Name: Skinny Italian Turkey Meatballs Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: For Turkey Meatballs:; 20 oz ground turkey breast; ¼ cup whole wheat breadcrumbs; ¼ cup Reggiano Parmigiano cheese; ¼ cup parsley; 1 egg; 1 clove garlic; 1 tsp kosher salt; For Marinara Sauce:; 2 tsp olive oil; 4 cloves garlic; 56 oz tomatoes; ½ small onion; 1 bay leaf; 1 tsp oregano; ¼ cup fresh basil; salt and fresh pepper

How To Make Skinny Italian Turkey Meatballs

Have lightened-up, family-friendly Italian turkey meatballs for dinner! These meatballs use lean turkey instead of beef and served with marinara sauce.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Turkey Meatballs:

20ozground turkey breast,99% lean
¼cupwhole wheat breadcrumbs,seasoned, or gluten-free crumbs
¼cupReggiano Parmigiano cheese,grated
¼cupparsley,finely chopped
1egg
1clovegarlic,large, crushed
1tspkosher salt,plus fresh pepper

For Marinara Sauce:

2tspolive oil
4clovesgarlic,smashed
56oztomatoes,like Tuttorosso, crushed
½smallonion,keep whole
1bay leaf
1tsporegano
¼cupfresh basil,chopped
salt and fresh pepper,to taste

Instructions

In a medium-size pot, heat olive oil over medium heat.
Add garlic and sauté until golden, being careful not to burn. Add crushed tomatoes, onion, salt, pepper, oregano, basil, and bay leaf.
Stir and reduce heat to low. Cover and let simmer on low for 5 to 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine ground turkey, breadcrumbs, egg, parsley, garlic, and cheese.
Using wet hands, mix all the ingredients well until everything is combined. Form small meatballs, about the size of a ping pong ball with ⅛th cup each.
Add the meatballs to the sauce and cook for about 20 minutes.
Discard the bay leaf and serve over pasta or on whole wheat Italian bread for a meatball hero. Enjoy!