Sicilian Meatballs & Baked Garlic Cauliflower is a Delicious and Hearty meal with so much Heart Health. Meatballs with Raisins is a Sicilian Dish and is a great blend of sweet and savory. Sicilian Meatballs reminds of the many Sunday dinners at the Provenzano’s house as my mom and her close friend use to always make them along with Pasta…..Enjoy!!!
Sicilian Meatballs & Baked Garlic Cauliflower
Ingredients
Sicilian Meatballs
- 2 Lbs. 1 Lb. Organic Ground Chicken and 1 Lb. of Organic Ground Turkey
- 1/2 Cup Dried Parsely or Fresh Flat leaf Parsely is very high in Vitamin B, which provides folate which is needed to maintain healthy heart.
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder or 2 Cloves Fresh Pressed Garlic Garlic offers a variety of benefits, from cardiovascular protection, and lowering LDL levels along with triglycerides and lowering blood pressure.
- 1/4 Cup Raw Oats Oats and oatmeal have many health benefits. These include weight loss, lower blood sugar levels and a reduced risk of heart disease.
- 2 Tablespoons Dried Oregano or Fresh Oregano treats inflammation in the body.
- 1-2 Teaspoons Sea Salt or Garlic Salt
- 1/4 Cup Italian Bread Crumbs
- 1/2 Cup Craisins/Raisins Whichever you prefer or use both as I did.
- 3 Tablespoons Grated Italian Cheese
- 10-15 Grinds Fresh Ground Pepper
- 2 Brown Eggs Contrary to an age old belief, eggs actually are a great heart healthy option because of the presence of omega-3 fatty acids, which help raise the good cholesterol, HDL and lower triglycerides, which are the bad cholesterol.
- 1 Tablespoon Flaxseed Meal Flax's primary healthy benefit is due to the omega-3 essential fatty acids, "good" fats that have been shown to have heart-healthy effects.
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil Olive oil is an excellent fat that helps lower bad cholesterol, LDL's
Baked Garlic Cauliflower
- 1 Head Cauliflower Cauliflower is high in fiber and can significantly lower your bad cholesterol, LDL
- 5-6 Cloves garlic Garlic offers a variety of benefits, from cardiovascular protection, and lowering LDL levels along with triglycerides and lowering blood pressure.
- 1 Dash Sea Salt
- 2-3 Grinds Fresh Ground Pepper
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil Olive oil is an excellent fat that helps lower bad cholesterol, LDL's
- 1/2 Cup Low Fat Mozzarella Cheese http://www.kraft. com
- 1 Tablespoon Cajun Blend Basin Blend http://www.basinblend.com or red pepper flakes
- 1/2 Leek Bulb Onion is high in vitamins and minerals and antioxidants and some benefits may include reducing the risk of heart disease.
- 1 Teaspoon Grated Italian Cheese
- 1 Teaspoon Dried or Fresh Oregano Oregano treats inflammation in the body.
Instructions
Sicilian Meatballs
- First, in a bowl, add meat, eggs,parsley, oregano, garlic powder,salt, pepper, Italian grated cheese, and bread crumbs, flaxseed meal and oats, mix thoroughly.
- Add, raisins/craisins.
- Next, add Olive Oil to a skillet, grab meat mixture and roll meatballs the size of a golf ball or slightly larger.
- Then, cook over medium heat, flipping as it browns on one side, flip to the other. Cook approximately 15-20 minutes, set aside.
Baked Garlic Cauliflower
- Preheat Oven to 375.
- Next, take garlic and leek and put it in foil with teaspoon of olive oil and dash of salt and pepper and cover completely.
- Then, bake for 35-45 minutes until soft.
- While that is baking, steam the cauliflower on the stove until tender or microwave for 7-10 minutes with slight layer of water at the bottom of a corning ware bowl or dish.
- Then, remove garlic leek blend from the oven smash with a fork and stir, add Cajun blend Basin Blend Spice or pepper flakes to the mix, Italian grated cheese, and fresh oregano.
- Next, take a butter knife and make 5-7 slices into the cauliflower head.
- Then, take the mix and rub it into the holes of the cauliflower and all over the surface of the cauliflower. Add a dash of salt and pepper.
- Bake for 10 minutes on the middle rack.
- Remove from oven and add shredded mozzarella and bake for an additional 10.
- Pairs beautifully with the Sicilian meatballs....Enjoy!!!