Italian Wedding Pasta

Submitted by my3girlz

"I found this Good housekeeping recipe on MSN.com this morning, it seems like it would be a good dish so I am posting it here for safekeeping until I get to try it."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1⁄4 cup plain dried breadcrumbs
• 1⁄4 cup loosely packed fresh parsley leaves, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed with press
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup freshly grated romano cheese
• 1 (16 ounce) package farfalle pasta or (16 ounce) package bow tie pasta
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 1⁄2 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 1 (14 -14 1/2 ounce) can reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1 (9 ounce) bag Baby Spinach
• ground black pepper

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Line 15 1/2" by 10 1/2" jelly-roll pan with parchment paper or foil.
3. In medium bowl, with fingertips, mix turkey, bread crumbs, parsley, garlic, egg, and 1/4 cup Romano just until blended; do not overmix. Shape turkey mixture into thirty-six 1-inch meatballs; place in prepared pan.
4. Bake meatballs 20 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, heat large covered saucepot of water to boiling over high heat.
6. Add pasta and cook 2 minutes less than label directs.
7. Drain pasta; return to saucepot.
8. In 2-cup liquid measuring cup, whisk cornstarch into milk.
9. Add milk mixture and broth to pasta in saucepot; heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Boil 1 minute to thicken sauce slightly. Remove saucepot from heat; stir in spinach, 1/2 cup grated Romano, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add meatballs and gently toss to combine.
10. Transfer pasta mixture to 3-quart glass or ceramic baking dish; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup grated Romano. Bake 20 minutes or until hot in the center and golden brown on top.

Reviews

[mandabears]

I made this and it was easy, I think it needs a little more pizazz, but we liked the fact that it had healthy stuff in it. I made some bread crumbs from whole wheat bread and used this and substituted egg beaters for the egg. Thanks for posting.