Meatballs are savory and satisfying, and they are great in a variety of dishes. Traditional meatballs, however, are not always the healthiest. These super healthy Oat Meatballs (i.e. meatballs made with oats) are everything you want in a hearty meaty dish.
What Makes These Oat Meatballs Healthy
The superstars of this Oat Meatball dish are the oats and spinach. Spinach is full of nourishing antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. Adding spinach to meatballs is a great way to “sneak” in vegetables, which is perfect for those who don’t normally like vegetables. Oats are a fantastic whole grain option and are a good source of fiber.
To reduce the calories and fat in your oat meatballs, choose lean turkey instead of beef or higher fat turkey.
How to Make Oat Meatballs
Servings: 4 to 6
Materials:
- Parchment paper
- Basting brush
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground turkey
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 package onion soup mix
- 4 oz. frozen Spinach
- ½ cup uncooked old fashioned oats
- 1 tsp. Montreal steak seasoning
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- Cooking spray
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a medium-mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients except tomato sauce. Line a baking pan with parchment paper. Spray the parchment paper with cooking spray.
- Mold your meat into balls using either your hands or a meat baller. Place the balls evenly in the baking dish.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until internal meatball temperature registers 160 degrees.
What Goes Well with Meatballs?
Once you have made these oat meatballs the sky is the limit. You can add them to almost anything. In the pictures above we added the meatballs to whole grain wraps. In one picture, we topped the oat meatballs with classic burger toppings. We made an Asian-style wrap in the other picture, by adding teriyaki sauce and slaw to the wrap. Below are a few other ideas for your oat meatballs:
- Wraps
- Spaghetti with Meatballs
- BBQ Meatballs over brown rice (Simply add BBQ sauce to your already-cooked meatballs.)
- Meatball soups
- Meatball kabobs
Oat Meatballs
These super healthy Oat Meatballs (i.e. meatballs made with oats) are everything you want in a hearty meaty dish.
- Parchment Paper
- 1 pound lean ground turkey
- 2 large free-range eggs
- 2 tablspoons onion soup mix
- 4 ounces frozen spinach
- 1/2 cup uncooked old fashoned oats
- 1 teaspoon Montreal Steak Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Worchestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- light cooking spray
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
In a medium-mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients except tomato sauce. Line a baking pan with parchment paper. Spray the parchment paper with cooking spray.
Mold your meat into balls using either your hands or a meat baller. Place the balls evenly in the baking dish.
Bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until internal meatball temperature registers 160 degrees.
