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Paleo Breakfast Meatballs {GF, Low Calorie, Paleo}

September 11, 2017

Paleo Breakfast Meatballs! Meatballs for breakfast! These protein and veggie packed balls are great for prepping in advance. Serve with eggs and take with you on the go. Easily customizable, simple to make and delicious! Gluten Free + Low Calorie + Paleo + Low Carb

Paleo Breakfast Meatballs! Meatballs for breakfast! These protein & veggie packed balls are great for prepping in advance. Serve with eggs & take with you on the go. Easily customizable, simple to make & delicious! Gluten Free + Low Calorie + Paleo + Low Carb

I’m breaking the standard American breakfast with these Paleo Breakfast Meatballs. In fact, my hope is to revamp the way Americans think about and eat breakfast with every breakfast recipe I post here.

You see the traditional American breakfast usually consists of carb overload – cereal, pancakes, french toast, waffles, English muffins, bagels. Bah….the list goes on and on!

Now there’s a time and place for these foods, but as far as I’m concerned unless you’re running a marathon and need these carbs for muscle glycogen then starting your day with them is the worse thing you can do for your body. Over consuming them makes you more insulin resistant.

Paleo Breakfast Meatballs! Meatballs for breakfast! These protein & veggie packed balls are great for prepping in advance. Serve with eggs & take with you on the go. Easily customizable, simple to make & delicious! Gluten Free + Low Calorie + Paleo + Low Carb

Why is this important? Because insulin is so important for fat loss. When your body is balanced and you’re not insulin resistant, insulin assists with building muscle and burning fat. But when you become insulin resistant, your body stores extra carbs as fat instead of using them as fuel and muscle glycogen. It’s a double edge sword.

Some of my clients are insulin resistant which makes it impossible for them to lose weight. Exactly why I encourage them to rethink what they eat for breakfast by switching them form high carbs to high protein.

But I can’t tell you how many times I hear the phrase “I don’t know what to eat.” So, why not meatballs? Who says you can’t eat meatballs for breakfast? Last I checked the breakfast police are still recovering from the morning carb high so I’m sure they won’t care if you eat meatballs for breakfast.

Meatballs for breakfast! These protein & veggie packed balls are great for prepping in advance. Serving with eggs & take with you on the go. Easily customizable, simple to make & delicious!

These Healthy Breakfast Meatballs are a great solution for those who don’t love eggs or need other protein options in the morning! It’s a high protein, high vegetable breakfast which I always recommend to my clients to keep their blood sugar balanced.

Make them ahead of time, store in the fridge and warm up all week long for a hearty breakfast. They’re also easily customizable so you can put just about any veggie or green you like in them. They’re also what I call a low maintenance recipe, meaning, they’re easy to make. You can’t mess them up and you can tell all your friends you’re eating meatballs for breakfast!

Meatballs for breakfast! These protein & veggie packed balls are great for prepping in advance. Serving with eggs & take with you on the go. Easily customizable, simple to make & delicious!

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Paleo Breakfast Meatballs

Healthy Breakfast Meatballs! Meatballs for breakfast are the best way to start your day. These protein and veggie packed balls are great for prepping in advance, serving with eggs and taking on the go. Easily customizable, simple to make & delicious! Gluten Free + Low Calorie + Paleo

Author Skinny Fitalicious
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 16 meatballs
Calories 40 kcal
Meatballs for breakfast! These protein & veggie packed balls are great for prepping in advance. Serving with eggs & take with you on the go. Easily customizable, simple to make & delicious!
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb. extra lean ground turkey breast
  • 1/2 red bell pepper diced in a blender
  • 1/4 cup fresh spinach roughly chopped
  • 1/2 tsp sage
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 F. Prepare a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
  2. Place red bell pepper in a blender and pulse several times until it's diced finely. It should be somewhat liquidly.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, combine turkey breast, garlic powder, sage, salt, pepper, red bell pepper and chopped spinach with your hands.
  4. Roll the mixture into 16 bite-sized balls. A small ice cream scoop will help with this.
  5. Place the meatballs on the prepared baking sheet. Drizzle with the extra virgin olive oil.
  6. Bake at 325 F 10 minutes then using a tongs flip the balls cooking another 10 minutes until slightly browned.
  7. Remove from the oven. Serve immediately or cool completely before storing in the fridge.

Recipe Notes

  • Any ground meat would work with this recipe.
  • If you use a higher fat meat, you can omit the extra virgin olive oil as there will be enough fat in the recipe.
  • My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my nutrition clients.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword breakfast, dairy free, gluten free, healthy, high protein, low calorie, lowcarb, meatball, Paleo, veggie

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Nutrition facts per serving (1meatball)
Calories 40 kcal
Fat 1.2 g
Saturated Fat 0.3 g
Cholesterol 13.8 mg
Sodium 18.3 mg
Potassium 0 mg
Carbohydrates 0.4 g
Fiber 0.1 g
Sugar 0.2 g
Protein 6.6 g
Vitamin A 0 %
Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium 0 %
Iron 0 %

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Paleo Breakfast Meatballs! Meatballs for breakfast! These protein & veggie packed balls are great for prepping in advance. Serve with eggs & take with you on the go. Easily customizable, simple to make & delicious! Gluten Free + Low Calorie + Paleo + Low CarbPaleo Breakfast Meatballs! Meatballs for breakfast! These protein and veggie packed balls are great for prepping in advance. Serve with eggs and take with you on the go. Easily customizable, simple to make & delicious! Gluten Free + Low Calorie + Paleo + Low Carb

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Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.

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  1. Kelli @ Hungry Hobby says

    September 11, 2017 at 6:23 am

    These would be perfect for my hubby! He has a sensitivity to eggs so struggles to get protein in the morning! We usually do collagen smoothies and oatmeal but this would be a good change!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      September 11, 2017 at 2:42 pm

      Sounds like a good option for him. Let me know if you try it!

      Reply
  2. Emily @ Pizza & Pull-Ups says

    September 11, 2017 at 10:59 am

    Yum, these sound like they would be great to grab and heat up at work during the week.

    Reply
    • Megan says

      September 11, 2017 at 2:37 pm

      Oh yes! Perfect for taking along.

      Reply
  3. Sam @ Bites of Wellness says

    September 12, 2017 at 6:31 am

    The sage in these sounds lovely! I need to find some new breakfast recipes for Dave, he’s been eating the same foods everyday.

    Reply
    • Megan says

      September 12, 2017 at 10:41 am

      It’s so hard when you have allergies to figure out what to eat. Hope you give them a try for him!

      Reply
  4. Jessica says

    September 12, 2017 at 2:37 pm

    They look great, and I cannot wait to try them, but I really do not like peppers, is there anything else that can be used as a substitution? I would think it would be as simple as adding say broccoli or something similar but I saw that you put the peppers in the blender until almost liquid so I am assuming these meatballs need that extra liquid to make them work?

    Reply
    • Megan says

      September 12, 2017 at 2:59 pm

      You really can’t taste the bell peppers in these because they’re riced. You could omit them, but I used a lean ground meat so they need moisture. You could sub zucchini, cauliflower rice or broccoli rice I’m sure.

      Reply
  5. Ashley @ A Lady Goes West says

    September 12, 2017 at 8:40 pm

    Hi Megan! I love what you are preaching about protein for breakfast, and I agree. I have toast a lot, but it’s the sprouted kind with some sort of fat on it, to even it all out. I don’t know if I could crave meatballs for breakfast, but I could totally get after these for lunch! Yum!

    Reply
    • Megan says

      September 13, 2017 at 7:22 am

      Hey Girl! I’m sure your insulin is better balanced then the average person eating a standard American diet so eat that sprouted toast girl!

      Reply
  6. Melanie says

    March 6, 2022 at 1:46 pm

    These are awesome! Such a unique breakfast idea. I’ve made them 3 times now.

    Reply

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