Tuscan Meatballs

Submitted by TashaB

"Ground turkey and pasta dish. We love this recipe--is my husband's favorite! Got this recipe from Family Circle magazine a few years ago."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 10 ounces frozen spinach
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 egg
• 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• 1 cup parmesan cheese
• 3⁄4 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• 16 ounces spaghetti
• 3⁄4 cup white wine
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, to top

directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Squeeze water out of spinach.
3. Mix spinach, turkey, egg, bread crumbs, 3/4 cup parmesan, mozzarella, garlic salt and pepper. Form into about 30 meatballs.
4. Heat oil in large frying pan over med-high heat. brown meatballs for 2-3 minutes. Once browned, bake meatballs on baking sheet for about 20 minutes.
5. While meatballs are baking, bring a lightly salted pot of water to a boil and cook spaghetti. Once finished, reserve 1 cup pasta water before draining.
6. Deglaze meatball pan with white wine. Add butter and garlic & let thicken slightly. Pour over drained spaghetti and toss to coat; add some of reserved pasta water to moisten if needed. Add meatballs. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup parmesan.

Reviews

[angelitakarmalita]

I too found this recipe years ago, and only recently remembered it and how good it is. But when I went looking for it on the internet, I couldn’t find it until now!! I love, love this recipe and it’s so good and so easy to make. I bake the meatballs, instead of pan searing them, and make the pan sauce as stated (in a skillet, etc.). So good! Thanks for posting this long lost recipe for me! By the way, I freeze some of the meatballs, and eat this dish later with the pasta or on a rice bowl.

 

[Cynna]

We really enjoyed these. The only thing I changed was the cooking method. I was afraid with my level of grace and lack of finesse that I would rip them apart in the browning so I just let them simmer in the pasta sauce I made to go with the dish and they turned out great. I think the only thing I would do differently the next time would be to add some minced onion into the mix. Thanks for sharing such a delicious and easy recipe!