Beef and Quinoa Meatballs

Serves 6
Time 25 min
Beef and Quinoa Meatballs

Get your whole grains and veggies into crowd-pleasing meatballs with this easy recipe that will stretch your food dollar, too. Serve with your favorite pasta and marinara sauce or on a hoagie with cheese for a dynamite meatball sub sandwich. Watch our how-to video.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free
Sugar ConsciousSugar Conscious

Ingredients

    1 pound(95-percent) lean ground beef
    3/4 cupcooked quinoa (use frozen or cook it from scratch*)
    1/4 cupfinely chopped onion
    1/4 cupgrated carrot
    1/4 cupgrated zucchini
    2 tablespoonsketchup
    1 clovegarlic, minced
    1 tablespoonsoy sauce
    1/2 teaspoonground black pepper
    1/2 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/4 teaspoondried oregano
    1/4 teaspoondried thyme
    1egg, lightly beaten

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Method

Preheat the oven to 450F.


Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.


In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients until well combined.


Shape into 16 balls and transfer to the prepared baking sheet.


Roast until cooked through and golden brown, 15 to 17 minutes. Serve hot.


(*Note: To cook quinoa, bring 1 cup of water to a boil in a small pot. Pour in ½ cup quinoa, cover and simmer until water is absorbed, 10 to 12 minutes. Set aside off of the heat for 10 minutes then fluff with a fork. Makes about 1 1/2 cups. Use 3/4 cup in this recipe, and reserve the remaining for another use.)

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

150

Total Fat

5g

Saturated Fat

2g

Cholesterol

75mg

Sodium

470mg

Total Carbohydrate

8g

Dietary Fiber

1g

Total Sugars

2g

Protein

17g

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