Low Carb Turkey Meatballs with Red Pepper Coconut Sauce Over Cauli Mash
Servings: 4
Calories: 579kcal
Ingredients
For the Meatballs w/ Red Pepper Coconut Sauce:
- 1 # ground turkey
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 4 cloves garlic
- 12 oz jar roasted red peppers
- 13.5 oz full fat coconut milk
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
For the Cauli Mash:
- 1 head cauliflower
Instructions
For the Meatballs w/ Red Pepper Coconut Sauce:
- In a large bowl combine 1# ground turkey, ½c almond flour, 1 egg, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp basil & ½tsp garlic powder.
- Roll into golf ball-sized meatballs. Set aside.
- Mince 4 garlic cloves. Set aside.
- In a blender, combine 12oz jar of roasted red peppers w/ 2T of liquid from the jar. Blend well.
- Heat 1T olive oil in a large, deep saute pan over med heat.
- Add minced garlic cloves & cook, stirring ~1 min.
- Add the pureed peppers, coconut cream (just solid cream from top of can), ¼c of the coconut milk liquid, ½ tsp basil, ¼ tsp pepper & ¼ tsp salt. Stir to combine.
- Carefully add meatballs into the liquid.
- Cover and simmer on low heat for 15 mins or until meatballs are fully cooked. Serve meatballs & sauce over cauli mash.
For the Cauli Mash:
- Cut 1 head cauliflower into 1-2” bite-sized pieces.
- Place cauliflower florets in a steamer pot and cook ~12 mins or until fork tender
- Place cauliflower + 1-2T water in a blender. Blend until smooth.
Notes
*Read all ingredient lists; avoid added msg, sugar, gluten, salt, etc
**Nutrition information is for 1 serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 579kcal | Carbohydrates: 17.7g | Protein: 37.8g | Fat: 40.31g