Turkey Meatballs in Nomato Sauce over Zucchini Noodles
Golden baked turkey meatballs in a silky beet and carrot sauce, twirled with garlicky zucchini noodles.
Fits Celiac, Hashimoto's, PCOS and 12 more diets
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Ingredients
- 450 g ground turkey
- ½ cup certified gluten-free oats, pulsed to fine crumbs
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 beet, peeled and grated
- 2 carrots, grated
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 zucchini, spiralized or cut into thin ribbons
Method
- Heat the oven to 400°F.
- Mix the turkey, oats, egg and half the oregano; roll into twelve meatballs.
- Bake the meatballs on a lined tray until browned and cooked to 165°F.20 min timer
- While they bake, soften the onion and garlic in the oil, then add the beet and carrots.8 min timer
- Simmer the sauce with the vinegar and remaining oregano until thick and glossy.10 min timer
- Toss the zucchini in the warm pan until just tender, then top with sauce and meatballs.
Why it works
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Naturally gluten-free throughout, with no soy: the oats are certified gluten-free and the sauce is just vegetables and herbs.
- Type 2 diabetes: Lean turkey and zucchini noodles carry the meal, with no added sugar anywhere in the sauce.
- Wheat allergy: No wheat in any form: the meatballs are bound with certified gluten-free oats instead of breadcrumbs.
- Gluten-free: Baked meatballs and a vegetable sauce, written entirely gluten-free from the oats to the vinegar.
- Kid (4–12): Hand-held meatballs with mild herby sauce over soft noodles, nothing spicy and everything to twirl.
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