Wednesday, March 24, 2010

What to do with ground turkey?

What a beautiful day!  The sun's shining and I'm on Springbreak- Woohooo!  I wish everyday was Springbreak.  We've had a very exciting week.  We went to the zoo yesterday and Monday we spent the day working in the yard.  I'm hoping to start a small garden this summer, so I can create lots of fresh veggie recipes for What's for Leftovers?  Are you all planting gardens?  What kind of delicious recipes are you looking for? 

On Monday, I made these Spanish Rice meatballs for dinner.  My brother and I figured out that they have 71 calories per meatball and a serving of the greenbeans had 30 calories.  They were so easy to make, and really delicious and flavorful, in addition to being healthy for you.  In fact, Mike doesn't normally like to eat frozen green beans because he thinks they taste waxy.  If you cook them this way, they are extremely tender.  No one will complain about them!  I used a box of Spanish Basmati rice mix to make the meatballs (see Amazon add for exact type).  You can also use a box like Uncle Ben's chicken rice or wild rice mix.  The boys sprinkled Chili Powder on theirs, but I ate mine as is.  Both options are delicious!  This recipe makes 18 to 20 meatballs.

Spanish Rice Meatballs
Ingredients:
1 Pound Ground Turkey
1 Box Spanish Style Rice Mix
1 Egg
1/4 Cup Breadcrumbs
1/8 Cup Milk
1 Can Chicken Broth
1 Bag Frozen Green Beans
Chili Powder (Optional)
1.  Cook rice following the directions on box.  When finished, let cool completely.
2.  Add ground turkey, egg, milk and breadcrumbs to rice.
3.  Spray a large frying pan with non-stick cooking spray.  Roll meat mix into small to medium-sized meatballs and place in frying pan.  Pour chicken broth on top.
4.  Cook meatballs on medium heat.  When one side of meatball is finished cooking turn them.  Pour bag of green beans on top of meatballs.  Cover and continue cooking until meatballs and greenbeans are thoroughly cooked.
5. (Optional) Sprinkle a small amount of chili powder on meatballs right before serving.

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