Low-fat turkey meatballs, smothered in a delicious tomato and pepper sauce – all topped with fresh basil. Another nutritional star of a dish – full of vitamin C, vitamin A and even 20% of your daily iron requirments all this in a quick and easy family-friendly dish.
It freezes well, so why not make a double batch and then you’ll have a zero-effort meal ready for another day – just add the right number of portions in your meal-planner tool to adjust your shopping list.
turkey meatballs with pasta
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Prep Time5minutes |
Cook Time15minutes |
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Ingredients
- Meatball ingredients
- 500 g turkey mince
- 1/4 tsp dried oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
- Sauce ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 500 g passata
- 1 pepper any colour, but red has the most vitamins
- 10 g fresh basil leaves only
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Instructions
- Add all the meatball ingredients into a ball and mix together. Form small balls about the size of a walnut to a large saucepan with the olive oil and fry gently over a medium heat until pale all over.
- Add the crushed garlic to the pan, along with the pepper and passatta, and cook until there are bubbles throughout the pan and the meatballs a cooked through.
- Serve with your favourite gluten-free pasta and top with the basil leaves.
Recipe Notes
I find gluten-free pasta keeps it's shape and texture best straight after cooking, it tends to disintegrate in a pasta bake.
Nutrition Facts
turkey meatballs with pasta
Amount Per Serving
Calories 248
Calories from Fat 108
Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12g
18%
18%
Saturated Fat 3g
15%
15%
Trans Fat 0.3g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 94mg
31%
31%
Sodium 265mg
11%
11%
Potassium 383mg
11%
11%
Total Carbohydrates 13g
4%
4%
Dietary Fiber 3g
12%
12%
Sugars 0.02g
Protein 26g
52%
52%
Vitamin A
58%
58%
Vitamin C
116%
116%
Calcium
5%
5%
Iron
21%
21%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.