30 Minute Turkey Meatballs
Ingredients
- 1/2 small yellow onion about 1/4 cup, grated
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 egg
- 1 heaping teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 pound lean ground turkey
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 25- ounce jar of tomato sauce
- Salt
- Pepper
- To garnish: fresh parsley or basil fresh parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Grate the onion on the large holes of a box grater (alternatively, you can roughly chop the onion and add to a food processor). Add to a large bowl. Do not squeeze out any liquid.
- Add the breadcrumbs, grated parmesan cheese, ketchup, egg, dried parsley, salt, and pepper to the bowl. Mix well to combine.
- Add the ground turkey. Use a fork to mash the ground turkey and mix well until everything is combined.
- Using your hands, roll the mixture into small meatballs (about 1-2 tablespoons in size - you’ll end up with about 15-20 meatballs). Place the meatballs on a large plate and set aside.
- Add the oil to a large nonstick pan over medium high heat. Once hot, add the meatballs and cook for about 2-3 minutes on each side, until browned. Make sure each meatball really gets nicely browned.
- Add the tomato sauce to the pan, making sure it covers all of the meatballs. Turn the heat down to low and let simmer for 15 minutes, until the meatballs are cooked through and reach an internal temperature of 165 F (you may want to stir the pan or spoon the sauce over the meatballs occasionally to make sure the meatballs aren’t sticking to the pan and that they all are equally covered in sauce).
- Once the meatballs are cooked through and have absorbed most of the sauce, serve with spaghetti or other pasta.