Healthy soup with chicken and oatmeal meatballs, vegetables, and clear broth

Ground Turkey Meatball Made with Oatmeal

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Healthy soup with chicken and oatmeal meatballs, vegetables, and clear broth

Ground Turkey Meat Ball Made with Oatmeal

Course: Soup
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: High Protein, light broth, Meat ball soup, Turkey meat balls
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Tender turkey meatballs simmered in a light, savory broth. Oatmeal replaces breadcrumbs to keep the meatballs moist and juicy.
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Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz Ground turkey
  • 1 Egg
  • â…“ cup Quick oats
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 4 cups Chicken or vegetable broth
  • 1 cup Carrot, napa cabbage, mushroom,
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce

Method
 

Prepping
  1. In a small bowl, combine oats and warm water. let sit for 5 minutes until softened.
  2. Chopp vegetable. Cut the carrot into thin strips, the napa cabbage into bite size, and slice the mushrooms
  3. In another bowl, mix the sorted oats with ground turkey, salt and pepper until well combined.
Cooking
  1. Shape into bite size meatballs. Bring broth to a boil in a medium pot, gently drop the meatballs into for 8-10minutes,
  2. Add vegetables and cook another 3-4 minutes.
  3. Season with soy sauce if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 2servingsCalories: 223kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 34gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 146mgSodium: 1182mgPotassium: 469mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 149IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 2mg

Notes

  • Add glass noodles for extra volume.
  • For extra flavor, add ginger to the meatball mixture.
  • Use oatmeal instead of breadcrumbs to keep it lighter and more nutritious.

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