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Spaghetti and Turkey meatballs with Homemade sauce

Fresh Turkey meatballs with a homemade tomato sauce
Spaghetti and Turkey meatballs a simple recipe.
There is nothing as good as an easy flavorful pasta sauce. I love the smell of garlic slow cooking in olive oil.  Pasta sauce is very easy to make and only takes less than 30 minutes, always use fresh ingredients.

Turkey Meatballs recipe
1/2 lb ground Turkey
2 cloves garlic diced
1/3 of an onion diced
2 egg beaten
2 oz Parmesan (optional)

1 cup panko bread crumbs (panko is a Japanese style fine bread crumbs)

1 – 2 teaspoon chili flakes (to your liking)
1/2 salt
fresh ground pepper
1/4 cup milk
1 small brunch parsley finely chopped
1/3 cup olive oil.

Directions for Turkey Meatballs
In a large bowl add the ground turkey, diced garlic, diced parsley, chili flakes salt and pepper.
Add panko bread crumbs soaked in milk than squeeze the bread crumbs dry, add to turkey mixture.
Add a beaten egg, grated Parmesan add to the mixture.  Mix well, and start to roll into little round balls.
In a skillet add olive oil,  heat at a medium temperature,  add  meat balls,  turning for an even golden brown on all sides.

Tomato Sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 fresh Roma tomatoes chopped
5 cloves garlic diced
2 teaspoon oregano
1 can diced tomatoes
1/2 cup parsley chopped
1 onion diced
chili flakes (to your liking)
fresh ground pepper
fresh basil,  add last to the ingredients to kept the beautiful green color.

In a large sauce pan add olive oil at a medium to low heat.  Add  diced onions and stir until translucent adding  diced garlic.

Cook 1 minute (do not burn the garlic) add fresh chopped tomatoes and the can of diced tomato sauce.

Stir the mixture, adding oregano, parsley, chili flakes, fresh ground pepper.  Salt to your liking.  Stir until all is combined.  Cook for about 15 minutes.

Fresh Ingredients
Meatballs

Enjoy <3

Turkey meatballs are healthier and the chili flakes gives it spice!

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