December 4th...Christmas Calorie Creep, DAY #2 work out & Veggie Stuffed Meatball!

Well here we are, day 2 of the Christmas Calorie Creep and I have to confess I've already indulged.  My brother is in town...have to blame it on someone, anyhow we went for breakfast at a local place Floyd's Diner and I had the hash scramble, and yes it had bacon and no I don't need to eat now for the rest of the day!  Not the end of the world, did a work out and feel human again.  I found this recipe for meatballs way back and decided to give it a go, with the exception of tweeking it into a healthier version...Mel's veggie stuffed meatballs, here's what you need...

INGREDIENTS: one package of ground turkey and extra lean pork, 1/2 cup finely chopped onion, celery, carrots and your choice of either chestnuts, walnuts or pecans.  2 tbsp of Italian spice blend...

 ...I put all the veggies in my food processor, chopped them all up and then sauteed them in 1 tsp of Coconut Oil.  Once softened, set aside to cool...

 ...here is the Italian spice blend...1 tsp of sea salt, ground fennel seed, dried parsley, 1/2 tsp ground sage, garlic powder, onion powder and pepper( had to use the coffee grinder to finely chop up the fennel seeds)...

 ...mix the ground turkey, pork and seasoning all together.  Then add the veggies/nuts and mix again.  You can see by adding the veggies the recipe almost doubles!  Then roll out into little balls, you should be able to get 12 meatballs per tray, I got 36 in total...Oven should be set at 425 degrees and bake for 25mins...

...I let them cool for about 5 mins. and then took them off the tray before they had a chance to stick to it...

...and here they are!  The kids will love the bite size meatballs.  Get creative and make your own healthy dip, try tzatziki or cranberry sauce!

Below is your DAY #2 work out, get it done!