These high protein, healthy meatballs are full of micro-nutrients and perfect for meal prep. Divide into servings of 6 and you’ve got 4 adult servings for dinner or 4 days of meal prep!
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Kitchen Items Needed
garlic press: While you can crush + mince garlic with a knife, I prefer a garlic press. I swear by this sturdy Pampered Chef garlic press! It even comes with a brush that makes clean up a breeze.
large mixing bowl: Any large mixing bowl will do- I use this one from Target if mixing by hand, and my glass KitchenAid bowl if I’m using my stand mixer!
saucepan: I swear by all my Caraway cookware and my saucepan is no different- it cooks quinoa perfectly with no burning or sticking!
food processor: If you’re adding spinach to this recipe, I recommending pulsing it in a food processor vs chopping with a knife. I have both this small 3.5 cup KitchenAid processor and this larger 9 cup Ninja one.
baking sheet: Again, Caraway is my favorite bakeware brand! My Caraway baking sheets never need to be greased and nothing ever sticks!
Instructions For Super-food Italian Turkey Meatballs
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- If you don’t have cooked quinoa prepared: Bring 1/2 cup water to boil, add 1/4 cup dry quinoa. Cook for 12 minutes, let rest for 10 minutes. Fair warning, cooking this small of an amount can be tricky. I prefer to cook 1 cup dry (makes 4 cups cooked) at a time, making 4 cups I add to recipes throughout the week, or freeze to use at a later date. For 1 cup dry quinoa, use 2 cups water.
- Add all ingredients to a large mixing bowl and combine. I use my KitchenAid Mixer but it’s not necessary- hands work too!
- Form mixture into uniform meatballs and put on a cooking sheet. It doesn’t matter what size you make them, just that they are all close in size so they cook the same.
- Cook for 10-15 minutes, depending on size. Ensure internal temperature has reached 165 degrees.
- Serve over pasta with your sauce of choice
Ingredients For Super-food Italian Turkey Meatballs
- 1 lb 93/7 turkey burger
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- ½ cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 packet Italian seasoning
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
- Optional: add ½-1 cup finely chopped spinach
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