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Weight LossCranberry Turkey Meatballs
October 2, 2011 By
Leanne Vogel
July 13, 2015
Have you ever looked in your freezer and realized that you’ve created quite the collection of random meat, gluten-free flours, frozen fruit, and nuts/seeds?
That’s the story of my life right now. Everywhere I turn there are unopened bags of products that I’d purchased months before with the intention of using, or under the assumption that we were out, only to get home and realize we have 3 of the same thing.
I call that a grocery list fail.
In an attempt to clear a little space for the Thanksgiving turkey; Canadian thanksgiving is next weekend, I’ve been trying to come up with recipes using the stuff we have instead of going grocery shopping. Right now our house is filled with:
- Dried cranberries
- Raisins
- Dried currants
- Ground turkey
- Ground chicken
- Blackstrap molasses
- Palm sugar (galore!)
- Date syrup
- Mayonnaise
- Apple Cider Vinegar
- Rice
- Vegetable and chicken bouillon
- Rice flour
- Almonds
- Walnuts
It’s rare that you’ll find ground turkey in our house. Bison, elk, chicken, yes, but turkey? Not so much.
I guess I was going through a turkey phase when I picked up 15lbs of it at the butcher. Do you have any favorite ground turkey recipes?
So far, I’ve made 3 batches of Lean and Clean Turkey Burgers…
And 2 batches of these meatballs. They’re sweet, make for a great protein snack, and mix well with a fresh green salad!
- 1 lb. lean ground turkey
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
- ¼ cup egg whites
- ½ cup quinoa flakes or gluten-free breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup canola mayonnaise or homemade bean mayo or 0% Greek yogurt *see note
- ½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup fresh herbs: I used basil and thyme
- 1 teaspoon herbamare or himalayan rock salt
- dash pepper
- Preheat oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking sheet.
- Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix with your hands until combined.
- Shape into 8 meatballs and place on prepared pan about 1-inch apart.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, until internal temp is 165F.
- Remove from the oven and serve!
I woke up pretty early this morning with plans to run to the gym for my spin class at 8:30am but I’m falling massively behind. Gotta run (pun intended) if I hope to get my favorite bike!
Have a fabulous Sunday, all :)
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Hi! I'm Leanne (RHN FBCS)
a Functional Medicine Practitioner, host of the Healthful Pursuit Podcast, and best-selling author of The Keto Diet & Keto for Women. I want to live in a world where every woman has access to knowledge to better her health.
