Turkey meatballs with a Coconut Herb Sauce

Name: Turkey meatballs with a Coconut Herb Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 500 g turkey mince; 1/2 brown onion peeled and diced; 1 clove garlic minced; 3 tbsp thyme and/or sage chopped finely; 1 egg; 1/2 tbsp Changing Habits Vegetable Stock Powder; 1/3 cup blanched almond meal; 2 tbsp coconut aminos or tamari; cracked Changing Habits Pepper to taste; 1 tsp butter; 1/2 brown onion diced; 1 clove garlic minced; 400 ml coconut cream; 1/2 cup finely chopped spinach; 2 tbsp sage and/or thyme chopped finely; 2 tbsp Changing Habits Vegetable Stock Powder; 1 tsp Changing Habits Ginger Powder; cracked Changing Habits Pepper to taste; 1 broccoli cut into florets and steamed or oven baked; 2 cups cooked rice, quinoa or mashed potato

by Tessa | Jan 1, 2024 | 0 comments

AuthorTessaCategoryMainsDifficultyIntermediate

A meal that the whole family will enjoy! Serve with rice, quinoa or mashed potato - all options would work really well.

Yields4 Servings

Prep Time30 minsCook Time15 minsTotal Time45 mins

Ingredients

Turkey Meatballs

500 g turkey mince

1/2 brown onion peeled and diced

1 clove garlic minced

3 tbsp thyme and/or sage chopped finely

1 egg

1/2 tbsp Changing Habits Vegetable Stock Powder

1/3 cup blanched almond meal

2 tbsp coconut aminos or tamari

cracked Changing Habits Pepper to taste

Coconut Sauce

1 tsp butter

1/2 brown onion diced

1 clove garlic minced

400 ml coconut cream

1/2 cup finely chopped spinach

2 tbsp sage and/or thyme chopped finely

2 tbsp Changing Habits Vegetable Stock Powder

1 tsp Changing Habits Ginger Powder

cracked Changing Habits Pepper to taste

Optional extras

1 broccoli cut into florets and steamed or oven baked

2 cups cooked rice, quinoa or mashed potato

Directions

Preheat air-fryer to 200 degrees.

Combine all turkey meatball ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

Roll mixture into individual balls.

Place the meatballs in the air-fryer and cook for 12 minutes or until cooked through.

**If using an oven - preheat to 180 degrees. Fry beforehand on a medium-high heat until they begin to brown on each side. Remove and place on a lined oven tray. Bake for 15 minutes.

Sauce

Heat a fry-pan over a medium heat.

Add the butter, onion and garlic and cook until soft and fragrant.

Add the rest of the sauce ingredients and bring to a gentle boil, stir a couple of times and then reduce to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove the meatballs from the air-fyrer and drizzle the coconut sauce. Serve with your choice of rice, quinoa or mash and broccoli.

Ingredients

Turkey Meatballs

500 g turkey mince

1/2 brown onion peeled and diced

1 clove garlic minced

3 tbsp thyme and/or sage chopped finely

1 egg

1/2 tbsp Changing Habits Vegetable Stock Powder

1/3 cup blanched almond meal

2 tbsp coconut aminos or tamari

cracked Changing Habits Pepper to taste

Coconut Sauce

1 tsp butter

1/2 brown onion diced

1 clove garlic minced

400 ml coconut cream

1/2 cup finely chopped spinach

2 tbsp sage and/or thyme chopped finely

2 tbsp Changing Habits Vegetable Stock Powder

1 tsp Changing Habits Ginger Powder

cracked Changing Habits Pepper to taste

Optional extras

1 broccoli cut into florets and steamed or oven baked

2 cups cooked rice, quinoa or mashed potato

Directions

Preheat air-fryer to 200 degrees.

Combine all turkey meatball ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

Roll mixture into individual balls.

Place the meatballs in the air-fryer and cook for 12 minutes or until cooked through.

**If using an oven - preheat to 180 degrees. Fry beforehand on a medium-high heat until they begin to brown on each side. Remove and place on a lined oven tray. Bake for 15 minutes.

Sauce

Heat a fry-pan over a medium heat.

Add the butter, onion and garlic and cook until soft and fragrant.

Add the rest of the sauce ingredients and bring to a gentle boil, stir a couple of times and then reduce to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove the meatballs from the air-fyrer and drizzle the coconut sauce. Serve with your choice of rice, quinoa or mash and broccoli.