How To Make Turkey Pesto and Garlic Meatballs
Savor a filling dinner with these turkey garlic meatballs made with pesto, parsley, and spices, then simmered in a flavorful tomato sauce.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Meatballs:
- 2lbslean ground turkey,(1 kg), or beef, pork or chicken, minced
- 1cupbreadcrumbs,or almond meal for lower carb
- 1large egg
- 4tbsptraditional basil pesto
- ¼cupparsley,chopped
- 2tbsptomato paste
- 4clovesgarlic,crushed or minced
- 2tsppaprika,sweet or smokey
- ¼tspred chilli flakes,optional, for a nice kick
- 2tspsalt,to season
For Sauce:
- 17ozpasta sauce of choice,or crushed tomatoes
- 15ozcondensed tomato soup,or passata / tomato sauce
- salt and pepper,to taste
- fresh chopped parsley,to serve
- grated parmesan,to serve
Instructions
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Combine all meatball ingredients in a large-sized bowl. Shape into meatballs.
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Spray a nonstick pan with cooking oil spray or grease with a drizzle of olive oil and pan-fry meatballs until the underside is golden. Turn them and cook until browned on both sides.
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Pour in tomato sauce (or crushed tomatoes) and the tomato soup (or passata/sauce). Season with salt and fresh cracked pepper.
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Simmer on low heat for 10 to 15 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through.
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Garnish with parsley and parmesan cheese, and serve over spaghetti or quinoa, or rice.
Nutrition
- Calories: 448.74kcal
- Fat: 18.62g
- Saturated Fat: 4.20g
- Trans Fat: 0.16g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4.82g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.37g
- Carbohydrates: 33.93g
- Fiber: 4.24g
- Sugar: 12.21g
- Protein: 36.67g
- Cholesterol: 137.82mg
- Sodium: 994.98mg
- Calcium: 136.56mg
- Potassium: 1188.21mg
- Iron: 4.83mg
- Vitamin A: 120.24µg
- Vitamin C: 14.88mg
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