SPAGHETTI SAUCE WITH TURKEY MEATBALLS

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Flavorful turkey meatballs in a tomato spaghetti sauce. Serve by themselves, over noodles, or sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.

Provided by samnan2

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato

Time 1h45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

¾ cup chopped fresh parsley
1 medium white onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon red pepper paste
1 ½ pounds lean ground turkey
2 teaspoons dried basil
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice, or more to taste
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons oil
4 cups water, or more as needed
1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
1 (14.5 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste

Steps:

Combine parsley, onion, garlic, and red pepper paste in the bowl of a food processor; process until finely blended. Transfer to a large bowl. Add turkey, basil, thyme, cumin, cinnamon, allspice, salt, and pepper; mix until thoroughly combined. Form mixture into uniformly-sized meatballs.
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add meatballs, working in batches if necessary, and saute until browned on all sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove to a plate.
Add 4 cups water, spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, and tomato paste to the saucepan; mix to combine. Add more water if sauce seems too thick. Drop meatballs into sauce and cook over medium-low heat until flavors have melded, about 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 346.8 calories, Carbohydrate 32.6 g, Cholesterol 73 mg, Fat 9.5 g, Fiber 6.3 g, Protein 32.8 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 1055.2 mg, Sugar 18 g