Cheesy Stuffed Turkey Meatballs with Cauliflower Rice
Cook Time: 20 minutesminutes
Total Time: 20 minutesminutes
Servings: 4
These Cheesy Stuffed Turkey Meatballs served with an easy Cauliflower Rice are a dinner the family will be asking you to make again and again.
Ingredients
For the Meatballs:
8oz.Cream cheese
2c.Shredded mozzarella cheese
1tbsp.Garlic powder
1Crumbled bouillon cube
1lb.Ground turkey
½c.Chopped parsley
1Egg beaten
1tbsp.Butter
1tsp.Salt + Black Pepper to taste
For the Cauliflower Rice:
3c.Riced cauliflower
½c.Vegetable or chicken stock
2tbsp.Butter
Juice from 1 lemon
1tbsp.Hot sauce
¼c.Chopped parsley
Red pepper flakes, optional
Instructions
In a mixing bowl, combine 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, 8 ounces of cream cheese and 1 tablespoon of garlic powder. Mix with a fork until the ingredients are well combined.
In a separate mixing bowl, combine the ground turkey, ½ c. parsley, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, 1 beaten egg, a crumbled bouillon cube, salt and pepper. Mix with your hands until the ingredients are incorporated well.
Take a tablespoon of the meat mixture, and flatten it into the palm of your hand. Take a spoonful of the cheese mixture and roll it into a ball. Stuff the cheese mixture into the flattened meat mixture, and close the ends of the meat around the cheese. Shape to form a meatball. Continue until you have created cheese stuffed meatballs with all of the meat mixture.
Place a skillet over medium-high heat, and melt 1 tablespoon of butter. Cook the meatballs until browned on all sides and cooked through, usually 10-15 minutes. When the meatballs are done, remove them from the skillet and keep them warm.
In the same skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter, and add in the riced cauliflower. Stir to coat the cauliflower well with the butter.
Add in ½ cup chicken or vegetable stock and hot sauce. Cook for 2-3 minutes to reduce some of the liquid in the skillet.
Squeeze in the juice from one lemon and cook for 1 minute more.
Add the meatballs back into the skillet with the cauliflower rice, top with parsley and adjust seasoning of salt and pepper to your taste.