Baked Meatballs

I have seen various versions of this recipe. The original came from the Atkins website, but I have tweaked it to make it "mine", and I have to say that they turned out mighty tasty! I had made the recipe to the "letter" from Atkins a long time ago, and remember that they weren't very flavorful, but with my "tweaks" they surely aren't short on flavor!

BAKED MEATBALLS
1 pound ground turkey
1 pound ground pork
1 Tbs.  dried chopped onion
2 Tbs. Garli Garni
1 Tbs. Italian seasoning
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, (I used the kind in a can)
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon onion salt (to taste)
1/4 teaspoon pepper (to taste, I probably used more)

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 375 F. (and I lined my baking sheet with foil)

2. Mix all of the ingredients in a large bowl using your fingers. Mix until the meat no long feels slimy from the eggs.

3. Shape in golf ball size meatballs and place on a large baking sheet with sides. Bake at 375� for 15-20 minutes until the meatballs are done all the way through. (and I turned on the broiler once they were cooked and broiled them until they browned up a bit-- about 5 minutes).

Ready to bake

Makes about 20-30 meatballs  (I got 24)
Can be frozen

Ok, so I have to warn you that mine flattened out on the bottom-- didn't bother us any, and sure didn't impact the flavor.... here's a pic, I am sorry-- I know it's not the best.


Bake meatballs, the cheese sort of leaks out of them... oh well, if you really care you could remove it, we didn't!


I served these with a Trader Joe's spaghetti sauce (4 net carbs), shirataki noodles (1 net carb) and a salad. Very Yummy! Look for my post on  shirataki noodles for more details.

Per meatball: 92 Calories; 7g Fat; 6g Protein; trace Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; .5g Net Carbs


Products mentioned in the post:
 Shirataki Noodles (Pack of 5)
 Garlic Festival Garli Garni - All Purpose Garlic Seasoning 2.8 Ounce

 Kraft Grated Parmesan, Reduced Fat, 8-Ounce Canister (Pack of 3)

Fiesta Ground Turkey Skillet

Dinner tonight was ultimately very good. All I had planned was a salad and a chub of uncooked ground turkey! So, I had to make a plan. I found a recipe on Allrecipes.com and modified it to make it low carb. The original recipe was Fiesta Fry Pan Dinner Recipe, and by all means sounds yummy. BUT it was definitely too high in carbs. To be honest, I didn't actually measure all of the spices. We love our meals a bit spicy, and so I probably used more spices then I listed here. But the point of the recipe is to make it to your taste, and use this as a "suggestion" of ingredients... 


Fiesta Ground Turkey Skillet


Ingredients:
1 lb ground turkey
2 Tbs. Olive Oil
1/4 C. Chopped Onion
1 Tbs. Garli Garni (you can use garlic powder, or any form of garlic to taste)
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. salt (or to taste)
2 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. dried cilantro leaves
1 tsp. red Chile pepper (optional)
1/2 Tbs. tomato paste
1 can fire roasted tomatoes (ok, any tomatoes will work)
1 c. cooked Dreamfields Linguine


Directions:
1. Heat olive oil in medium skillet. Cook the pasta in a separate pan according to directions if you don't have nay on hand that's already cooked.
2. Sautee the onions until they have turned transparent, add turkey and cook until no longer pink.
3. Add all the spices, tomato paste, and tomatoes, simmer for about 8-10 minutes. 
4. Add the cooked Linguine, and mix in well, and make sure the pasta is heated through. 


Serves 4
There's approximately 9 carbs per serving


We liked this one!


Products in the recipe:
Dreamfields - Low Carb Pasta - Linguine
Garlic Festival Garli Garni - All Purpose Garlic Seasoning 2.8 Ounce