Turkey Meatballs with Oatmeal and Spinach

Recipe Rating:	1 Rating5
Categories:	Turkey, Italian, Quick & Easy, Healthy
Keywords:	Low, One, Dish, oatmeal, Meatballs, spinach, Meal, tomatoes, Calorie, diced, colesterol
Serves:	4-6
Prep Time:	20 Min
Cook Time:	45 Min

Ingredients

1/2 c	old fashion or instant oatmeal (uncooked)
1/4 c	plain greek yogurt
1/4 c	water
1 c	fresh chopped spinach
1/4 c	fresh chopped basil or 1 tsp dried basil leaves
1/4 c	grated romano cheese ( or similar)
1	egg
1 lb	ground turkey
3 clove	garlic - minced (divided in half)
1 tsp	salt and pepper
1 tsp	olive oil or olive oil spray
1 - 28 oz can(s)	diced tomatoes (w/ italian seasonings)
1/2 c	dry red wine
8 oz	pasta of choice

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Vicki H

Well Seasoned

elkton, MD (pop. 15,443)

imvlh

Member Since Jan 2013

Vicki's Notes:

Hi, I picked this up on a website somewhere and tweeked it a little.

It is "calorie friendly" and low colesterol.

Its very good with or without pasta. Just a loaf of your favorite crusty bread would satisfy!

With any left-overs - try smashing the meatballs and spreading them on a pizza before baking! Its really good!

Hope you like it. We sure do.

Directions

Heat oven to 400˚. Mix oats and yogurt with 1/4 cup water in a bowl until oats begin to absorb liquid. Add spinach, basil, grated cheese, egg , "half" the garlic, salt and pepper, and stir. Add turkey and mix until well combined.

Form into 2-inch meatballs (about 28). Coat a large, oven-safe, 12" sauté pan, casserole dish, or stockpot with olive oil/spray.

Add meatballs -- bake uncovered on bottom rack, until they begin to brown, about 15 minutes. Turn and bake 10 minutes more.

Add remaining garlic, undrained tomatoes, and wine. Cover and cook until meatballs are cooked through and sauce begins to thicken, 25 minutes. (The sauce is not very thick, but its a nice sauce - add a tsp. tomato paste if you want thicker sauce.)

Serve immediately with pasta and extra grated cheese. YUM!

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Vicki H imvlh

Feb 8, 2013

1 lb. Ground Turkey

Linda Rupp herby

Feb 9, 2013

I'm gonna have to try this. It sounds so good. I'm cutting back on red meats for my family n love ground turkey recipes. Thanks.

Vicki H imvlh

Feb 9, 2013

This is so good. Even my husband says its a "keeper" and he isn't crazy about ground turkey.

Very soft and creamy type meatballs. Its probably due to the greek yogurt. Very good.