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%

Sesame Stir Fry

Ingredients:

• Stir-fry sirloin grass fed (sirloin cut into stir fry strips)
• 4 TBS Sesame seed oil
• 1/2 cup Balsamic Vinegar
• 2 TBS Sesame seeds
• 1 head of broccoli
• 1 yellow onion
• 2 carrots
• 2 celery stalks
• 1 pablano pepper
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1 tbsp white pepper
• 1 tbsp turmeric
• 1 TBS garlic powder
• 1 TBS red pepper flakes (optional)

Directions

1. Mix Balsamic vinegar, sesame seeds, garlic powder, turmeric, white pepper, and 1 TBS of sesame seed oil.
2. Marinate sirloin for 10-15 minutes in mixture
3. Dice broccoli, carrots, celery, and peppers.
4. Mince onion
5. Heat deep frying pan with 3 TBS of Sesame Seed oil
6. Dump marinate & sirloin and onion into the pan. Stir often. 
7. Add lemon juice, lime juice, carrots and broccoli to pan once onion are translucent. Continue to stir often.
8. Add peppers and celery once carrots soften. Continue to stir often.
9. Add red pepper flakes if desired and continue to stir until veggies are soft.