Paleo Turkey Bacon Meatballs with Tomato Sauce

paleo meatballs Meatballs are one of those foods you can never get enough of.  They are a family favorite in my house, a proven kid-pleaser, you can season them in a variety of ways to suit your whims, AND they can be made paleo and gluten-free.  Yay!

While my Cheese-Stuffed Gluten Free Meatballs were a big hit, here is another version, this time using ground turkey and mushrooms.  Oh, and this recipe uses everyone's favorite paleo food - BACON!

So I present to you...

Paleo Turkey Bacon Meatballs with Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

  • 4 slices bacon
  • 2 lb lean ground turkey
  • 1 (8-oz) package sliced fresh mushrooms, finely chopped
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 T Italian seasoning
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 T coconut oil
  • 2 (14.5-oz) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes

Instructions

Place bacon on a paper towel-lined plate; microwave on HIGH 1½ to 2 minutes or until crisp. Crumble bacon. Combine ground turkey, bacon, mushrooms, onion, Italian seasoning and egg; shape mixture into 1-inch meatballs. Heat oil in a large deep nonstick skillet over medium heat; cook meatballs 4 minutes or until browned and no longer pink in centers, stirring frequently. Remove from skillet, and keep warm. Add tomatoes to skillet; bring to a boil, and simmer 15 minutes or until slightly thickened. Add meatballs to pan; cover and simmer 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

Recipe Serves 6

This recipe is courtesy of eMeals.  eMeals takes care of meal planning, recipes, and shopping lists.  What's really cool is that they have a ton of varieties of meal plans, such as paleo, 30 minute meals, gluten-free, low carb, low calorie and more.  eMeals is for lazy time-conscious people like me!

Enjoy!

Jacqui

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