SIMPLE SKINNY MEATBALLS

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This is an amazingly delicious low-fat turkey meatball recipe. You can substitute any of your favorite cheeses for the cheese I've included, to personalize this recipe. Enjoy over the pasta of your choice.

Provided by JennaLynne

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Turkey Ground Turkey Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 (28 ounce) jar pasta sauce
1 ¼ pounds ground turkey
½ cup shredded low-fat Monterey Jack cheese
¼ cup crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese
¼ cup thinly sliced spinach
1 extra large egg
1 medium shallot, diced
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced, or more to taste
1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano
1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Pour pasta sauce into a 9x13-inch glass baking dish.
Combine turkey, Monterey Jack cheese, feta cheese, spinach, egg, shallot, Parmesan, basil, olive oil, garlic, oregano, rosemary, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Gently form into 12 meatballs. Arrange evenly over the pasta sauce. Cover baking dish with foil.
Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 20 to 25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 173.9 calories, Carbohydrate 10.4 g, Cholesterol 60.2 mg, Fat 8.8 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 13.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 571.1 mg, Sugar 6 g