Turkey Meatballs and Sauce

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 271.1

Total Fat: 9.6 g
Cholesterol: 36.4 mg
Sodium: 1,338.5 mg
Total Carbs: 26.8 g
Dietary Fiber: 4.2 g
Protein: 21.7 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Turkey Meatballs and Sauce calories by ingredient

Introduction

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Minutes to Prepare: 30

Minutes to Cook: 45

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground Turkey

1 cup dry bread crumbs

1 large egg

1 cup grated parmesan

1/4 cup minced onion

3/4 cup chopped onion

5 cloved of garlic

1 cup zucchini

1 cup canned tomato

3 cups Tomato Sauce

1/2 cup tomato paste

1 tsp oregano, seperated

1/2 tsp basil

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp packed brown sugar

Directions

Makes 8 servings

Combine Turkey, Bread Crumbs, egg, parmesan cheese, minced onion and 2 cloves minced garlic and 1/2 tsp Oregano. Make into 40 meatballs.

heat olive oil in large sauce pot. Saute 3 cloves of garlic, chopped onion, and zucchini until onion is transparent. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, 1/2 tsp oregano, basil, 1/2 tsp salt and heat to over med heat. When it begins to bubble, lower heat to simmer and add brown sugar and tomato paste.

Spray a large skillet with Pam, brown batches of meatballs over med heat until brown. Add to sauce. Simmer 30 minutes to allow flavours to mingle.
Serve over preferred pasta.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SAMFISH1.