The one way I can get him to get ground meat of any type, however, is to prepare it in meatball form. Like most kids, he loves meatballs. As soon as I saw these pesto turkey meatballs, I knew we would all really like them. We all love pesto, and I loved that these were made with turkey -- a much healthier option than ground beef.
These were a huge hit with all of us, and Andrew ate about six of them all on his own. The pesto gave the meatballs a nice texture and tons of flavor. They were perfect on top of a big pile of spaghetti!
Turkey Pesto Meatballs
source: Weelicious
1 1/4 pounds lean ground turkey
1/4 cup pesto
1/4 cup Italian-style breadcrumbs
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 cups marinara sauce
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Place all the ingredients except marinara sauce in a bowl and using your hands, combine until everything is incorporated.
3. Using about 1 tablespoon of the mixture per meatball, roll into balls and place on a plate.
4. Pour the marinara sauce into a 9 x 9 inch baking pan and top with the meatballs.
5. Cover the baking pan with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Serve.
5 comments:
Those look delicious -- I love the idea of adding the pesto. What a quick way to get a lot of flavor!
I think Abbi is abnormal, because meat textures don't bother her at all. But I know that it is a common thing for kids not to like ground meat. I love that there is pesto in this!
I'm definitely going to give these a try. I really like to use ground turkey for burgers but I think they'd be just as good in meatball form. And I love me some pesto so it's a win win. And they're baked- even better.
I made these last night and had to cook them for an hour. When I took them out of the oven after 30 minutes (10 minutes longer than the recipe calls for), they were still completely raw. They tasted pretty good though!
Very tasty! I made the meatballs bigger and cooked them in a sautee pan for a few minutes before putting them in sauce and oven. Still took about an hour to cook. Very tasty!
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