Italian Turkey Meatballs

Posted on February 11, 2006

Super Stop & Shop had a buy one, get one free sale on ground turkey this week so I used that as an excuse to do a bait and switch exercise with my husband and he didn’t know the difference.

These turkey meatballs are really yummy, and the lean turkey is a nice alternative to red meat.

TURKEY MEATBALLS
serves 4-5

1 1/4 lbs ground turkey

1 cup breadcrumbs (I like the Italian style ones)

2 large eggs

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

1 tbsp Italian seasonings

salt and pepper to taste

2 cups marinara sauce

  • - Gather ingrediants - You will also need a large mixing bowl and a baking sheet. I prefer to line mine with aluminum foil (Reynolds Wrap Release) for easy cleanup.

- Preheat oven to 375 degrees

- Combine all ingrediants, except the marinara sauce, in the large mixing bowl, mixing by hand until well blended.

- Heat marinara sauce in large saucepan until steaming.

- Roll by hand into 1 1/2 inch balls and place on baking sheet. Leave 1-2 inches between balls.

- Bake on middle rack in a preheated oven for 35-45 minutes under center is no longer pink.

- Remove from oven and transfer meatballs to warm marinara sauce. Simmer for 5-10 minutes.

TO SERVE:

Serve on bed of pasta, topped with marinara sauce and cheese, if you like.

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3 Responses to “Italian Turkey Meatballs”

  1. Anonymous on July 9th, 2006 12:40 am

    Hmmm, I too hit a sale on turkey at stop & shop and I think I’m going to try this. Thanks for posting!

  2. Sarah on July 9th, 2006 1:11 am

    Thanks! These are a big favorite in my house.

    It seems those sales at Stop and Shop are practically a weekly thing now. LOL.

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