Amy Myers, M.D. is a functional medicine physician, trained and certified by The Institute of Functional Medicine. Dr. Myers earned her Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) at the LSU Health Science Center, and completed her Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Dr. Myers retired from her functional medicine clinic, Austin UltraHealth, where she served thousands of patients, to empower those who were failed by conventional medicine. She’s a 2x New York Times bestselling author, and the founder and CEO of the health & lifestyle e-commerce brand, Amy Myers MD®.
Hidden Superfood Italian Meatballs
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup raw chicken liver or heart
- 1 small onion roughly chopped
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 cup grated and chopped zucchini
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh basil coarsely chopped
- 1 tsp dried thyme
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- To food processor or high-speed blender, add raw liver or heart, onion, parsley, basil, garlic, thyme and salt. Blend until a puree forms.
- To large mixing bowl, add liver puree mixture, as well as ground beef and grated zucchini. Mix well until blended.
- Form into meatballs of equal size, approximately 3 tablespoons each.
- Bake on baking sheet for about 25 minutes or until cooked through in the center. Flip once halfway through cooking process. Once cooked, removed from oven and place atop roasted butternut squash or veggie noodles, or a big green salad.
