Vegetable Meatballs

A kitchen is a laboratory and recipes are experiments. 

There are some amazing blogs just  filled with healthy recipes and awesome fitness tips. Check them out and get inspired.This recipe was an adaptation of two recipes I collected from other blogs:

Blogilates- Super Healthy, Ultra-Clean Meatball Recipe! 

&

A Cozy Kitchen - Turkey Zucchinni Meatballs 

Ingredients:

2 cups carrots

1 cup frozen corn

2/3 cup almonds

1/2 cup flax seed

3 egg whites

2-3 lbs ground Turkey

1 cup oats (the recipe calls for quick oats but I used the old fashioned and they tasted great.)

1/2 cup fresh Parmesan cheese

salt/pepper/oregano/basil

Directions:

Pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees.

I combined the carrots, flax, and almonds in my food processor until they were finely minced. Next time, I will crush the flax up first so it can become a powder. I added them all together and the carrots and nuts ended up very tiny but the flax needed some extra time, I was nervous the carrots would puree so I stopped.

*The flax needs to be ground up in order to be absorbed into the body, otherwise it will just go through your system compared to putting clean oil through a dirty filter in your car. Next time :)

After that I added all of the ingredients together and formed them into larger balls that fit into my muffin pans.

Spray the pans with olive oil and cook them in your hot oven for about 25-30 minutes. 

Feel free to try out adding zucchini, squash, peas, onions, and peppers. I never cook with onions because I don't care for the taste. Let me know what works for you!!

Serve with whole wheat noodles and fresh sauce, in a tortilla, or eat it plain. 

Montana Foods List:

Carrots -163

Ground Turkey-54

Potato Soup

The winter weather is approaching and there is no better cure for the cold than a warm bowl of soup. I decided to do a CROCK POT recipe and make a soup. 

Ingredients:

6-8 Potatos

2/3 cup whole wheat flour

6 cups 2% milk

1 cup shredded cheese

1 cup frozen corn

1 cup frozen peas

1/2 cup sour cream

2 cloves garlic

*My seasonings: seasoning salt, pepper, steak seasoning 

Use whatever seasonings you want

Onions and bacon could also be added to this soup. Feel free to add veggies/proteins!

Directions:

Pierce potatoes with a fork and bake at 400 degrees for one hour, or until potatoes are tender

Peel potatoes skins then  mash/chop 

Add flour and milk to crock pot on high and MIX WELL for about 45 minutes.

Add remaining ingredients and let cook on low for 3-4 hours.

 I like to top a creamy soup off with cheese.

My Favorite Sloppy Jo

This was one of the tastiest concoctions that I have ever thrown together. This meal is super easy to make and packed with whatever veggies you would like. Here is how I made mine:

Ingredients:

2 lbs. ground meat

1 can reduced salt black beans

2 cans organic, no sugar tomato paste (1 may be enough)

1-2 cups of frozen corn

2-3 garlic cloves

*use onions and peppers if you like them!

Directions:

1. In a large pot; brown meat, add your favorite spices* Mrs. Dash is good for low-salt flavors

   I chopped up the garlic and let it cook with the meat.

   Drain.

2. In the same pot that I browned the meat, I added the rest of the ingredients and let it simmer on a low setting for about an hour. The dish could be smelled by the neighbor children while they were playing outside.

3. Serve plain (like a chili), with your favorite whole-wheat bread, a wrap, or Oven Baked Parmesan Fries!

 I love this recipe from Playing With Sugar.

I would usually prefer to eat these with a wrap, but I was feeling fries this time. How did you choose to serve your Sloppy Jo's??