LIGHTENED UP TURKEY MEATBALLS AND SAUCE

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This won grand prize in that's Amore contest for Taste of Home's Healthy Cooking magazine. This will appear in the Aug/Sept issue, and there will be a mini write up on me also. This week I received a surprise from the folks at Taste of Home's healthy cooking a complimentary copy of the annual recipes in hardcover. This recipe is on the cover. Basically it is a recipe for meatballs that are lightend up by using ground turkey and baking the meatballs instead of frying. They changed it bc of sodium perimiters to 1 can of tomato sauce, I would never do it that way.

Provided by Jane Whittaker @janenov46

Categories     Other Main Dishes

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 1/2 pound(s) ground turkey
1/2 cup(s) italian bread crumbs
1 - equivelent to one egg subsitute
1/3 medium onion, chopped
1/4 teaspoon(s) sea salt, or salt subsitute to taste
1/2 teaspoon(s) black pepper
- sauce:
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
1 small zuchinni, diced
2 clove(s) garlic, minced
14 1/2 ounce(s) can diced tomatoes
90 ounce(s) six 15 ounce cans tomato sauce, i like hunts
6 ounce(s) can tomato puree
2 medium bay leaves
1 teaspoon(s) each dried oregano and sweet sweet basil
1/4 teaspoon(s) crushed red pepper, or more to taste
1 teaspoon(s) dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon(s) each salt or salt subsitute and pepper, or to taste

Steps:

  • Pre heat oven to 350°
  • Combine all meat ball ingredients.
  • Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil (no cleanup).
  • Make meatballs as large as you like them I like mine on the small side, about 1 inches around.
  • Bakefor 25 to 30 minutes, until browned, turning a few times. They will finish up cooking in the sauce.
  • While meatballs are browning, chop all your veggies, and line the slow cooker with a disposable liner.
  • Put veggies in the slowcooker and all the rest of the sauce ingredients, stir to combine.
  • Add the meatballs and turn cooker on low. Cover and cook for 6 hours.
  • Nice served over spaghetti, and with a salad an garlic bread.

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