Meatballs

Ingredients


     Meatball

• 1 lbs Ground Sirloin (grass fed)
• 1/2 lbs mild chicken sausage (free range)
• 2 medium carrots
• 1 medium yellow onion
• 1 medium celery stalk
• 1/4 cup almond meal
• 1 egg
• 2 TBS oregano
• 1 TBS garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp red pepper
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 2 tsp of honey

   Sauce

• 1 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes (organic)
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 2 TBS sweet basil
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Directions

1. Mix ground sirloin, chicken sausage, almond meal, honey and egg with hands.
2. Mince carrots, celery, and onion.  Add to mixture and mix with hands.
3. Add spices and mix thoroughly with hands.  
4. Form into 2 inch balls and place in crockpot.  (Option to sear in pan before crockpot)
5. Mix Sauce ingredients 
6. Pour Sauce mixture over meatball.
7. Cover crockpot, cook on low for 6-8 hours.  (7 worked well for my crockpot) 

Info
   1 meatball with sauce;
   Estimated Nutritional Facts

• Calories                113
• Total Fat               6.2g
•      Saturated         2.1g
•      Poly                    .1g
•      Mono                  .1g
•      Trans                0.0g
• Cholesterol          38mg
• Sodium           260.6mg
• Potassium       148.0mg
• Total Carbs           5.7g
•       Fiber                 1.0g
•       Sugars               3.3g
• Protein                    8.5g
• Vitamin A            19.7%
• Vitamin C              8.3%
• Calcium                  2.4%
• Iron                        7.5%