Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs

Name: Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters 1 percent milk; 1 egg, beaten; 5 cloves garlic, roughly chopped; 473 milliliters Italian bread, torn into bite-size pieces; 454 grams ground turkey (93 percent lean); 59 milliliters olive oil, divided; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 teaspoons red pepper flakes or 1 small dried hot pepper, chopped (optional); 1 Tbsp salt, preferably sea salt, divided; 4 kilograms tomatoes, cut into chunks; 227 grams whole-wheat spaghetti

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs a try. One serving contains 370 calories, 24g of protein, and 13g of fat. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up pepper flakes, olive oil, garlic, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the egg you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat oven to 400°F. In a large baking dish, combine tomatoes, onion, 1/4 cup oil, garlic, pepper flakes (if desired) and 1 tablespoon salt; cover; roast 45 minutes.

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Tomato

Garlic

Pepper

Onion

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Remove dish from oven; mash mixture to break down tomatoes. Cook, uncovered, until sauce is thick and reduced, 45 minutes. In a bowl, soak bread in milk until it absorbs liquid, 10 minutes; add turkey, egg and remaining 1 teaspoon salt; mix until just combined. Gently roll meat mixture into 16 equal-sized balls. In a large nonstick saucepan, heat remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Sauté meatballs, turning occasionally, until light brown, 5 minutes.

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