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meal favorites : turkey meatballs.

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For the meatballs :

  • 1 package lean ground turkey
  • 1/4 C feta cheese
  • 1/4 C breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 C diced onion
  • 1/4 C egg beaters (or one egg)
  • 1/2 T dried oregano
  • season salt & pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients together by hand in a large bowl.

Roll clumps of the mixture into round balls & set aside. Depending on how big you roll them, this should yield about 8 to 12 meatballs.

At this point, we choose to brown the meatballs on the stove in a Le Creuset dutch oven. After about 10 minutes of turning and browning the meatballs over medium heat, we transfer the Le Creuset (with the meatballs) into the oven preheated to 400*. (You could skip the pre-browning part and just go right into the oven in an oven safe dish if you'd prefer.)

Remove the meatballs from the oven after about 15-20 minutes depending on the size of the meatball. (Feel free to cut into one to be sure they are cooked through.)

Add meatballs to your favorite jar or homemade tomato sauce and serve over pasta noodles and shaved Parmesan cheese.

Enjoy!

(Napkin and plate shown above are Crate&Barrel)

Note : Over the next few months, I'll be sharing our favorite meals that we make consistently. Feel free to link to your favorites in the comments!

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14 responses to “meal favorites : turkey meatballs.”

  1. mandiesmithsegura Avatar
    mandiesmithsegura

    Oooh…I’m not usually a big fan of meatballs, but the whole turkey thing could possibly change that! I’m glad you shared!

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  2. Monika Wright Avatar
    Monika Wright

    When I make meatballs, I do 120 or so at a time. I figure if I’m going to make a mess, I might as well make a “ton” of them. I’ve done the frying only method and the baking only method and much prefer the baking method. I don’t bake until completely done, as they will cook longer in the sauce, which makes them oh, so tender! I then have a great dinner with pasta, another dinner of toasted sub rolls with meatballs and sauce and then 2 or 3 more meals to freeze. Feeding a family of 5 forces me to think thrifty!
    And I LOOOVE my LeCreuset. The meatballs just love simmering in a potful of sauce for a couple of hours. BTW-I use Giada’s beef and italian sausage recipe, with a few tweaks, as any cook would do.

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  3. Johanna Hörrmann Avatar
    Johanna Hörrmann

    Looks yummy! I have yet to discover ground turkey / chicken / other poultry here in Germany though (I think it has something to do with hygiene regulations – maybe?). You asked for favorites – one of mine is pioneer woman’s “Cajun Chicken Pasta”. I wrote about it on my little blog –http://johannahoerrmann.tumblr.com/post/628834001/cajun-chicken-pasta – but as this entry is German, here’s the link to the original recipe: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/04/cajun-chicken-pasta/ If you like hot food, give this a try!

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  4. Johanna Hörrmann Avatar
    Johanna Hörrmann

    (Sorry – didn’t mean to break the layout with those long links!)

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  5. Caroline Avatar
    Caroline

    That looks amazing!!!!!! MMMMMM….

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  6. Gabi Avatar
    Gabi

    This looks so yummy! I can’t wait to try it. I’m so running out of ideas what to cook every day.. (especially with two picky little ones). Thanks for sharing!

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  7. KissMyTulle Avatar
    KissMyTulle

    Where do you find your turkey meatballs? In both Alaska and Texas (my two homes) I just cannot find them!

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  8. Marina H. Avatar
    Marina H.

    Lately my go-to recipes have been Pad Thai (way easier than i thought): http://thaifood.about.com/od/vegetarianthairecipes/r/padthaiveg.htm
    The best turkey burgers i’ve ever had (thank you Oprah):
    http://www.oprah.com/food/Mar-a-Lago-Turkey-Burger
    And my favorite soup in the world: http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/colombian-chicken-soup
    mmmmmm…making me want to rethink my dinner tonight, haha. trying an experiment from Design Sponge. We’ll see how it goes! Enjoy your legit dinner!!

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  9. flora Avatar
    flora

    That looks yummy! I will certainly try this.
    One of our faves are these choco-chip banana muffins. I just made a batch yesterday and they’re gone now!
    http://flowerpotdesigns.ca/2009/11/20/little-chef/

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  10. Leah Buckley Avatar
    Leah Buckley

    sounds delicious! we will definitely be trying these soon. thanks!

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  11. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    we get ground turkey at costco or our local grocery stores. 🙂

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  12. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    good tips!

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  13. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    i have been documenting my fav recipes too. this meatball recipe sounds awesome! thank you for sharing!!

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  14. shellie Avatar
    shellie

    looks delish…but ground turkey makes my skin crawl…

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