Description
This turkey meatballs recipe is a delightful combination of ground turkey, fresh herbs, and spices, making it an ideal choice for a quick, hearty dinner. Topped with marinara sauce and served with pasta, these meatballs are both flavorful and easy to prepare, perfect for family meals or meal prep.
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
- In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, egg, breadcrumbs, shallots, garlic, oregano, parsley, basil, ground pepper, and salt.
- Use a large wooden spoon or your hands to mix everything together thoroughly.
- Gently fold in the cold grated butter to the meatball mixture until evenly distributed.
- Shape the mixture into golf ball-sized meatballs, repeating until all the mixture is used, yielding around 12 meatballs.
Notes
For extra flavor, let the meatball mixture rest for 10 minutes before shaping.
Feel free to customize by adding your favorite herbs and spices.
Serve with your choice of pasta and top with Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 meatball
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 13g
- Cholesterol: 50mg