Turkey Meatballs Italian Style
 
 
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Recipe type: Main Dish - Meatballs
Cuisine: Italian
Yield: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 3 cups fresh baby spinach, chopped
  • 2 heaping Tbsp minced garlic
  • 2 Tbsp GF Worcestershire Sauce
  • ¼ cup chicken stock
  • 2 triangles Laughing Cow Cheese - any flavor (or you can use cream cheese if you don't have)
  • 1.25 lbs ground turkey breast (preferred)
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1½ Tbsp my Italian Seasoning Mixture (below)
  • 1 tsp fine sea salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ⅓ cup GF dry bread crumbs
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan
  • Grated Parmesan for serving
  • 1 jar good pasta sauce (Paul Newman Sockarooni so good!)
  • GF Spaghetti Noodles
My Italian Seasoning Blend
  • 2 tsp fennel seed, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp dried basil, 1 tsp Italian seasoning, ½ tsp fine sea salt, 1 tsp black pepper, ½ tsp red pepper flakes.
Instructions
  1. First make the Italian seasoning blend: Combine all ingredients with a mortar & pestle, crushing the fennel seed as you blend. Store in a sealed container.
  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.
  3. In a medium saute pan add 1 Tbsp olive oil and saute the onion until it begins to tender. Add the garlic and saute another minute. Add the chopped spinach and stir until wilted. Add the Worcestershire, chicken stock, and Laughing Cow cheese. Stir until cheese is melted and all combined into a sauce and remove from heat.
  4. In a large glass bowl add the ground turkey, olive oil, 1½ Tbsp of the Italian seasoning mixture, salt, pepper, bread crumbs, egg, and Parmesan. Pour the onion mixture over all and combine with clean hands blending all the flavors. Don't over mix.
  5. Use a 1½" spring-load scoop to make your meatballs and drop them onto prepared baking sheet.
  6. Bake for 25 minutes until lightly golden brown. Remove from oven and set aside.
  7. Reduce heat to 350 degrees.
  8. In a casserole dish, pour just enough of the pasta sauce to thinly cover the bottom. Add the meatballs to the dish and pour the remaining pasta sauce over the meatballs. Sprinkle with fresh grated Parmesan cheese and bake 350 for 20 minutes or until nice and bubbly.
  9. Serve with or without gf spaghetti noodles. Add a side salad for a complete dinner.
Recipe by Gluten Free Spinner at https://glutenfreespinner.com/2016/03/turkey-meatballs-italian-style.html