I have tried using ground turkey to make meatballs but they tend to lack flavor. The texture is more dense and you need to kick it up a notch by adding a lot of seasonings. I even tried to mix turkey meat with beef – flavor was a lot better but still couldn’t satisfy my taste buds, that is until today when I made these meatballs with 3 types of meat (turkey, pork and beef). The combination of meats create an amazing flavor and the meatballs are very juicy. My kids finished their whole plate tonight.
Ingredients:
| 1 pound 1 pound 1 pound 1 1 cup ½ cup 4 Tbsp 2½ Tbsp 4 Tbsp 1 Tbsp 2 tsp 2 tsp |
Ground Turkey Ground Pork Ground Beef Beaten Egg Ketchup Oatmeal Dried chopped onion Gralic powder Light soy sauce Brown sugar Dried Oregano Black pepper |
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix the pork, beef and turkey together thoroughly in a large mixing bowl. Stir in all seasoning, then add in beaten egg and mix well. (pictures 1 and 2)
- Stirr in oatmeal, you may want to crumble oatmeal with your hands and mix well. (picture 3)
- Shape meat into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Place them on a baking sheet and drizzle lightly with olive oil. Bake for 20 minutes or until they are just barely cooked through and no longer pink inside. Do not overbake. (pictures 4 and 5)
- Return meatballs directly in your pasta sauce and simmer for 5-10 minutes. My home made tomato basil sauce can be found here.
You can serve meatballs with spaghetti/pasta, make a meatball sandwich or just eat them with the tomato base sauce.
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