Name: Quinoa and Ground Turkey Meatballs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Nonstick cooking spray -; Water - ¾ cup; Chia seeds - 3 tablespoons; Onions, peeled - 2 medium; Carrots, peeled - 6 large; Celery - 4 stalks; Baby spinach - 4 cups; Garlic - 6 cloves; Olive oil - 2 tablespoons; Lean ground turkey - 2 pounds; Cooked quinoa - 2 ½ cups; Eggs, beaten - 2 large; Low-sodium soy sauce - 5 tablespoons; Worcestershire sauce - 4 teaspoons; Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Reduced-sugar ketchup - ½ cup

Ingredients for - Quinoa and Ground Turkey Meatballs

1. Nonstick cooking spray

2. Water ¾ cup

3. Chia seeds 3 tablespoons

4. Onions, peeled 2 medium

5. Carrots, peeled 6 large

6. Celery 4 stalks

7. Baby spinach 4 cups

8. Garlic 6 cloves

9. Olive oil 2 tablespoons

10. Lean ground turkey 2 pounds

11. Cooked quinoa 2 ½ cups

12. Eggs, beaten 2 large

13. Low-sodium soy sauce 5 tablespoons

14. Worcestershire sauce 4 teaspoons

15. Ground black pepper 1 teaspoon

16. Salt ½ teaspoon

17. Reduced-sugar ketchup ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Quinoa and Ground Turkey Meatballs

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray a little nonstick spray on it.

2 . Stage

Mix water and chia seeds together in a bowl to soak; set aside for 15 minutes. Stir after a few minutes to make sure all of the chia seeds are soaking up the water.

3 . Stage

Finely chop onions, carrots, celery, spinach, and garlic in a food processor.

4 . Stage

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Sauté vegetable mixture over medium heat until softened, about 8 minutes. Set it aside and let it cool a bit before mixing with other ingredients, about 10 minutes.

5 . Stage

Mix turkey, quinoa, eggs, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, and salt together in a large bowl. Add the chia seed and water mixture (it should be sort of firm, almost like gelatin). Mix in the cooled vegetable mixture.

6 . Stage

Shape turkey mixture into 48 meatballs and place onto the prepared pan. Brush with ketchup.

7 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the centers, 20 to 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).