Baked Turkey Meatballs with Marinara Sauce
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- Number of Servings: 5
Ingredients
16 oz Turkey, Ground turkey, 93% lean 1 cup, chopped Onions, raw 3/4 cup Egg substitute, liquid (Egg Beaters) 4 slices Sara Lee light bread (45 cal per slice) 1 cup grated Zucchini 1 1/4 cup Spaghetti/Marinara Sauce (tomato sauce) 2 1/2 cup, pieces or slices Mushrooms, fresh 1 tbsp Extra Light Olive Oil 1/2 tsp Pepper, black 2 tsp Oregano, ground 4 clove Garlic
Preheat oven to 375.
Take bread and put in processor make into crumbs.
In a large bowl add turkey, crumbs, egg beaters, onions, zucchini and seasonings, combine completely. Makes 25 meatballs (by weight about 1 oz). In a large skillet heat 1 tsp olive oil and add 1/2 of the meatballs and brown on both sides. Set on a baking sheet which has been sprayed with Pam. then repeat with remaining meatballs. Put them on the baking sheet. Cook in oven for 20 minutes.
In skillet add last 1 tsp of olive oil add mushrooms saute lightly. Heat marinara sauce.
Plate with 5 meatballs, 1/4 c mushroom and 1/4 c marinara sauce. You can serve with a nice salad and if you like 1 cup spaghetti squash or zucchini noodles*
* Zucchini noodles take a medium zucchini per serving take a peeler and peel the zucchini. place on microwave safe plate and microwave for 1-2 minutes until just done.
Serving Size: Makes 5 serving of 5 meatballs each.
Take bread and put in processor make into crumbs.
In a large bowl add turkey, crumbs, egg beaters, onions, zucchini and seasonings, combine completely. Makes 25 meatballs (by weight about 1 oz). In a large skillet heat 1 tsp olive oil and add 1/2 of the meatballs and brown on both sides. Set on a baking sheet which has been sprayed with Pam. then repeat with remaining meatballs. Put them on the baking sheet. Cook in oven for 20 minutes.
In skillet add last 1 tsp of olive oil add mushrooms saute lightly. Heat marinara sauce.
Plate with 5 meatballs, 1/4 c mushroom and 1/4 c marinara sauce. You can serve with a nice salad and if you like 1 cup spaghetti squash or zucchini noodles*
* Zucchini noodles take a medium zucchini per serving take a peeler and peel the zucchini. place on microwave safe plate and microwave for 1-2 minutes until just done.
Serving Size: Makes 5 serving of 5 meatballs each.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 275.2
- Total Fat: 11.2 g
- Cholesterol: 64.0 mg
- Sodium: 485.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 19.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.5 g
- Protein: 26.8 g
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