No Fuss..no Guilt..LOTS of flavor! I guess this is a Win-Win-Win!

I love being able to throw something together but if you are watching your calories it is easy to end up consuming more than you had hoped. I mean the cream sauces and cheeses just rack up the calories and fat, but then along comes a recipe like this one. Sensible, yet slim.

I will be honest with you, I am not the biggest fan of ground turkey. It isn’t the flavor, it is the texture that just doesn’t sit well. But I love chicken sausage and ground chicken so I am using that instead.

Actually if you have some venison in the freezer that needs to be used, this would be a great recipe for that.

This casserole is full of spices, vegetables, and lean protein. So go ahead. Have seconds! This is the kind of food that really will make you big and strong..just like mom used to promise when coaxing you to eat something new.

Dara knows what it takes to make meals that boast high flavor without the fat. she has lost over 60 pounds by changing the way she eats and ramping up the exercise.

Congratulations Dara! What a huge accomplishment and lifestyle change.

This is what Dara of Cookin Canuck has to say about this delicious dinner!

Southwestern Turkey Rice Casserole …Spices, vegetables, turkey and rice come together for an easy, healthy weeknight dinner! 267 calories and 7 Weight Watchers SmartPoints per serving!

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Quick Tip: If you want to substitute lean ground beef, feel free. It is your recipe! I am also partial to quinoa over brown rice. Seriously, you can add or swap out whatever you want. No judgement here!

Photo and Recipe courtesy of Dara and The Cooking Canuck 

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Dinner, Appetizer, Lunch? WOW talk about multi functional!

I use to buy a big bag of meatballs from Costco when all out kids were home. They weren’t the best tasting, not sure it is was the flavor or the texture, but they were food that could be fixed in a hurry. That was what counted then since we had 6 kids at home.

I used to use the meatballs in spaghetti sauce, sub sandwiches, and for a quick snack dipped in BBQ sauce.

But they weren’t the best tasting thing so after we had several kids move out and our family size change, I began to buy more and more things in smaller quantity.

This meatball recipe might just be what I was looking for! Since I am not a huge ground turkey fan I will replace it for ground chicken. If you are a beef purist, go ahead and use ground beef. Hey..it is your dinner! Do what works best for you!

If you have some reluctant or picky eaters, feel free to go light on some of the sriacha sauce. Trust me ..we lived in the Midwest for 9 years. Pretty sure their idea of hot sauce was un-refrigerated ketchup!

This is what Kelly at Eat Yourself Skinny has to say about this winner of a recipe.

Not only is this sauce ridiculously easy to make, but as I said before, how can you go wrong with flavors like Sriracha, soy sauce, ginger, honey, and garlic?! The answer is you can’t. Most store-bought sauces come saturated in preservatives and other ingredients that you can’t really pronounce which is why I am all about making my own.

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Quick Tip:  Since these are so yummy and easy to put together why not make up at least a double batch of meatballs, freeze them on a cookie sheet after baking and then put in freezer bag. Take out as needed.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Kelly at Eat Yourself Skinny

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