Recipe: Yummy Healthy Italian Turkey Meatballs

Healthy Italian Turkey Meatballs.

You can have Healthy Italian Turkey Meatballs using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Healthy Italian Turkey Meatballs

1. Prepare of Meatballs.
2. Prepare 1 1/4 lb of Ground Turkey, 93% lean.
3. You need 1/4 cup of whole wheat seasoned breadcrumbs.
4. You need 1/4 cup of Parmesan Cheese.
5. It's 1/4 cup of Parsley, finely chopped.
6. Prepare 1 of egg.
7. It's 1 clove of Garlic, Minced.
8. You need 1 tsp of Kosher Salt & Pepper.
9. Prepare of Sauce.
10. It's 1 tsp of Olive Oil.
11. Prepare 4 clove of Garlic, Smashed.
12. You need 28 oz of can Tuttorosso Crushed Tomatoes.
13. You need 1 of Bay Leaf.
14. You need 4 pinch of salt and pepper.
15. Prepare 1/4 cup of Fresh Basil Chopped or parsley.

Healthy Italian Turkey Meatballs step by step

1. In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, breadcrumbs, egg, parsley, garlic and cheese. Using clean hands, mix all the ingredients and form small meatballs, about 2 tablespoons each..
2. In a small saute pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and saute until golden, being careful not to burn..
3. Pour crushed tomatoes into the crock pot with bay leaf. Add garlic and oil..
4. Drop meatballs into the sauce, cover and set slow cooker to low, 4 to 6 hours..
5. When meatballs are ready, add salt and pepper to taste, and toss in some fresh basil or parsley or both!.
6. Serve with mashed potatoes, over pasta, or enjoy it in a hoagie roll as a meatball sandwich.