

2 handfulsspinach

fresh, organic, or any leafy green, chopped

2 clovesfresh garlic

finely chopped or pressed through a garlic press

parsley

Fresh herbs, small, or basil, or both, finely chopped

1 tspdried oregano

½ cuprolled oats

organic, gluten-free, pulsed in a blender for a few seconds until course breadcrumb consistency is achieved

½ tspsea salt

pepper

fresh cracked, to taste

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375° F.

Step 2

TIP If you have a food processor, use it to pulse your onion, garlic and veggies and save a lot of time chopping!

Step 3

In a cup or mug, mix the flax seeds and water well, and let sit while you prepare your other (or at least for 5-10 minutes)

Step 4

Warm avocado oil in a large pan over medium heat, then add onions and sauté for 2-3 minutes with a pinch of salt. Add mushroom and sauté for another ~4 minutes. Then add spinach and garlic and sauté 1-2 more minutes or until the greens have wilted.

Step 5

Transfer your cooked veggie mixture to a large bowl and combine with your raw ground meat or cooked and mashed lentils or beans, pulsed oats, flaxseed “gel”, salt, pepper, and fresh or dried herbs.

Step 6

Form into bite sized meatballs and arrange on a parchment lined baking sheet. Recipe should yield 30-40 meatballs depending on the size of each.

Step 7

Bake for 12-18 minutes, depending on size of meatball. For small meatballs, I bake for 8 minutes, then flip them, and bake for another 5-10 minutes.

Step 8

Serving suggestions

Step 9

Serve over a bowl of sautéed zoodles (zucchini noodles), baked spaghetti squash, or your favorite pasta with marinara sauce or simply olive oil, cracked black pepper, and fresh pressed garlic.

Step 10

Make a meatball veggie soup Start by sauteing some carrots, celery, garlic, and onion, then add bone broth (or veggie broth) and bring to heat. Add a big handful of leafy greens and then drop meatballs into the soup and season with your favorite fresh herbs or spices.

Step 11

Use toothpicks (or fingers )), and dip into Dijon mustard for an anytime power snack.