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A classic Italian recipe that we have made healthy - using 50% turkey and baking the meatballs instead of frying. You’ll never notice the difference – and it means you can have an extra couple without feeling guilty!

Spaghetti and Meatballs

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Ingredients

Tomato sauce

Olive oil, onion, garlic, tomatoes, fish sauce, anchovies and chili (optional), fresh or dried herbs, season as needed with salt, pepper, lemon juice, sugar (for longer instructions see our Pasta alla Norma recipe.

The Meatballs

1 pound of ground beef (low fat)
1 pound of ground turkey
1 onion finely chopped
2 - 3 cloves of garlic – crushed
1 egg (add another if mixture is too dry)
2 cups of fresh breadcrumbs made from 2 – 3 slices bread (sour dough or Italian style works well)
Herbs – generous amount of your favorite fresh or dried herbs – fresh chopped thyme works well or dried oregano or marjoram 
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of pepper
Red cayenne chili flakes
Splash of Worcestershire sauce
1 – 2 tablespoons of ketchup

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Combine all ingredients in large bowl – mix well.
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These are the main ingredients for the meatballs.
3. Use hands to shape mixture into small balls – about 1 to 1.5” in diameter.
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Size is really up to you - some Italian restaurants serve meatballs as big as plums.
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4. Place meatballs in the oven using a flat tray and parchment paper. 
Timing

Your pasta will take about 30 minutes - including time to boil the water and cook the pasta - so you should have the water on by now.

Your tomato sauce will take about 30 minutes to simmer down to a nice consistency - so you should have the onions and the garlic nicely softened and the tomato slurry added by the time the meatballs go in the oven.
5. Cook the meatballs for about 10 – 15 minutes (longer if larger than shown) until done. (Check/sample after about 10 minutes - they must be cooked through.)

6. Serve with your sauce (they call it "gravy" in the East), pasta and top with basil - if you wanna be fancy.


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  • Soups
    • Borscht
    • Tomato Herb Soup
    • Kapusta Soup
    • Lentil Soup
    • Minestrone Soup
    • Chicken and Sweet Corn Soup
    • Sorrel Soup
    • Tom Yum Soup
    • Chicken Vegetable Soup
    • Spanish Fish Soup with Orange
    • Broccoli Soup
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    • Vegetable Curry
    • Coleslaw
    • Rosemary Potato Casserole
    • Summer Pesto
    • Mixed Vegetable Korma
    • Best Salad Dressing
    • Spicy Chipotle Rice
    • Caesar Salad
    • Kale Salad
    • Baba Ghanoush
    • Indian Cardamom Rice Pilaf
    • Vegetable Casserole - Sour Cream Top
    • Thai Marinade
    • Beetroot Dip
    • Green Smoothies
    • Eggplant Capers Dip
    • Tabbouleh
  • Seafood
    • Seafood Paella
    • Crab Cakes
    • Salmon Artichoke Pasta
    • Garlic Prawns
    • Cioppino Seafood Stew
    • Vietnamese Style Fish Stew
    • Simple Ahi Poke
    • Fish Tacos, Salsa & Guacamole
    • Fish and Zucchini Casserole
    • Gumbo
    • Fish and Chips
    • Tamar's Sushi Rolls
    • Coconut Fish Curry
  • Poultry
    • Lemongrass Chicken Stir Fry
    • Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
    • Chicken Red Curry
    • Coq au Vin
    • Chicken Tikka Masala
    • Sweet & Sour Mandarin Chicken
    • Karen's Quails
    • Ridgy-Didge Chicken Curry
    • Turkey Schnitzl
    • Marinated Chicken Wings
    • Golden Lotus Chicken Stir Fry
    • Roast Chicken with Lemons and Onions
    • Duck L'Orange
    • Lemon Sage Chicken Wings
  • Carne
    • Lamb Curry
    • Pelmenis
    • Beef Wellington
    • Lamb Kebabs & Creamy Mint Sauce
    • Gus's Thai Pork
    • Steak Diane
    • Carnitas Augusto
    • Spinach and Bacon Quiche
    • Beef & Broccoli
    • Spinach Pies
    • Pop's Chili
    • Beef Stroganoff
    • Cabbage Rolls
    • Meat Loaf
    • Supreme Hamburgers
    • Lamb Shanks
    • Bahn Mis with Pork Belly
    • Citrus Pork Steaks
    • Korean BBQ Short Ribs
  • Italian
    • Spaghetti Amatriciana
    • Pasta Carbonara
    • Spaghetti Bolognese
    • Momma's Pizza
    • Cannelloni Two Ways
    • Garlic bread
    • Pasta alla Norma
    • Spaghetti and Meatballs
    • Bruschetta
  • Sweets
    • Mother's Banana Cake
    • Honey Jumbles
    • Berry Crumble Cake
    • Pavlova
    • Aussie Anzac Biscuits
    • Pecan Pie
    • Blueberry Muffins
    • Russian Pear Cake
    • Beverley's Double Chocolate Brownies
    • HiSpice Pumpkin Pie
    • Cranberry Orange Cup Cakes
    • Blueberry Sour Cream Cake
    • Lemon Meringue Cheesecake
    • Baklava
    • Crunchy Almond Topped Cake
    • College Cookies
    • Extra Lemony Lemon Slice
    • Hummingbird Cake
    • Fudge
    • Caramel Bananas
    • Peter's Christmas Fruit Cake
    • Stollen
  • Breakfast
    • Groovy Granola
    • Scrambled Eggs
    • Spanish Tortilla Omelets 2 Ways
    • Hot Cross Buns
    • Pikelets
    • Poached Eggs
    • Zucchini Slice
    • Crepe Pankakes
  • Preserves
    • Dill Pickles
    • Father's Jalapenos
    • Bubbies Pickles
    • Balsamic Eggplant
    • Tomatoes Canned & Dried
    • Pickled Beets
    • Sambal Oelek Chili Paste
  • Mexican
  • Cocktails
  • Draft Recipes
    • Recipe Template
    • Salmon Parcels
    • Roast Turkey
    • Turkey Pie
    • Eggplant Mousaka (Vegetarian)
    • Shepherd's Pie Two Ways
  • OurJane