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Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • 4 meatballs with 1/3 cup sauce and 2/3 cup spaghetti
  • Calories:
  • 405
  • Fat:
  • 9 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 2 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 75 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 812 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 53 g
  • Fiber:
  • 5 g
  • Protein:
  • 27 g

Marinara Turkey Meatballs

Frozen spinach and a jar of spaghetti sauce speed up the prep time for these tender, nutritious turkey meatballs from our Test Kitchen. Freeze leftovers for another busy night.

SERVINGS

 6

CATEGORY

 Lower Fat

METHOD

 Broiled

PREP

 20 min.

COOK

 25 min.

TOTAL

 45 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
  • 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1-1/4 pounds lean ground turkey
  • 1 jar (26 ounces) meatless spaghetti sauce
  • 9 ounces uncooked spaghetti

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, combine the spinach, bread crumbs, onion, parsley, garlic, nutmeg, allspice and pepper. Crumble turkey over mixture and mix well.
    Shape into 24 meatballs. Place on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 8 minutes. Turn; broil 3-5 minutes longer or until meat is no longer pink.
    Transfer meatballs to a Dutch oven; add spaghetti sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain. Serve with meatballs and sauce. Yield: 6 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Nov 19, 2008

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