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Stuffed Ground Turkey Meatballs

meriann
meriann Posts: 5
edited September 2024 in Recipes
Here's a yummy recipe I just tried:

Cheesy Turkey Meatballs
Mix 1/2 pound lean ground turkey with 1 tablespoon diced onion, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, 1 beaten egg, 1/4 cup whole wheat bread crumbs, 2 tablespoons nonfat milk, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
Form 8 meatballs, placing a 1/2-inch mozzarella cube in center of each.
Mist a baking dish with nonstick cooking spray; bake meatballs 15 minutes at 425 degrees.
Serve 4 meatballs over zucchini and 1/3 cup cooked whole wheat orzo; top with 1/2 cup tomato sauce. (Freeze leftovers.)

With the meatballs, pasta, and red sauce we used, the whole serving came to 500ish calories. Mine came to a bit more then 500 but it wasn't much and it was really filling.

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  • ouryear002
    ouryear002 Posts: 325 Member
    Holy yummy!
  • SJT75
    SJT75 Posts: 134
    Sounds yummy xxxx
  • britia1
    britia1 Posts: 21
    Sounds reallt good! I will try! Thanks for sharing!
  • kaymd
    kaymd Posts: 470 Member
    I have to keep this recipe in mind...yummy!
  • baypathgradLyns
    baypathgradLyns Posts: 639 Member
    bump
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    Here's a yummy recipe I just tried:

    Cheesy Turkey Meatballs
    Mix 1/2 pound lean ground turkey with 1 tablespoon diced onion, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, 1 beaten egg, 1/4 cup whole wheat bread crumbs, 2 tablespoons nonfat milk, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
    Form 8 meatballs, placing a 1/2-inch mozzarella cube in center of each.
    Mist a baking dish with nonstick cooking spray; bake meatballs 15 minutes at 425 degrees.
    Serve 4 meatballs over zucchini and 1/3 cup cooked whole wheat orzo; top with 1/2 cup tomato sauce. (Freeze leftovers.)

    With the meatballs, pasta, and red sauce we used, the whole serving came to 500ish calories. Mine came to a bit more then 500 but it wasn't much and it was really filling.

    sounds delish!
  • Ohhhh wow! This recipe is going on my to-do list. Thanks! :smile:
  • LovingCruz
    LovingCruz Posts: 634 Member
    sounds yummy
  • lucy2808
    lucy2808 Posts: 26 Member
    Bump
  • ashleighk90
    ashleighk90 Posts: 112 Member
    yum! Will try!
  • fitzie63
    fitzie63 Posts: 508 Member
    bump for later :)...thanks
  • fitzie63
    fitzie63 Posts: 508 Member
    I am very, very grateful for you sharing this recipe. I made a couple of minor revisions according to the ingredients I usually use to keep cholesterol and calories at a lower level. Because you are so kind to share, I am posting my MS Word document here (copied and pasted):


    Cheesy Turkey Meatballs

    Mix
    ½ lb. lean ground turkey
    1 tablespoon diced onion
    1 tsp. minced garlic
    ¼ c. egg beater liquid
    1/4 c. whole wheat bread crumbs
    2 tbsp. nonfat milk
    1 teaspoon salt
    ¼ tsp.pepper.

    Form 8 meatballs, placing a 1/2-inch mozzarella cube in center of each.
    Mist a baking dish with nonstick cooking spray; bake meatballs 15 minutes at 425 degrees.
    Serve 4 meatballs over zucchini and 1/3 cup cooked whole wheat orzo; top with 1/2 cup tomato sauce. (Freeze leftovers.)

    With the meatballs, pasta, and red sauce we used, the whole serving came to___ calories. Mine came to a bit more ___ but it wasn't much and it was really filling.

    Calorie Counter

    Number of servings 3

    Ingredients Calories Carbs Fat Protein Fiber Sodium
    Butterball - All Natural Ground White Turkey, 97% Fat Free, 8 oz 260 0 7 52 0 150

    Christopher Ranch - Minced Organic Garlic, 1 tsp 5 0 1 0 0 0

    Generic - Chopped Onions, 0.1 cup 6 1 0 0 0 0

    Kirkland Signature Real Egg Product (Costco) (Corrected From Label) - Egg Beaters, 1/4 cup 30 1 0 6 0 120

    Cracker meal, 0.25 cup 110 23 0 3 1 8

    Generic - Non-Fat Dry Milk (Family Canning-Lds), 0.03 cup 11 2 0 1 0 17

    Generic - Straight Up Table Salt, 1 tsp 0 0 0 0 0 2,360

    Great Value (Walmart) - Pure Ground Black Pepper, 0.25 level tsp. 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Lucerne - Monterey Jack Natural Cheese, 2 oz 200 2 16 14 0 340

    Add Ingredient

    Total: 622 29 24 76 1 2995
    Per Serving: 207 10 8 25 0 998

    Sorry these didn't line up right but that's due to the difference in the html programing in MFP

    Thanks again. :)
    Claire
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