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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6 -8
Author Sara

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil
  • ½ yellow onion peeled and diced
  • 1 cup fresh cranberries
  • 2 cups packed kale leaves stems removed (about 4 leaves)
  • ½ Tablespoon Dried Sprouts organic rosemary
  • 1 pound Sprouts Old Thyme Butcher Shop grass fed ground beef
  • 1 egg opional
  • 1 teaspoon Sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon Dried Sprouts organic garlic powder
  • Cranberry Aioli
  • ¼ cup organic prepared cranberry sauce or homemade cranberry sauce
  • ¼ cup olive oil or avocado oil mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons Dried Sprouts organic rosemary
  • juice half lemon

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. In a large sauté pan over medium heat melt the coconut oil.
  3. Add in the diced onion and sauté until start to soften.
  4. In a food processor add the fresh cranberries, kale, and rosemary.
  5. Pulse all of the ingredients together until they are finely chopped.
  6. Add the cranberry kale mixture to the onions and continue to sauté until the onions are translucent and the kale is softened, just a couple of minutes.
  7. While the mixture cools slightly, make the cranberry aioli.
  8. Add the cranberry sauce (one that is free of high fructose corn syrup), mayo, lemon juice, and 2 tsp. Dried Sprouts rosemary to a bowl and mix until combined.
  9. Set the aioli in the fridge for the flavors to combined, make it the day before for even better flavor!
  10. Add the Sprouts Old Thyme Butcher Shop grass fed ground beef to a large bowl with the sautéed cranberry and kale mixture.
  11. To the same bowl add the egg, salt, and garlic powder.
  12. Mix well to combined but being careful not to over mix or you will get tough meatballs.
  13. Roll the mixture into 2 ounce balls using your hands or a scoop, you should get 12-14 balls.
  14. Place the meatballs on a rack lined baking sheet to get an evenly cooked meatball.
  15. Cooked in a 375 degree F oven for 15-20 minutes until cooked through.
  16. Allow the meatballs to rest for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a serving platter.
  17. Serve with the cranberry aioli.