Photo: Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs Recipe
Ingredients
Turkey Meatballs:
- 3 slices white bread, crust removed and torn into small shreds
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 3/4 pound ground turkey (recommended: 93 percent lean dark meat)
- 1/2 pound Italian turkey sausage, casing removed
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan, plus more for serving
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley leaves
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Vegetable oil, for pan-frying
Spicy Tomato Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 teaspoons red pepper flakes
- 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes, in thick puree
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound spaghetti, cooked al dente
Directions
For the meatballs:
Preheat vegetable oil over medium heat.
In a medium bowl, soak the torn white bread with the milk. Let soak for 1minute then remove the bread and squeeze out the excess milk.
In another bowl, add ground turkey, turkey sausage, Parmesan, parsley, garlic and salt and pepper. Add milk soaked bread and mix all ingredients gently.
Form meat mixture into 1 1/2-inch meatballs. In a large heavy skillet, add meatballs and cook until golden brown on all sides. Remove the meatballs to a paper towel lined platter. Repeat in batches until there are no remaining meatballs.
Add meatballs to the cooked sauce and add salt and pepper, to taste. Cook for 10 minutes.
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By bb_83838383
Boulder, CO
on April 16, 2013
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I only made the meatballs and used sauce from a jar. I followed the recipe exactly with the exception that I finished the meatballs in the oven and not directly in the sauce. They turned out amazing- not dry at all and seasoned perfectly. Prep takes a little time but still fast enough for a weeknight meal
By jcraw19
on January 10, 2013
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Was seeking an easy-peasy recipe for turkey meatballs that required in-my-cabinet ingredients. This one is a winner! I substituted wheat bread for white bread (that's what I had in my cabinet and didnt use the sauce in the recipe but instead, I doctored up a jar of sauce with a little sugar, italian seasoning, and crushed red pepper flakes. I let the meatballs simmer in the sauce for half an hour. They were soooo moist and delicious. A definite keeper!
By brittybug
Vermont
on November 09, 2012
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This recipe was amazing! My fiance loves spice and he could not get enough of this. I used 1/2 ground turkey and 1/2 spicy sausage for the meat balls. I also just put them under the broiler for a few minutes then finished cooking them in the sauce. For the sauce i used a can of plain tomato sauce, a can of diced tomatoes and 2 Tbsp of tomato paste, and all the seasoning in the recipe. It was GREAT! So easy and so delicious! A keeper for sure!
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