Dan Churchill

Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs

Dan Churchill
PREP 10 MIN
COOK  20 MIN

Dan has put a turkey twist on your favorite spaghetti and meatballs! This recipe makes for great leftovers, so double your meatballs and sauce to add to fresh-cooked pasta another day.

GF

NF

Number of servings
2
Ingredients

250g minced turkey

12 large egg

18 cup (15g) breadcrumbs (or gluten-free if required)

salt & pepper, to taste

14 bunch of fresh flat leaf parsley chopped

100g wholemeal spaghetti, dried (or gluten free)

12 onion diced

12 tsp olive oil

1 garlic clove minced

18 bunch of fresh basil (150g bunch) stems finely chopped & leaves picked, plus extra leaves to serve

12 tin of chopped tomatoes (400g tin)

10g parmesan shaved

Methodbased on 4 servings
1

Preheat oven to 210°C/fan 200°C/gas 7 and line a baking tray with baking paper.

2

Combine turkey with egg, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, and half of the parsley. Shape into golf ball sized balls and arrange on tray. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through.

3

Meanwhile, bring a saucepan of salted water to the boil, add pasta and cook according to packet directions until al dente.

4

At the same time, in a separate large saucepan set over medium-low heat, sauté onion in oil for 2-3 minutes until beginning to soften.

5

Add garlic and basil stems and cook, stirring for 5 minutes.

6

Add tomatoes and continue to cook stirring occasionally. Adjust seasoning.

7

Bring to a simmer, add pasta and meatballs and cook for a few minutes to warm through.

8

Stir through basil leaves and scatter over parmesan to serve.

Nutritional Informationper serving

Energy (kJ)

1758 kJ / 420 cals

Protein

41.5 g

Fat

8.7 g

Sat. Fat

3.2 g

Carbs

39.1 g

Sugar

5.5 g

Fiber

7.6 g

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