Thyme Turkey Meatballs with Maple Butternut Squash
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: dinner, lunch
Keyword: Maple Butternut Squash, Thyme Turkey Meatballs
Servings: 4Servings
Ingredients
MEATBALLS INGREDIENTS
1pound93% lean ground turkey
2tspchopped fresh thyme
2garlic cloves finely grated
1egg lightly beaten
½tspsalt
½tsppepper
1tspextra virgin olive oil
BUTTERNUT SQUASH INGREDIENTS
1box (12 oof frozen cooked butternut squash puree
1-3drops of butter extractoptional
1tsp100% maple syrup or Walden Farms sugar free syrup
⅛tspground nutmeg
¼tspsalt
¼cuptoasted pine nuts for garnishoptional
Instructions
INSTRUCTIONS
Place the frozen squash into a small/medium saucepan over low heat and with lid. Stir often as this unthaws.
Prepare the meatballs by combining the turkey, thyme, garlic, egg, salt, and pepper. Form into 8 equal sized balls.
Heat a 10” skillet to medium/high heat and add 1 tsp of extra virgin olive oil. Add meatballs to pan without overcrowding and rotate them often to brown on all sides, until cooked through, about 10 minutes total.
While the meatballs are cooking add the butter extract, maple syrup, nutmeg, and salt to the butternut squash mixing well. Serve with pine nuts on top.