Nana's Turkey Meatballs
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Serves: Approx 30 meatballs
 
Ingredients
  • 1 egg + 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
  • ⅓ C breadcrumbs (baguette or french loaf bread, crust removed and cut into small pieces - can use stale bread)
  • 2 cloves garlic, pressed
  • ¼ C cream
  • ½ C fresh basil, finely chopped
  • ⅓ C flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 C romano cheese, finely grated - we use a microplane to grate the cheese
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1.5 lbs organic lean ground turkey
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl add all ingrdients except the ground turkey, mix until well incorporated. Let stand for 5 minutes to allow the liquid to soak into the breadcrumbs. Add ground turkey and use a spatula to mix, make sure all of the ingredients are well incorporated into the turkey but be very careful not to overmix - the meatballs will be tough if they are overmixed.
  3. Test the meatballs to make sure you don't need to adjust the seasonings (S&P) by quickly frying in a skillet. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Form a small meatball from mixture and add to the skillet, cooking each side for approx 2-3 minutes until cooked through. Taste test the meatball to ensure you don't need to add additional S&P. Also if mixture is too thick you can thin it out with a little milk.
  4. Line a rimmed cookie sheet with parchment. Use a cookie scooper to form meatballs and drop onto parchment. Bake on middle rack in the oven for approx 13 minutes.
  5. Add desired amount of meatballs to red sauce (marinara) of your choice. Serve over pasta or zuchinni noodles. Also great to make a meatball sandwich or panini with leftovers. You can also freeze leftover meatballs, just don't add red sauce if you are freezing the meatballs.
Recipe by Good Thyme Kitchen at https://www.goodthymekitchen.com/nanas-turkey-meatballs/