Oven Baked Meatballs

 Our neighbor gifted us with many pounds of elk! These easy to make, healthy meatballs from Heather at mommypotamus.com taste great using the ground elk. 

What you need:

2 lbs groud elk (or other ground meat)

1 cup shredded carrots

1 1/2 cup shredded zucchini

1 large onion, minced

1/2 cup finely chopped kale or spinach

1/2 tsp oregano

1/4 tsp basil

1/4 tsp thyme, rosemary and/or sage

1/4 tsp garlic powder

3/4 tsp sea salt

1/2 tsp ground pepper

What you do:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

In large mixing bowl, mix the veggies, spices, salt and pepper

Add the meat and mix everything together with clean hands

Form the meat mixture into 1 to 1 1/2 inch balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet

(Make sure there is space between so the meatballs cook evenly. You may need 2 baking sheets)

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until inside is no longer pink

Enjoy!

These freeze well. To freeze, place meatballs on the baking sheet in the freezer to freeze for about 2 hours. Then transfer to a freezer storage bag and store up to 3 months.

For a quick dinner, I serve with store bought organic marinara sauce over Jovial organic cassava pasta.