Sweet Potato & Sausage Soup

This is one of Marks favorites, and one of my own recipes. Great for those nights you want to stay in and get cozy.

Ingredients

1 lb. Spicy Ground Turkey Sausage (you can also use spicy ground pork sausage)

3 medium sized sweet potatoes (you can also use yams, same thing)

1 yellow onion
Handful of Baby Carrots
1 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp Cayenne pepper
2 cans or 1 carton Chicken Broth (low-sodium)
2 tsp Olive Oil

Peel sweet potatoes and cut them into nickel size pieces with a 1/2 inch thickness
Chop yellow onion and baby carrots to desired size (remember, you will be consuming these in a soup)
Add olive oil into large soup pot,
Mix together in large soup pot, ground sausage, sweet potato pieces, onion, carrots and spices.
Turn heat to medium high and cook until meat is browned and sweet potatoes are tender.
Add chicken broth and let stand until it begins to boil
Once soup begins to boil, cover and reduce heat to low setting
Leave to simmer for about 10 minutes...
and done!

Turkey & Veggi Meatballs

Made a really tasty meal tonight using a recipe I found on: www.paleoplan.com It is called Turkey and vegetable meatballs. Tastes good and very healthy, how could you go wrong?!

Ingredients

1 lb ground turkey or chicken

2 medium carrots (or a handful of baby carrots)

1 red or green bell pepper

5 large mushrooms

handful of fresh parsley

1/2 yellow onion

1 clove garlic

2 tsp granulated garlic (garlic salt)

2 Tbs Italian seasoning

1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Instructions Preheat oven to 350℉.

Combine carrots, bell pepper, mushrooms, onion, garlic and seasonings in a food processor and blend until well chopped.

Empty the food processor into a large bowl, add the ground turkey and mix together completely.

Form meatballs and place on a non-greased baking sheet (about 1 1/2" - 2" each).

Bake for about 25 minutes, or until completely cooked.

Easy to make!