Eggless Organic Turkey Meatballs For Baby Food

TURKEY MEATBALLS WITHOUT EGGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Add butter, salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, garlic powder, and onion powder. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool until easily handled, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add ground turkey to cooled rice in a medium bowl; mix well.
• Roll the mixture into golf ball-sized meatballs and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the centers, about 45 minutes.

HEALTHY MINI TURKEY MEATBALLS (EGGLESS, BREADLESS, FLOURLESS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Coat baking pan with a thin layer of olive oil.
• Add ingredients (excluding tomato sauce) into a bowl and then blend well together with hands.
• Roll meat into balls (a little larger than golf balls) and line up in pan (don't crowd).
• Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Place under broiler for 1 minute (omit if you like).
• Add tomato sauce and cover with foil.
• Reduce heat to 300 degrees and allow to bake another 25 minutes.
• Put on pasta, in a roll or just eat them like this. Super yummy, enjoy!

BABY FOOD: MINI TURKEY MEATBALLS (8 MONTHS +)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a small bowl combine breadcrumbs, rice cereal and herbs, tossing with fingers until well combined. Set aside.
• Place lean ground turkey into a mixing bowl. Add carrots, celery, onion and breadcrumb mixture. Mix into the meat and combine well. Add beaten egg yolk and enough water/veggie puree to moisten the mixture just to bind it (may not need all of it so add in batches).
• Form 1tabp of meat mixture into meatballs.
• 5. Add a bit of water or marinara sauce in the bottom of a glass baking dish, about 1/3 cup. Line baking dish with single layer of meatballs, about 1 inch apart. Be sure not to over crowd dish or they will fall apart. Bake until lightly browned, about 25-30 minutes, flipping them once during the cooking process to insure they've cooked thoroughly. If you notice the are getting to dark, cover with tinfoil. You don't want them to burn or become tough.
• To freeze, let them cool completely. Transfer in single layer (you can stack meatballs, just place parchment paper in between each layer to prevent them from freezing together) in a airtight container. When ready to eat, place in a microwavable dish, add a bit of water, and loosely cover and cook for 1 minute.
• Serve with marinara sauce.