Turkey Meatballs With Mushroom Gravy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb ground turkey
3 tablespoons brown rice flour
1 celery rib
1/4 cup red onion
3 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon ground mustard
2 egg whites
1 tablespoon italian seasoning
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 (4 1/2 ounce) jar sliced mushrooms (drained)
1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
1 cup chicken broth or 1 cup vegetarian broth

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Chop celery and red onion thinly, nearly a mince. Mince the garlic. Reserve 1minced clove for mushroom gravy.
Combine the ground turkey, onion, celery, (2) garlic cloves, spices and egg whites together in a medium sized mixing bowl.
Add 2 tbs of the brown rice flour. (You could use about a 1/4 to 1/2 a cup of cooked brown rice in place of flour). After mixing all ingredients very well, shape meat mixture by hand into 8 - 2\" to 2 1/2\" meatballs.
Coat a 9\" x 12\" casserole dish with vegetable oil spray and place the meatballs into the casserole. Place in the oven and bake for 1 hour.
15 minutes before the meatballs are finished baking, start the mushroom gravy by placing the 3rd minced clove of garlic into a saute' pan with the olive oil and saute' until tender. Add the mushrooms and saute' for a few minutes over medium heat and then gradually add the brown rice flour and stir until there is a coating on the mushrooms. Add the chicken broth and reduce heat. Stir until slightly thickened and let the broth reduce to a gravy at a simmer, about 5 minutes, stirring as necessary.
Serve the meatballs and mushroom gravy over hot brown rice or egg noodles.