Cooking meatballs with my Mom and her BFF Nancy who I have known since my childhood! Cooking with family is the best

These are hubby and baby approved too! I cut these into little bites and my one year old daughter loved them!

Ingredients:

16 ounces pasta sauce (homemade or jarred, simmer on stovetop)

1# ground turkey – 94%lean (I use Plainville Farms, humanely raised)

1 Tablespoon ground flax mixed with 3 Tablespoons water (flax egg), set aside for 5 minutes until it gels (this is your binder) – or use 1 whole egg

1/4 cup brown rice bread crumbs (I use Holgrain Brown Rice Bread Crumbs)  – or use regular breadcrumbs

1 medium carrot (or 3-4 baby carrots) finely shredded, about 1/3 cup

1 garlic clove, crushed (or 1/4 tsp each garlic and onion powder)

1/2 tsp. basil and oregano

1/2 tsp. salt and pepper

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Combine ground flax with water to make your flax egg, then set aside for 5 minutes until it gels.
3. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, add ground turkey, flax mixture, brown rice bread crumbs, shredded carrot, crushed garlic, and spices.
4. Use your hands to mix together all ingredients.
5. Use a mini cookie scooper (1 Tablespoon in size) to scoop meatballs so they are all uniform size.
6. Line a baking sheet pan with parchment paper for easy cleanup and place rolled meatballs onto baking pan.
7. Bake meatballs for 20-25 minutes until cooked through.
8. Once meatballs are cooked, removed from oven then place into simmering pasta sauce to coat.
9. cook pasta of choice (regular or gluten free) then serve with meatballs.

Yield: 24 mini meatballs