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Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 45 minutes 4-6 servings

Ingredients

1 lb | 450 g Granny's Lean Ground Turkey
1/2 cup | 125 ml onion, finely chopped
2 tbsp | 30 ml garlic, finely chopped
2 tbsp | 30 ml olive oil
2 (26 oz | 796 ml) cans whole Italian tomatoes
1/2 tsp | 2.5 ml sea salt
1/4 tsp | 1.25 ml ground pepper
2 tbsp | 30 ml fresh basil, coarsely chopped or 1/2 tsp | 2.5 ml dried
1/4 cup | 65 ml onion, finely chopped
2 tbsp | 30 ml garlic, finely chopped
1/2 tsp | 2.5 ml sea salt
1/4 tsp | 1.25 ml ground pepper
3 tbsp | 45 ml olive oil
1 package spaghetti
to taste fresh Parmesan cheese

Directions

In a sauce pan, sauté onion and garlic over medium heat in olive oil until translucent.
Remove tomato seeds and pulp from whole tomatoes. Place pulp and seeds in the remaining tomato juice and stain well. Set aside the juice and discard the seeds and pulp.
In a food processor, blend the whole tomatoes with onion and garlic, adding the juice back in with the processed mixture.
Simmer the tomato mixture in a saucepan for 20 minutes, stirring frequently.
Season with salt and pepper, add basil and then set aside.
Combine turkey, onion, garlic, salt and pepper and form into meatballs by the heaping tablespoon.
Sauté meatballs in olive oil until nicely browned.
Add meatballs to sauce and simmer for an additional 15 minutes.
Serve meatballs and sauce over pasta with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

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