Recipes

Veggie Meatballs By: Laurel D.

Recipe Story

My son is 16 months old and has CF. We have struggled with how to keep his weight gain steady while teaching him to eat a variety of foods. These meatballs have been a savior. I have experimented and used a variety of veggies in the meatballs and he seems to love them all. The coconut oil and applesauce make them very moist and they are easy to freeze. I sometimes serve them to him with some of a vegetable pouch on top as the "sauce." Anything for those extra calories!!

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 3 c sweet potato
  • 2 c green beans
  • 3 c spinach
  • 2 c broccoli
  • 8 eggs
  • 2 c bread crumbs or quinoa
  • 2 apples
  • 2 c cups apple sauce
  • 3 fl oz coconut oil
  • 3 fl oz heavy cream
  • Add All Ingredients

Directions

  • Prep Time: 15-20 minutes

  1. Steam sweet potato, green beans and broccoli. I like to use veggies that steam in the bag to cut time.

  2. Use your food processor to chop sweet potato, green beans, spinach, broccoli and apples.

  3. Mix in large bowl with turkey and beef.

  4. Add applesauce, eggs, coconut oil and cream. Mix well.

  5. Add bread crumbs or quinoa to thicken the mixture

  6. Mix well until consistency is ready for scooping into meatballs.

  7. Scoop into tablespoon-size balls and bake on a greased foil-lined cookie sheet for 10 minutes at 450 degrees.

  8. These are great for freezing once they have cooled from baking.

Nutritional Information

  • Servings: 40
  • Amount per serving:
    • Calories: 132
    • Fat: 6 g
    • Sodium: 44 mg
    • Protein: 8 g
    • Calcium: 28 mg

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