Breakfast Meatballs

I really love small food, and no, I'm not talking about mini doughnuts.. I mean small (paleo) food- packed with protein and easily portable. Hard-boiled eggs and nuts have recently been my snack foods of choice, especially on workout days when afternoon hunger starts to get the best of me. I think these meatballs may also make the cut. I originally made these for a Sunday 'breakfast for dinner', but the leftovers have actually made a really great mid-afternoon pick me up. And they contain bacon, so it's a win-win ;-)

Breakfast Meatballs:

Ingredients:

• 1 lb sausage
• 1 sweet potato
• 1/2 cup mushrooms
• 1/4 large onion
• 5 tablespoons organic maple syrup
• 7 slices bacon
• 1 tablespoon garlic
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cook bacon and chop into small pieces. Shred sweet potato in food processor, then add onion and mushrooms and shred again. Combine sweet potato mixture with raw sausage, then add the rest of the ingredients and mix by hand in a bowl; form into meatballs. Bake on foil lined baking sheet 30-40 minutes.