Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Turkey Meatball Madness

Normally not a fan of meatballs, but I do enjoy a very portable shape to my protein. Poached chicken slices have been my go-to up until this point. Now I have discovered baked turkey meatballs made with shredded veggies and breadcrumbs (for structural integrity - I found this out by not having any breadcrumbs the first time around). Recipes online abound, in many permutations. So far, my recipe involves diced crimini mushrooms, chopped parsley, garlic, and shredded zucchini/carrot. And an eggwhite - buying eggwhites in a carton for use in low cholesterol omelets has proved a very useful thing to have in the fridge. So yeah, these meatballs. I see that I could use coarsely chopped dry bread instead of pulverized bread crumbs, too. Very tasty and wickedly easy. Quick. Fun to squish up the mixture with my hands, too. I'm thrilled to have another easy, tasty, low-fat protein source. Gobble gobble.

1 comment:

  1. I know with turkey burgers that adding a touch of buttermilk adds some great flavor. Might work here as well. The meat tastes... IDK less dry? Very tasty.

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