The idea for these came to me while I was thinking of something that might be good for a Super Bowl party. These work perfectly for that or pretty much any time. They are really tasty with gooey cheese and bacon with a hint of tomato and mustard, just a like a real cheeseburger!
Wrap them in lettuce with some sliced tomatoes for the full effect.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp ghee (or other type of oil)
- 1/2 cup onion chopped
- 1 tsp garlic minced
- 1 lb ground turkey (or other ground meat)
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese grated
- 2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp tomato paste (or sub homemade SCD ketchup
- 1 tbsp mustard
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese chopped into small cubes
- 4 slices uncured bacon cooked crisp and chopped
Servings: meatballs
Instructions
- If bacon is not already cooked - cook it crisp and set aside to cool while you prepare the meatball mixture
- Heat ghee or oil in a frying pan and add the chopped onion and minced garlic
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Cook onion and garlic until onion is soft and just starting to brown a little - 5 - 10 minutes
- Remove onions and garlic from heat and set aside
- Combine ground turkey, egg, Parmesan, tomato paste, mustard and spices in a large bowl
- Mix until well combined
- Stir in onions and garlic
- Stir in bacon
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (for easier cleanup)
- Form golf ball sized meatballs and line them up on the baking sheet
- Poke a couple cubes of cheese into each meatball
- Bake for 25 minutes or until meat is cooked through
- Serve as a lettuce wrap with fresh sliced tomatoes if desired
Recipe Notes
I made my meatballs a little bigger because I wanted to make a lettuce wrap. If you want more of an appetizer finger food you can make them smaller (use one cube of cheese per meatball) and bake for about 20 minutes.
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Sherry Lipp
Sherry is a writer/blogger specializing in entertainment and food writing. She has been following a gluten, grain, and sugar-free diet for over 15 years and is the author of Don't Skip Dessert: Gluten-Free, Grain-Free & Sugar-Free Sweet Treats. She also enjoys writing about movies and television. You can find her entertainment articles at cinemalowdown.com.
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