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Gravy smothered meatballs with roasted green beans & red pepper 

1 serving prepared 

Here's what you get:


Yellow onion 
Chive 
Ground beef 
Fry seasoning 
Green bean 
Beef stock concentrate 

Not used:
Flour 
Sour cream 
Panko bread crumb 
Yukon Gold potato (not pictured)

Substitutes:
Gluten-free breadcrumb 
Cornstarch
Red sweet pepper 

The protein:

I pre-formed the meatballs earlier in the day and let them chill out in the fridge. Once it was time to cook these went into oven with the vegetables and were cooked for 16 minutes.

The veggies:

I had to substitute for the potatoes so I added some Red a pepper with the green bean. These were tossed with a little bit of avocado oil, salt and pepper. Then roasted with the meatballs for 16 minutes.

The sauce:

For the sauce the sliced onions were cooked in the butter and then fry seasoning and corn starch were added.  I used one quarter cup of Veggie broth, chives and the stock concentrate after the onions were browned. Additional butter and oil were not used.

The plate:


The fry seasoning Gravy was pretty good on the meatballs.  I think it would also work well for meatloaf too. The switch of peppers for the potatoes (while really good) dropped the calorie count here but the meal was still really filling.  I think it was a really good trade off. 

- Kris

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