A few years ago I started making turkey meatballs and putting them in the freezer to mix with whole wheat pasta for an easy weeknight meal. I’ll use either a pound or two pounds of frozen turkey depending on how ambitious I feel that day.
This is so easy to do on a Sunday and prepare yourself for the weeks ahead.
So get a bowl and let’s make some meatballs. Here’s what to put in the bowl.
Ground Turkey
Chopped fresh basil
1/2 cup of Italian Bread Crumbs
An egg
Garlic (2-3 bulbs…whatever you are comfortable with)
Onion (1 medium or small is fine. Sometimes I will use shallots to use them up)
Parmesan Cheese (to taste)
It’s going to look like this
Now here is the key…don’t over mix it. Once the ingredients are somewhat combined…start making the balls.
I roll mine in a bit of flour before I put them in the pan to keep them together. I fry them up in olive oil. NOTE: Use a non-stick pan for this. I don’t know why I used this pan this time but I won’t do it again. Brain fart by me.
Make sure to turn them once the bottoms get carmelized and yummy.
A twist that I love…is to put some lemon juice on each one after they are done. YUM! Sometimes I do it in the pan, sometimes I do it on the paper towel when they are cooling.
I then put 3 or 4 in a freezer bag and make mid-week packages. When I pull them out of the freezer…I put some olive oil over them and let them cook for about a minute in the microwave.
Coming soon:
Singapore Noodles
A trip to the Matthews Community Farmers Market
and much much more TBD!
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