Healthy Meatballs for Toddlers with Hidden Veggies
Flavorful, easy to make, these healthy meatballs for toddler and baby are made with 5 different hidden vegetables and lean ground beef. The whole family will love them.
Servings 15 meatballs
Calories 93kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1.1 lb minced beef
- ½ cup carrots
- ½ cup fresh baby spinach leaves
- ¼ cup fresh parsley
- 1 small onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 egg
- 1 heaped teaspoon ground sweet paprika
- 1½ tsp pink Himalayan salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Place the onion, garlic, carrots, spinach and parsley into a food processor and blend until you have tiny pieces.
- In another bowl add the ground meat, salt, pepper and egg and add the mixture from the food processor and mix until all is incorporated.
- Preheat the oven to 360 F / 180 C.
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Take the meatball mixture and using your hands make ping pong ball sized meatballs.
- Lay them on the baking tray and place in the oven for 25 minutes.
- Serve with some spaghetti and marinara sauce, or on its own with some vegetables and potatoes on the side.
Nutrition
Serving: 3meatballs | Calories: 93kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 263mg | Potassium: 122mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 813IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg