Paleo Herb Roasted Grassfed Meatballs and Cabbage with Butternut Squash Noodles
Quick prep, delicious meatballs, and amazing noodle texture in vegetable form that the whole family will love!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb grassfed ground beef
- 1 large handful baby kale or spinach chopped finely
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds brussel sprouts halved or quartered depending on their size (or, enough to feed your crew for one meal - I like to fill a full baking sheet for my family of 5)
- 1 medium/large butternut squash peeled with a Y-Peeler
into "ribbon noodles", or spiralized
into spaghetti or ribbon noodles
- 1 large handful baby kale or spinach chopped finely to mix with the butternut noodles (optional if your kids might be funny about the extra green - it really just looks like herbs and doesn't have a taste though!)
- 8 TB roasting fat of choice for the veggies butter, coconut oil, avocado oil are good choices
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
into "ribbon noodles", or 
into spaghetti or ribbon noodlesInstructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees
- Mix the beef, kale, thyme, onion powder, garlic powder, sea salt, and pepper in a small mixing bowl. Roll in to 2 inch balls and place on a Silpat or parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Toss the brussel sprouts with 4 TB of melted butter, and sea salt/pepper to your taste on a baking sheet.
- Toss the butternut squash noodles with 4 TB of melted butter, chopped kale, and sea salt/pepper to taste on a separate baking sheet. I also like to add a bit of onion and garlic powder to the noodles - of course optional but we like it!
- Roast the meatballs, brussel sprouts, and butternut noodles at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes, stirring the noodles and brussel sprouts 2 times during the roasting. This will leave the noodles a bit "al dente" - if you prefer them much softer, you can cook another 5-10 minutes. (I use all 3 racks in my oven, one sheet pan on each rack. If you are making a half recipe for a smaller crew, you could fit all the veggies on one tray)
- Serve the meatballs and brussel sprouts over bowls of the butternut noodles. You can add homemade sauces or pestos if you wish too!