Meals to Please the Palate

When you want to make something for dinner, but want it to last for more than one meal that week, here is what you should do:

Theme- Ground Turkey
Meal 1- Turkey Meatballs, Steamed Broccoli and Rice
Meal 2- Turkey Meatball Sub
Meal 3- Meatballs and Spaghetti



Asian Turkey Meatballs With Lime Sesame Dipping Sauce
(Reblogged and only slightly modified from Gina's Skinny Taste Recipes)
This meal is delicious. I took turkey meat balls and combined it with steamed broccoli and served it over a small portion of brown rice. YUM!

Meat Balls

1/4 cup panko crumbs (Any other bread crumbs taste good also.)
1-1/4 lbs 93% lean ground turkey
1 egg
1 tbsp ginger, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
4 scallions, chopped
1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
2 tsp sesame oil

Dipping Sauce

4 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
2 tbsp water
2 chopped fresh scallion

Rice and Vegetables
1 cup uncooked brown organic rice (I used Texmati Brown Rice.)
2 1/4 Cups of water
1 teaspoon butter (optional)
4 cups of frozen/fresh Broccoli


Preheat oven to 500°F.

Prepare brown rice. Combine all ingredients for rice in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and stir once. Cover pan with a lid, reduce heat and let simmer for 45 minutes.

Mix ground turkey, panko, egg, salt, scallions, ginger, cilantro, 1 tbsp soy sauce, and 2 tsp oil and mix with your hands until combined well. Shape 1/4 cup meat mixture into a ball and transfer to a baking dish. Repeat with remaining mixture. Bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes.

For the dipping sauce mix together lime juice, water, soy sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons of oil in a bowl. Add scallions and mix again.

Steam broccoli until it reaches your desired texture. (I like mine slightly crunchy! About 3.5 minutes.)

Transfer rice, broccoli and meatballs to a serving dish. Stir sauce, then drizzle over top of the dish with 1 tablespoon sauce. Chances are you won't use all the dipping sauce.

Serve the dish with remaining sauce, about 1 tbsp per person.

Makes 12 meatballs.

The Health details of the Meatballs:
Servings: 4 • Size: 3 meatballs • Old Points: 6 pts • Points+: 7 pts
Calories: 229.1 • Fat: 11.1 g • Carbs: 8.5 g • Protein: 24.3 g

Leftover meat balls can be stored in the fridge till tomorrows lunch/dinner where they can be re-used to make a delicious meatball sub or meatball spaghetti.

If you want to make the meatball sub don't forget to purchase a bulky roll and your favorite red sauce when you are grocery shopping. A delicious sharp cheddar cheese is a great topping option also!

Or if you are more interested in a tasty pasta dish, pick your favorite noodle and combine with a tasty red sauce. Personally, I would pick up some vegetables like mushrooms and onions to add to this delicious leftover makeover!