Turkey Meatball Garlic Bread Heroes

Name: Turkey Meatball Garlic Bread Heroes
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 710 milliliters coarse fresh bread crumbs (from 5 to 6 slices firm white sandwich bread); 794 grams whole tomatoes in purée; 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 2 Tbsps finely chopped flat-leaf parsley; 1 Tbsp minced garlic; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 907 grams ground turkey (not breast meat); 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1 teaspoons dried oregano; 2 Tbsps grated Pecorino Romano; 0 teaspoons salt; 12 hot dog or long potato buns or hoagie rolls; 1 teaspoon sugar; 5 Tbsps unsalted butter, softened; 158 milliliters whole milk

Turkey Meatball Garlic Bread Heroes might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 45g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 717 calories. This recipe serves 8. A mixture of garlic cloves, eggs, ground turkey, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the eggs you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert.

Instructions

Purée tomatoes with their purée in a blender.

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Tomato

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Blender

Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat until it shimmers, then sauté onion until golden, 5 to 6 minutes.

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Onion

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Add garlic and sauté 1 minute.

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Garlic

Add tomato purée, sugar, and salt and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 30 to 35 minutes.

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Tomato

Sugar

Salt

Stir together bread crumbs and milk in a large bowl and let stand for 10 minutes.

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Breadcrumbs

Milk

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Bowl

Stir in eggs, cheese, garlic, parsley, oregano, and salt, then add turkey and blend with your hands until just combined well (do not overmix).

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Oregano

Parsley

Cheese

Garlic

Whole Turkey

Egg

Salt

Form 1 1/2-tablespoon portions into meatballs and arrange on 2 well-oiled large, heavy, rimmed baking sheets.

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Meatballs

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Baking Sheet

Stir together butter, oil, garlic, salt, cheese, parsley, and pepper in a bowl.

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Parsley

Butter

Cheese

Garlic

Pepper

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Spread about 2 rounded teaspoons garlic butter onto both split sides of each bun. Arrange buns, buttered sides up, on a large baking sheet.

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Garlic Butter

Spread

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Preheat broiler.

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Broiler

Broil meatballs 3 to 4 inches from heat, turning over once, until golden and just cooked through (165°F on instant-read thermometer), 5 to 8 minutes.

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Meatballs

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Kitchen Thermometer

Broil buns, buttered sides only, until golden, 30 seconds to 1 minute, watching closely (buns brown fast).

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Roll

Spoon some sauce on each bun, then top with 4 meatballs (depending on size of buns), and drizzle with more sauce.

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Meatballs

Sauce

Roll

•Tomato sauce can be made up to 2 days ahead and chilled in an airtight container. Reheat before using, thinning with water, if necessary, to desired consistency.•Garlic butter can be made up to 2 days ahead and chilled in an airtight container. Bring to room temperature before using.•Meatballs can be formed 1 day ahead.

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Garlic Butter

Tomato Sauce