Beef & Turkey Italian Meatballs

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 1
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 0.0
  • Total Fat: 0.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 0.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 0.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
  • Protein: 0.0 g

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Introduction

These are delicious served with Trader Joe's Marinara & mushroom sauce (see recipe below) These are delicious served with Trader Joe's Marinara & mushroom sauce (see recipe below)
Number of Servings: 1

Ingredients

    1 lb ground white meat turkey (7g fat or less)
    1 lb lean ground beef (4 g fat or less)
    1/4 c seasoned bread crumbs and 1 slice of stale bread or hamburg roll
    1/4 c finely minced onion
    2 crushed garlic cloves or 1 tsp garlic powder
    1 egg
    1/2 tsp oregano
    1/2 tsp basil

    Mix all ingredients together well. Shape into 3 oz balls. Spray cookie sheet with Pam or other cooking spray and bake meatballs at 400 for 10 min- turn and bake another 5 min.
    Add to sauce. Makes approx 20-22 meatballs.


Tips

You can use any jarred sauce you prefer but Trader Joe's marinara with mushrooms has 0 fat and it tastes delicious.


Directions

Sauce- Mince 2-3 garlic cloves, 1 med. onion and 4 oz. mushrooms and saute in 1 tbp EVOO until tender. Add 1 jar Trader Joe's sauce and 1 can organic, diced tomatoes. Season with basil, oregano and bay leaves. Add meatballs to sauce and simmer for approx 60 min.

Serving Size: 20-22 meatballs and 6-8 servings of sauce

Number of Servings: 1

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CASEYSGUMMYBEAR.