{"id":6122,"date":"2015-02-25T09:46:09","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T14:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=6122"},"modified":"2015-02-24T20:53:50","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T01:53:50","slug":"turkey-meatballs-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/turkey-meatballs-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey Meatballs Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My four year old son&#8217;s latest food obsession is meatballs. \u00a0It&#8217;s because he got them served to him at his friend&#8217;s house. When he finally finds something that he loves, I try to make it for him over and over again because he&#8217;s such a picky eater. However,\u00a0I prefer that he doesn&#8217;t eat a lot of red meat. I recently made him chicken meatballs as an alternative, and he could barely taste the difference (aka, he loved them). <a style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #816689;\" href=\"http:\/\/melissajacks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Melissa Jacks<\/a>\u00a0has an even healthier recipe using turkey. \u00a0These are melt in your mouth good and you can batch make them and freeze some for later. Since winter doesn&#8217;t appear to be going away any time soon, these are sure to warm you and your kids on a cold winter&#8217;s day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/turkey-meatballs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6124 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/turkey-meatballs.jpg\" alt=\"turkey-meatballs\" width=\"526\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/turkey-meatballs.jpg 526w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/turkey-meatballs-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/turkey-meatballs-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>RECIPE<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Prep Time:<\/strong>\u00a010 Minutes \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<strong>Cook Time<\/strong>: 120 Minutes \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<strong>Ready in:<\/strong> 130 Minutes \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<strong>Serves:<\/strong>\u00a04 servings<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #545454;\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ingre\" style=\"color: #545454;\">\n<li>1 lb. ground turkey<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg<\/li>\n<li>1-2 garlic cloves, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp onion powder<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc c seasoned bread crumbs<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd cups tomato sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 cup diced tomatoes, canned<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd &#8211; 2 cups chicken broth, low-sodium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #545454;\">Instructions<\/h3>\n<p>1. In a medium bowl, combine first 5 ingredients and form into small balls.<\/p>\n<p>2. Meanwhile, place remaining ingredients into a pot and bring to a boil. Add meat balls gently into pot, reduce heat to low and let simmer, covered, for about 2 hours.<\/p>\n<h3>Meal Options<\/h3>\n<p>* Serve over 1 \u00bd cups spaghetti squash\u00a0cooked. Pour sauce from meatballs over squash and sprinkle with 1 tbsp. light parmesan cheese (optional).<\/p>\n<p>For more great recipes and nutritional information and tips, check out Melissa Jacks on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/melissajacksnutritionist\" target=\"_blank\">FACEBOOK<\/a>\u00a0&amp; at www.melissajacks.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My four year old son&#8217;s latest food obsession is meatballs. \u00a0It&#8217;s because he got them served to him at his friend&#8217;s house. When he finally finds something that he loves, I try to make it for him over and over again because he&#8217;s such a picky eater. However,\u00a0I prefer that he doesn&#8217;t eat a lot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"Winter is here to stay! 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