Swedish Meatball Zoodles

I am all about finding some of my favorite comfort food recipes and turning them into healthy recipes that are loaded with veggies! This recipe was a winner in our home! Hope you enjoy it!

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 pounds of lean ground turkey, I used 93/7

  • 1/2 pounds of lean ground beef, I used 93/7

  • 1 egg

  • 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs, I used gluten free

  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt

  • 1 teaspoon of garlic powder

  • 1/2 teaspoon of paprika

  • 1 teaspoon of onion powder

  • 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil

  • 1/2 onion, minced

  • 1 clove of garlic, minced

  • 1 celery stalk, minced

  • 2 tablespoons of fresh parsley, minced

  • 2 cups of beef broth

  • 3 ounces of low fat cream cheese

  • 1 teaspoons of cornstarch

  • 2 zucchinis, spiralized (Fresh is best! I find frozen gets soggy!)

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, ground beef, egg, breadcrumbs, salt, garlic powder, paprika and onion powder. Mix together.

  2. In a nonstick skillet over medium heat, add olive oil, minced onion and garlic. Cook until onions are translucent. Then add celery and parsley. Cook another 3-4 minutes. Then turn off heat and allow to cool for a couple minutes.

  3. Add onion mixture once cooled to the turkey mixture. Mix together and form into 16 meatballs.

  4. In a large skillet over medium high heat, add beef broth. Allow broth to come to a boil, reduce heat to medium low and carefully add meatballs. Cover and let it cook for 20 minutes.

  5. Remove meatballs with a slotted spoon and transfer to a dish. Add cream cheese to the remaining beef broth and stir 2-3 minutes until cream cheese is melted and mixed in.

  6. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of water and add to cream cheese mixture. Mix together and then add in meatballs. Allow sauce to thicken, 1-2 minutes.

  7. While sauce is thickening, in a nonstick skillet over medium heat, add zucchini noodles and cook for 2-3 minutes or until softened.

  8. To serve, add meatballs and sauce over a bed of zoodles!

2B MINDSET: Perfect option for dinner! For lunch, add an FFC!