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Turkey Meatballs with Golden Squash Sauce and Pasta
Tender baked-style meatballs over gluten-free pasta in a silky golden squash sauce, with soft zucchini and wilted spinach.
- Dairy-free
- Celiac
- Hashimoto's
- Pregnancy
- Toddlers
- Alpha-gal
- High blood pressure
- Heart health
- Gluten-free
- Crohn’s and colitis
- High cholesterol
- Sheet pan
- One pan
- Gluten-free dairy-free
- Gluten-free Italian

Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp tapioca flour
- 1 lb butternut squash, peeled and cubed
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ¾ tsp salt
- 8 oz gluten-free pasta, corn and rice blend
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 3 oz baby spinach
Method
- Toss the squash with 1 tbsp olive oil and roast at 425°F until tender.25 min timer
- Mix the turkey, egg, tapioca flour, oregano and half the salt; roll into meatballs.
- Brown the meatballs in olive oil, turning, until cooked through.8 min timer
- Blend the squash with garlic, remaining oil and salt until silky.
- Boil the gluten-free pasta until just tender; drain.9 min timer
- Soften zucchini and spinach in the pan, add meatballs and squash sauce, toss with pasta.3 min timer
Why it works
- Tree nut allergy: No nuts anywhere: the sauce gets its body from roasted squash, not nuts or nut milk.
- Milk allergy: Creamy-looking sauce with no milk, butter or cheese in it — just squash, garlic and olive oil.
- Wheat allergy: Corn-and-rice gluten-free pasta and tapioca flour hold everything together, no wheat in sight.
- Dairy-free: Olive oil does the rich work here; the golden sauce is purely squash and garlic.
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