by Lindsay Weiss posted in Life

On the rare occasion I make a dinner that EVERYONE likes, I know I have my post for the week. It doesn't happen often, and I did not expect it to happen with this one. Why" Because these are turkey meatballs and they're packed with quinoa. (Insert hysterical laughter at my boys eating quinoa. It just doesn't happen.)
The quinoa acts like breadcrumbs in this recipe; you don't taste or feel it -- it simply binds the meatball together, so it's pretty invisible. And the ground turkey is tough to discern too because it's coated in a delicious Asian sauce, so you can't really tell if the meat is a tiny bit lighter than beef.
A friend of mine told me about this recipe and said her kids loved it too. She was so excited to give it to me, she hand-wrote it on the back of my temporary driver's license paper! I'm not sure where she got it, so if you know the original source let me know and I'll give proper credit. This is equally as good heated up for lunch leftovers the next day. Definitely going in the regular rotation...

Asian Meatballs and Rice
1 pound ground turkey

3/4 cup cooked quinoa

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 green onions, thinly sliced

1 large egg

1 tablespoon soy sauce

2 teaspoons sesame oil

1 teaspoon Sriracha, or more, to taste

Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds
FOR THE SAUCE

1/4 cup soy sauce

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger

1 tablespoon brown sugar, packe...