roasted turkey meatballs
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This is a nice change of pace. Sometimes make spaghetti and meatball,or heat meatballs in mushroom sauce and serve over noodles. Also good for sliders.
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Ingredients For roasted turkey meatballs
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3 slices italian bread, torn into small bits (1 cup)
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1/3 c milk
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3 oz panchetta finely chopped
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1 small onion,finely chopped
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2 garlic cloves,minced
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salt and pepper,to taste
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1 egg
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1 lb ground turkey
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2 tablespoons tomato paste,divided
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3 tablespoons finely chopped flat leaf parsley
How To Make roasted turkey meatballs
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1Preheat oven to 400°F with a racks the upper thirds. Soak bread in milk in a small bowl until softened, about four minutes. Cook pancetta, onion, and garlic in one tablespoon oil with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper in a large skillet over medium heat until onion is softened, about 6 minutes. Cool slightly. Squeeze bread to remove excess milk, then discard milk. Lightly beat egg in a large bowl, then combine with turkey, 1 tablespoon tomato paste, pancetta mixture, bread, and parsley. Form 12 meatballs and arrange on baking rack on top of a roasting pan. Stir together remaining tablespoons of tomato paste and oil and brush over meatballs (the paste/oil does not mix in any cohesive manner, but just smoosh it on , bake in upper third of oven until meatballs are cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes .
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