Eggplant & Mushroom "Meat"ball | Metabolic Research Center

Ingredients

• 7 oz. Eggplant, peeled and diced
• 7 oz. Mushrooms, diced
• 1/2 TBSP dried thyme
• 1/8 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp. Sea salt
• 2 TBSP + 2 tsp. Almond flour or ground almond meal
• 100 cal. Plain Planko bread crumbs (will be ~1/2 C. depending on the brand)
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 2-3 oz.* parmesan, grated
• 1-1.5 oz.* mozzarella cheese or 1-1.5 mozzarella cheese stick(s)*, grated
• 1 TBSP Pomi or MRC Pasta Sauce
• 1/2 TBSP sugar-free Worcestershire sauce or liquid aminos
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 1 TBSP minced cilantro or 1/2 TBSP dried cilantro/culantro
• 1/2 TBSP dried basil
• 1/2 TBSP dried oregano
• 1/4 C. Pomi or MRC Pasta Sauce