Spaghetti With Turkey Meatballs ( Neelys )
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
8-12
ingredients
- 3 slices white bread, crust removed and torn into small shreds
- 1⁄4 cup whole milk
- 3⁄4 lb ground turkey (recommended ( 93 percent lean dark meat)
- 1⁄2 lb Italian turkey sausage, casing removed
- 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more for serving
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- vegetable oil, for pan-frying
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, in thick puree
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1 lb spaghetti, cooked al dente
directions
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For the meatballs:
- Preheat vegetable oil over medium heat.
- In a medium bowl, soak the torn white bread with the milk. Let soak for 1minute then remove the bread and squeeze out the excess milk.
- In another bowl, add ground turkey, turkey sausage, Parmesan, parsley, garlic and salt and pepper. Add milk soaked bread and mix all ingredients gently.
- Form meat mixture into 1 1/2-inch meatballs. In a large heavy skillet, add meatballs and cook until golden brown on all sides. Remove the meatballs to a paper towel lined platter. Repeat in batches until there are no remaining meatballs.
- Add meatballs to the cooked sauce and add salt and pepper, to taste. Cook for 10 minutes.
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For the sauce:
- Heat olive oil in a large heavy bottomed saucepan. Add garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until fragrant. Add crushed tomatoes and let simmer for 15 minutes. Add dried basil, sugar, salt and pepper.
- Toss spaghetti and sauce with meatballs in a large serving bowl. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.
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