Description
These turkey meatballs are bursting with flavor and made with fresh herbs and spices. Perfect for a quick dinner or a healthy meal, they pair wonderfully with marinara sauce and pasta.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup plain bread crumbs, or italian breadcrumbs
- 2 shallots, minced (approx. ¼ cup)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons cold butter, grated
- 1 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil, minced
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 24-oz. marinara sauce, 2 jars
- 8 oz. angel hair pasta, or any kind of pasta
- Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- more fresh basil and parsley
Instructions
- Combine the ground turkey, egg, breadcrumbs, shallots, garlic, oregano, parsley, basil, ground pepper, and salt in a large bowl.
- Mix with a large wooden spoon or your hands until thoroughly combined.
- Fold in the cold grated butter until evenly mixed throughout.
- Form golf ball-sized meatballs with your hands and place them on a tray. Continue until no meat is left.
- This recipe yields approximately 12 meatballs.
Notes
You can use any type of pasta with these meatballs.
For extra flavor, add a pinch of red pepper flakes to the marinara sauce.
Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and extra herbs before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 meatball
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 50mg