These tender, flavorful turkey meatballs are a simple staple to keep on hand for healing, anti-inflammatory meals. Made with cooked rice and grated carrots, they’re light yet satisfying and completely egg-free, nut-free, and gluten-free. Serve them with the Ginger-Lime Green Glow Sauce for a bright, detox-supportive meal, or drop them into simmering homemade chicken broth with loads of fresh greens for an easy, restorative soup. Make a triple batch and freeze them to pull out anytime you need a quick, nourishing weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
1 pounds
ground turkey
1 cups
cooked
white basmati rice
(still warm)
½ cups
grated
carrots
2
green onions
minced
2 tablespoons
minced
cilantro
1 tablespoons
extra virgin olive oil
½ teaspoons
sea salt
½ teaspoons
turmeric powder
Nutrition Facts
Per serving Recipe serves 4
- Protein 53%
- Net carbs 23%
- Fat 24%
Full nutrition facts
Macros
Energy & Macronutrients
- Calories
- 219kcal
- Protein
- 28.2g
- Total Carbohydrates
- 13.5g
- Dietary Fiber
- 0.99g
- Net Carbs
- 12.5g
- Total Sugars
- 0.91g
- Sucrose
- 0.5g
- Glucose
- 0.08g
- Fructose
- 0.08g
- Total Fat
- 5.8g
- Saturated Fat
- 1.1g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 3.1g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 1.1g
- Trans Fat
- 0.02g
- Cholesterol
- 62.4mg
- Sodium
- 337mg
Vitamins
Water-Soluble Vitamins
- Vitamin C
- 3.9mg
- Thiamin (B1)
- 0.1mg
- Riboflavin (B2)
- 0.15mg
- Niacin (B3)
- 11.4mg
- Pantothenic Acid (B5)
- 1.2mg
- Vitamin B6
- 1mg
- Folate (B9)
- 21.5µg
- Vitamin B12
- 0.58µg
- Choline
- 57.8mg
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
- Vitamin A (Retinol)
- 7.9µg
- Vitamin D
- 0.45µg
- Vitamin E (Alpha-Tocopherol)
- 0.88mg
- Vitamin K1 (Phylloquinone)
- 38.2µg
Minerals
Minerals
- Calcium
- 22mg
- Iron
- 1.4mg
- Magnesium
- 43.1mg
- Phosphorus
- 286mg
- Potassium
- 452mg
- Zinc
- 2.3mg
- Copper
- 0.12mg
- Manganese
- 0.32mg
- Selenium
- 28.2µg
- Fluoride
- 0.44µg
Amino Acids
Essential Amino Acids
- Histidine
- 0.82g
- Isoleucine
- 1.3g
- Leucine
- 2.3g
- Lysine
- 2.4g
- Methionine
- 0.81g
- Phenylalanine
- 1.1g
- Threonine
- 1.3g
- Tryptophan
- 0.32g
- Valine
- 1.3g
Non-Essential Amino Acids
- Alanine
- 1.7g
- Arginine
- 2g
- Aspartic Acid
- 2.7g
- Cystine
- 0.31g
- Glutamic Acid
- 4.6g
- Glycine
- 1.5g
- Hydroxyproline
- 0.1g
- Proline
- 1.3g
- Serine
- 1.2g
- Tyrosine
- 0.99g
Fatty Acids
Medium-Chain Fatty Acids (MCFAs)
- Capric Acid (10:0)
- 0.01g
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids
- Oleic Acid (18:1 cis)
- 3g
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- ALA (18:3 n-3)
- 0.06g
- DPA (22:5 n-3)
- 0.01g
- DHA (22:6 n-3)
- 0.01g
Omega-6 Fatty Acids
- Linoleic Acid (LA)
- 0.9g
- Arachidonic Acid (AA)
- 0.09g
Other
Carotenoids
- Alpha-Carotene
- 481µg
- Beta-Carotene
- 1422µg
- Beta-Cryptoxanthin
- 12.3µg
- Lutein + Zeaxanthin
- 173µg
- Lycopene
- 0.14µg
Plant Sterols (Phytosterols)
- Phytosterols
- 7.8mg
- Beta-Sitosterol
- 0.18mg
Other Compounds
- Betaine
- 6.2mg
