Turkey-Quinoa Meatballs with Baby Bok Choy
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INGREDIENTS
- Servings: 6
- Meatballs:
- 2/3 cup fat free chicken broth
- 1/3 cup rinsed, uncooked quinoa
- 1 1/4 lbs ground turkey
- 1/4 cup panko breakcrumbs
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 3/4 tsp salt (or to taste, I used less)
- 1/4 tsp pepper (or to taste, I used more)
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Cooking Spray
- Bok Choy:
- 6 baby bok choy
- 2 teaspoons coconut oil
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 1 TB shredded fresh ginger
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 3/4 cup fat free chicken broth
- 3 TB low sodium soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
- 1 1/2 TB dry sherry
- 2 tsp cornstarch
DIRECTIONS
- In a small saucepan, combine the chicken broth and rinsed quinoa. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and cook for about 25 minutes or until the liquid has been absorbed.
- Combine the cooked quinoa with the ground turkey, breadcrumbs, green onions, salt, pepper, egg whites, and garlic.
- Shape into meatballs (should make 18 balls).
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat with cooking spray and cook the meatballs until brown on all sides (this should take about 5 minutes).
- Cover the skillet, reduce the heat to medium and continue cooking for another 10 minutes or until cooked through.
- Meanwhile, cut each baby bok choy lenghwise and rinse under cold water. Place in a steamer basket.
- Heat oil in a dutch oven or other heavy pot, over medium heat. Add the onion, ginger and garlic and saute for 30 seconds. Place the steamer basket in the pot.
- Combine the chicken broth, soy sauce, sugar and red pepper. Pour over the bok choy.
- Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to medium and steam for 20 minutes or until tender. (I think I over steamed mine...oops).
- Remove the steaming basket with the bok choy, set aside and keep warm. Keep the liquid in there.
- In a teeny tiny bowl, combine the sherry and cornstarch. Add it to the liquid in the pot, bring to a boil. Cook for a minute or until slightly thick.
- Pour sauce over meatballs and serve with bok choy


