Recipe

Healthier Italian Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs

Name: Healthier Italian Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons Melt® Organic Buttery Spread, softened; 1 ½ pounds ground lean turkey; ⅔ cup dry Italian bread crumbs; ⅓ cup chopped fresh parsley; ¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese; ¼ cup tomato sauce; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary; 1 teaspoon dry mustard; ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper; ¼ teaspoon salt

These Italian-style turkey meatballs are made with lean ground turkey, fresh herbs, Parmesan cheese, and seasoned bread crumbs. Serve with pasta and sauce, or in a sandwich.

Prep 30mCook 15mTotal 45mServes 6

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Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Grease a broiler pan with buttery spread.
2
Mix ground turkey, bread crumbs, parsley, Parmesan, tomato sauce, garlic, oregano, rosemary, mustard, cayenne, and salt together in a large bowl until well combined. Form mixture into 30 meatballs; place onto the prepared pan.
3
Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink inside, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

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