Meatballs & Mash (health program approved!)

I made up this recipe the other night and thought it was good enough to share!

This recipe is health program approved too!

*You will need a blender for the cauliflower "mash" (puree).

Ingredients:

• 20 oz. ground turkey (>94% lean)
• 1/4 cup Egg Beaters or egg whites
• 1/4 cup Italian seasoning
• 1 Tbsp. ginger (I know that sounds strange, but it is really good!)
• 1 Tbsp. garlic salt
• 1.5 cups of cauliflower is all three green servings (e.g. 3 cups for two people; 6 cups for four people)
• 2 Tbsp. parmesan per 1.5 cups of cauliflower (e.g. 4 Tbsp. for two people; 8 Tbsp. for four people)
• Au jus mix

Meatballs:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Mix turkey, egg whites, Italian seasoning, ginger, and garlic salt in a mixing bowl.
3. Cover cookie sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray.
4. Make 20 equal meatballs (each ball is about 2 Tbsp. or 1/8 cup) and place them on the cookie sheet with space between each meatball. 
   (*TIP: Making every ball the same size will ensure even cooking.)
5. Bake the meatballs at 425 degrees for 20 minutes.
6. 7 meatballs is one lean protein serving on the health program I coach.

Cauliflower puree ("Mash"):

1. Steam cauliflower until it is slightly over-cooked and very soft.
2. Pour cauliflower into blender and add parmesan cheese.
3. Blend to puree (do not overblend or it will become liquidy).
4. 1/4 cup of cauliflower puree is 1 green vegetable serving for the health program I coach.  If it is your only vegetable, you should have 3/4 cup.

Au jus:

1. Make per the package instructions.
2. 1/4 cup is one condiment on the health program I coach.

If you know someone that is ready to get healthy, please contact me at HealthyandFitLife@gmail.com.