Low Carb Enchilada Meatball Bake

Juicy and delicious meatballs submerged in enchilada sauce….amazing!

This is a quick and healthy way to spice up mealtime!  The meatballs are low carb and delicious.  Adding the enchilada sauce and cheese makes it feel like you’re cheating, but making it with ground turkey instead of beef makes it even more healthy.  Don’t expect leftovers!

About This Recipe  

My family loves Mexican cuisine, so I try to make it as healthy as possible while still doing the meal justice with spices and incredible taste.  For these meatballs I substituted ground turkey for ground beef and used oats instead of bread crumbs. The amount of enchilada sauce and cheese makes this so creamy and delicious!

You can skip the cheddar cheese in the meatballs and use Mexican cheese blend for it as well as on top.

It can be served with rice, tortilla chips, tortillas, guacamole, sour cream, lettuce, and tomatoes or any combination and it makes a complete meal. 

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Yield: 6

Author: Mama P

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LOW CARB ENCHILADA MEATBALL BAKE

This is a quick and healthy way to spice up mealtime! The meatballs are low carb and delicious. Adding the enchilada sauce and cheese makes it feel like you’re cheating, but making it with ground turkey instead of beef makes it even more healthy. Don’t expect leftovers!

Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 37 MinTotal time: 52 Min

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. ground turkey
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 pkgs. (4 Tbsp.) taco seasoning
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 3/4 cup oats
• 2 (10 oz.) cans red enchilada sauce
• 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400ºF. Lightly spray a 9"x13" pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, eggs, cheddar cheese, taco seasoning, onion powder, salt and pepper. Mix until well combined. Add the oats and mix well.
3. Shape mixture into 30 meatballs using the large meat baller and place in prepared pan. (These meatballs are very moist, it will help to spray the meat baller with cookie spray before forming meatballs.)
4. Bake for 25 minutes or until cooked through.
5. Loosen meatballs from pan and push to one side. Add 1 can of the enchilada sauce and spread in pan. Move meatballs to the other side and continue spreading sauce on bottom of pan.
6. Evenly distribute the meatballs in the pan and top with remaining enchilada sauce.
7. Top with shredded mexican cheese.
8. Bake for 12 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Serving Suggestions

1. If desired, top with guacamole, sour cream, tomatoes and lettuce. Serve with tortilla chips or in tortillas.

Notes

Before Getting Started:

• Cheddar Cheese: shred or use packaged shredded cheese

*Shredded Mexican cheese can be used in place of the cheddar cheese

Recommended Products:

Meat Baller

Nutrition Facts

Calories

424.59

Fat

18.84 g

Sat. Fat

9.47 g

Carbs

14.87 g

Fiber

3.31 g

Net carbs

11.53 g

Sugar

2.89 g

Protein

49.86 g

Sodium

1718.81 mg

Cholesterol

182.61 mg

**Nutritional information is an estimate and may vary

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