Italian Meatballs Buddha Bowl – Whole 30, AIP

Please see red notes in the recipe to make this meal AIP compliant.

Being a huge fan of NOT washing up a zillion dirtied dishes after preparing a meal, this clean eating Italian Meatballs Buddha Bowl is right up my alley.  It’s a zesty one-pan-wonder, and a quick one at that.  This meal is ready for hungry tummies in just under an hour.

The bold sausage flavor of the meatballs combined with the velvety, hearty potatoes, the al dente bites of the veggies all drizzled over with creamy and tangy pesto dressing makes for one stellar Whole 30 compliant and Paleo bowl of awesome.

I used a full size food service baking pan for this recipe, but you could also use a large jelly roll pan (or two mediums if that’s all ya got). Ideally, you want a lot of extra space so that you can keep adding ingredients to the pan and avoid any juices flowing over or crowding the food too much.

The secret to making this meal work quickly is the scootin’ action and the prepping while-cooking-action! First, heat the oven. Then make the dressing. Next roast the potatoes and onions. While those are cooking, mix up your meatballs.

Scoot the taters over, then scoop the meatballs directly into the same baking pan. While those par-cook, prep the remaining veggies. More scooting action, then more roasting action. ALL IN THE SAME PAN. The trick to getting the differing ingredients cooked perfectly is added them at different times throughout the roasting process.

If you do not have a food processor for the Creamy Pesto Dressing, you can use your blender, or even a whisk and a bowl. Make it work with what you got, doll.

If you like fast meals and not lots of dirty dishes, and love curry and seafood, check out this totes AIP and Whole 30 Curried Shrimp, Sweet Potato & Kale Buddha Bowl!