Italian Meatballs Recipe

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This Italian meatballs recipe is a recipe I’ve made several times over in the past few months. They are filling, tasty and go well on sandwiches, on toothpicks for appetizers or more traditionally, with pasta!

These truly are a “spaghetti and meatballs” type of meatball. Don’t get me wrong, they’ll work well with a lot of things. But they are excellent with a pile of pasta and some good red sauce.

A white casserole dish sits filled with just-out-of-the-oven Italian Meatballs.

A white casserole dish sits filled with just-out-of-the-oven Italian Meatballs.

HOW TO MAKE MEATBALLS:

The process of making meatballs is very simple. To combine your ingredients, it’s best to use your hands to knead and combine everything together. Once that’s done, you’ll want to clean your hands before rolling the meatballs, otherwise they will stick more to your hands.

Roll these to the size of about a golf ball. They won’t spread out during baking, so you can pack these pretty close together in your casserole dish. In fact, they do quite well in the oven even if they are touching. So don’t be shy about putting them all in the same dish.

Once you have your meatballs rolled and put in your baking dish, quickly mix together the sauce and pour it over the meatballs, then pop the whole thing in the oven.

When they are done, they should read at least 165 F. on a meat thermometer.

Incidentally, these go well with rice too. Either way, spoon the meatballs over rice or pasta and then include some of the sauce and a little parmesan for garnish.

TO FREEZE:
If you are making these for food prep, they freeze super well! Freeze them without any pasta (rice is okay to freeze with these). Freeze in portions for up to 4 months.

These will last in the fridge for up to three days.

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GROUND TURKEY MEATBALLS RECIPE:

Italian Meatballs Recipe

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Italian

Yield: 28 meatballs

Calories: 57 kcal

Author: The Gracious Pantry

Ingredients

Meatballs

  • 2 lb. ground turkey
  • 1/4 cup oat flour
  • 2 tbsp. Italian Seasoning (see link above to make your own)
  • 2 tbsp. garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp. dehydrated chopped onions
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 tsp. salt

Sauce

  • 2 cups chicken broth (no sugar added, low sodium is best)
  • 6 oz. can tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp. garlic powder

Instructions

  1. In a medium mixing bowl, combine everything for the sauce with a whisk and set aside.

  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine all the meatball ingredients and knead with your hands until the spices are evenly distributed within the meat.

  3. Place the meatballs in a casserole dish. You don't have to allow for room between them as they will shrink during baking.

  4. Pour the sauce over the top of the meatballs, and gently give a small giggle to the casserole dish to distribute the sauce more evenly. The meatballs will slide a bit, but that's okay. Just keep it gentle so you don't end up with one big meatball!

  5. Bake for 40 minutes, remove from oven and serve.

Recipe Notes

Please note that the nutrition data given here is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.

Nutrition Facts

Italian Meatballs Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 meatball)

Calories 57 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g2%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Cholesterol 33mg11%

Sodium 174mg8%

Potassium 202mg6%

Carbohydrates 3g1%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 9g18%

Vitamin A 130IU3%

Vitamin C 3mg4%

Calcium 15mg2%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.



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