16 meatballs
Ingredients for Meatballs
- 2 pounds ground turkey 93/7% lean
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 extra large egg
- 2 ounces of white bread
- 2 tablespoons milk, for soaking bread
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- 1/2 cup shaved Parmesan cheese
- 2 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- salt
Ingredients for Garlic Parmesan Sauce
- 1 cup chicken stock or broth
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream (I used 1% milk to make the recipe healthier)
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1/2 cup dry Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- salt
- fresh cracked black pepper
- Garnish
- parmesan cheese, shaved
- fresh parsley, minced
Directions
These meatballs are made on stove top and in the oven. Use an non-stick pan on the stove and 2 glass Pyrex dishes for the oven.
Soak bread in milk. Gently squeeze out the milk from the bread, place wet bread in the mixing bowl and break it up into small pieces. Add remaining ingredients for the meatballs and mix everything well.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Roll meatballs. It should make about 22-25 meatballs, depending on the size.
Roll the meatballs and place them on a cutting board of parchment paper (or in the glass Pyrex dishes) while the pan is preheating to medium-high heat.
Add oil to the pan and place meatballs in the pan. Cook for a few minutes on one side. Continuous move the meatballs so all sides are cooked/ browned. (The meatballs should NOT be cooked all the way through). Place the meatballs into the two Pyrex dishes, spaced out.
Whisk sauce ingredients together and pour it all over the meatballs.
Transfer the Pyrex dish into the oven and bake for 15-18 minutes.
Take out the meatballs and garnish with a some shaved Parmesan cheese and parsley.
Recipe originally found on Will Cook for Smiles.
Serve with pasta and vegetables.
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