{"id":11364,"date":"2012-11-09T19:55:15","date_gmt":"2012-11-10T00:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/gourmet\/2012\/11\/meatballs-recipe.html"},"modified":"2017-10-11T14:21:29","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T18:21:29","slug":"meatballs-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/gourmet\/2012\/11\/meatballs-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe For Meatballs: Spaghetti &amp; Meatballs Anyone?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thumbnail image for Thumbnail image for plated-spag-meatballs.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/gourmet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2012\/10\/plated-spag-meatballs.jpg\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" class=\"aligncenter\"><\/p>\n<p>Happy Friday foodie friends! This week I&#8217;m excited to share a recipe for meatballs that I&#8217;m quite happy with. I took a concept I saw for a burger on a cooking show and decided to turn it into a recipe for meatballs. It&#8217;s a great way to incorporate some veggies into the classic spaghetti &amp; meatballs recipe! I cooked it, ate it and really enjoyed it, so I&#8217;m excited to share it.<\/p>\n<p>The meatballs came out flavorful, juicy &amp; tender. Making the meatballs bite sized made the dish easier to eat and enjoy with the pasta. This is a meal you can put together in a reasonable amount of time and it&#8217;s yummy.<br \/>\n<b>Get Cooking: <\/b>This is not a recipe that involves a lot of exact measurements. Start by chopping a few cloves of garlic, flat leafed parsley &amp; grating about 1 cup of Romano cheese (Parmesan is fine, but I personally prefer Romano). I eyeball when I measure for this. When I say palm, I literally mean that I measure with my hands. 1 palm is about equal to 2 tablespoons.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mix: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>About 1.5 lbs. of ground turkey<\/li>\n<li>1 small package of frozen, chopped spinach (very well drained)<\/li>\n<li>1 palm full of chopped, fresh flat leafed parsley<\/li>\n<li>2 palms seasoned bread crumbs<\/li>\n<li>2 palms grated Romano<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves of minced fresh garlic<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; pepper to taste (suggested: teaspoon of salt &amp; 4 or 5 twists of the pepper grinder)<\/li>\n<li>Fresh herbs: I use a tablespoon or so of my house blend, which is what I have on hand from my garden. It&#8217;s usually thyme, oregano, rosemary and in season a tiny bit of sage. Grind\/chop them well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Tip: <\/b>Mix gently. Use your hands to incorporate the ingredients. Over-mixing will make the meat get tough.<\/p>\n<p><b>Cook: <\/b>Roll meatballs into small balls (half the size of a golf ball). Coat the bottom of a baking dish with olive oil, drop in the meatballs. Bake at 425 until meatballs are golden. Toss into your sauce (use the recipe found in my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/gourmet\/2012\/10\/eggplant-parmesan\/\">eggplant parm<\/a> recipe for your sauce. Let simmer for about 15 minutes. Take your pasta (cooked according to package instructions) and toss it in with the pasta &amp; meatballs. Pasta is always best if you let it rest &amp; soak up the sauce\/flavors for about 10 minutes or so.<\/p>\n<p><b>Serve: <\/b>Pasta bowls are best if you have them, but not a huge deal. Use your favorite dishes. Shave some fresh Romano over the top with a sprinkle of fresh chopped parsley.<\/p>\n<p>This really is a great recipe and I would be surprised (somewhat) if your dinner guests even notice that you used turkey &amp; a healthy veggie in the meatballs. Try it out. Let me know. 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