Spaghetti & Turkey Meatballs

This meatball recipe is from my Mom :)  She usually makes them with ground beef, but I wanted to try out turkey instead.  They were so easy to make and they make quite a few so you will likely have leftovers!  I only made enough pasta for 2 servings when I made these, but I adjusted the recipe below to serve 8 and use up all the meatballs.  Just a serving of 3 meatballs with sauce would be 4pp.  

Servings:  8 servings (total recipe will make 24 meatballs)

Size:  3 meatballs per servings + 3/4 cup cooked pasta + 1/8 cup Parmesan cheese

Points Plus: 10pp

Level of Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Ingredient List:

1 ½ lbs. ground turkey

½ cup onion, chopped

1 egg, beaten
¾ cup oatmeal
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tsp. Italian seasoning

1 ½ tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. freshly ground pepper

1 28 oz. jar spaghetti sauce
1 lb. fettuccine pasta
1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients (through pepper) and mix well (this works best by mixing with your hands).  In a 9x13 baking dish or stone, spread 1/3 cup of spaghetti sauce on the bottom.  Shape the turkey mixture into 24 meatballs and place on top of the sauce.  Bake for 20 minutes.  Add an additional 1/3 cup of spaghetti sauce to the tops of the meatballs at this point and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes or until no trace of pink remains.  While the meatballs are baking, cook the pasta according to the package directions.  Serve in pasta bowls.  I suggest 3 meatballs per serving (this matches the pp value above) and a small sprinkle of Parmesan cheese on top (about 1 Tbsp. of cheese).

Tip:

A great idea for leftovers with this recipe is to make meatball subs with your leftover meatballs!  

XOXO Megan