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Beef - Meatballs w/Quinoa

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Ingredients

  • 1 pound Grass-fed or Lean Ground Beef
  • 1 teaspoon Minced Garlic
  • 1 Tablespoon Tube Basil (sold in the produce section)
  • 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1/2 cup Crushed Glutino Gluten-Free Bagel Chips (or sub regular breadcrumbs)
  • 1/2 cup Cooked Quinoa (red quinoa used here)
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Tablespoon Petite Sirah (optional)
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil (for the skillet)

Details

Adapted from noshandnourish.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine all ingredients, except for the olive oil.
Combine ingredients until well blended, by hand works best for this, Form into 24 small meatballs.

Add the olive oil to a large skillet pan over medium-high heat. Cook 8 meatballs at a time, placing them in a circle along the outer 2" of the pan. Let each side of the meatball cook for about 2 min, then turn it over, getting all sides evenly browned. (Total cook time is about 8 minutes for each set of 8, Once evenly browned, remove from skillet and let cool on a large plate.

You can either freeze them at this point, put them in the fridge for later, or put them directly into a pot of spaghetti sauce.

Serve with gluten-free penne and organic spaghetti sauce, or choose your favorite pasta and sauce combination!

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