This week's dinners and turkey meatballs

This week we are trying Quinoa!

Quinoa with pork tenderloin and roasted veggies (zuccini, yellow squash and green beans)
Black bean burgers
pork tenderloin with black-eyed pea salad (repeat)
chicken fajitas with corn tortillas
turkey meatballs with whole wheat pasta and marinara

This last meal we are having tonight.  It's amazingly easy.

.75 lbs (half package) extra lean ground turkey
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 egg
1 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 clove garlic, smashed
1/2 tsp salt
1 jar quality marinara
1 1/2 cups dry whole wheat short pasta (penne, rigatoni, macaroni, etc)

cook pasta according to package directions.

mix the first 7 ingredients together in a large bowl.  Portion out into 2 tbsp size meatballs (I use a small scoop).

brown the meatballs in a saute pan with a lid.  add the sauce.  cover and simmer meatballs in sauce about 10 mins.

Serve meatballs and sauce over pasta.

600 calories, 30% fat (20 g), 26% protein (40 g), 44% carbs (66 g, 8 fiber).