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Mediterranean Chicken or Turkey Meatballs

I’ve been making a ton of meals lately that use extra lean ground chicken or turkey in place of ground beef, and not only do I not miss the red meat whatsoever, I actually have begun to prefer the taste of the chicken and turkey!

This recipe uses baby spinach, sundried tomatoes and a bit of feta cheese (a forever classic combination – yum!) to create healthy, flavorful meatballs that can be devoured on their own, used in a spaghetti-squash pasta, or simply topped with marinara sauce and a bit of Parmesan (how I served them, pictured).

This recipe yields 16 smaller meatballs, or 12 larger meatballs. When using these meatballs in pasta I’ll roll them smaller (16 yield), but I roll them large (12 yield) when eating them on their own as a main dish.

Mediterranean Chicken or Turkey Meatballs

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 18 minutes

Total Time: 28 minutes

Yield: 16

Serving Size: 4

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb ground chicken or turkey breast
  • 1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs (omit if you prefer low-carb)
  • 6 tbsp crumbled Feta cheese
  • 1/2 cup chopped baby spinach
  • 2 tbsp chopped sundried tomatoes (packed without oil - only ingredients should be tomatoes and perhaps sea salt ie. Derlea Foods)
  • 1 egg white, beaten
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients after vegetables have been chopped. Roll the chicken or turkey mixture into 1-inch balls (makes 16 meatballs - roll larger if you want 12) and then place on a foil-lined baking pan that has been coated with cooking spray. Spray a small amount of cooking spray evenly over meatballs. Roast in the oven 18 minutes or until golden and firm.

Nutritional Information:

Per Serving (4 meatballs out of 16 yield): Calories: 240 Carbs: 11 grams (with breadcrumbs, 4.5 without) Fiber: 1 gram Protein: 26 grams Fat: 11 grams Sugar: 1 gram (with breadcrumbs, 0 without breadcrumbs)

Hope you enjoy! Please keep checking back for more recipes and updates,

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