For
@Songbird76 and anyone who wants to make. Very delicious!
Easy Baked Turkey Meatballs
Servings: 12 big meatballs
Ingredients:
2 lbs. lean ground turkey (I used half this recipe for two and had leftovers. You could use the whole recipe and freeze leftovers)
1/2 cup unseasoned bread crumbs (I used panic-japanese breadcrumbs)
1//2 cup carrot and 1/4 cup onion (minced in food processor or by hand)
2 eggs
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1/2 tablespoon salt (I used around 1/4 tsp. cause I watch my bp)
1 tsp. garlic powder
Instructions:
Preheat over to 350 degrees F. Put parchment paper or a silicone pad in a large baking sheet.
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Shape meat into 2 -tablespoon-sized-balls. Place on baking sheet.
Bake for 30 minutes checking after 30 to see if pink (165 degrees with thermometer). If pink, continue cooking 5 minutes then check. Mine were perfect after 30 mts. Cool and serve. Leftovers may be frozen. Put on baking sheet and freeze. When frozen, put them in a freezer bag. Thaw the night before to reheat next day.
I make my own spaghetti sauce since I watch by sodium. This one is easy and good. I make then, cool and put in freezer bags and freeze up to 6 months.
Spaghetti Sauce :
Ingredients:
2 6 ounce cans no salt added tomato paste
2 cups water
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
2 teaspoon minced garlic cloves in jar
1 teaspoon dried basil, crumbled
1 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions:
Put tomato paste in medium saucepan. Whisk in the water, 1 cup at a time. Whisk in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to simmer, covered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool or serve immediately.
Hope you enjoy!!