Creamy Vegetable Sauce Spaghetti with Oven-Baked Turkey Meatballs
Ingredients
- 500 grams of ground turkey
- 85 grams of Parmesan cheese
- 2 slices of bread, soaked in milk and drained
- Green parsley, chopped
- 2 egg whites (or 1 whole egg)
- Salt and black pepper (to taste)
- Oil for greasing
- Oil for cooking
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 leek, chopped
- 1 carrot, grated
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- Celery, chopped
- 180 milliliters of tomato juice
- 1 tablespoon of broth
- 500 milliliters of chicken broth
- Salt and black pepper (to taste)
- Spaghetti
- Parmesan cheese, grated
- Cheddar cheese, grated
For the turkey meatballs:
For the creamy vegetable sauce spaghetti:
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
- In a mixing bowl, combine ground turkey, grated Parmesan cheese, soaked and drained bread slices, chopped parsley, egg whites or whole egg, salt, and black
- In a mixing bowl, combine ground turkey, grated Parmesan cheese, soaked and drained bread slices, chopped parsley, egg whites or whole egg, salt, and black pepper. Mix well and form the mixture into meatballs. Place them on a greased baking tray and bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- While the meatballs are baking, heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Add diced onion and minced garlic, and cook until softened.
- Add chopped leek, grated carrot, diced red bell pepper, and chopped celery to the pan. Sauté for a few minutes until the vegetables are slightly softened.
- Pour in tomato juice and broth, season with salt and black pepper, and simmer until the vegetables are fully cooked.
- Remove the sauce from heat and blend until smooth using a blender or immersion blender.
- Return the sauce to the pan and add the baked turkey meatballs. Mix well to coat the meatballs with the sauce.
- Cook the spaghetti according to package instructions until al dente. Drain and add to the pan with the sauce and meatballs.
- Mix everything together until the spaghetti is well coated with the sauce.
- Transfer the spaghetti and meatball mixture into a baking tray. Sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese on top, followed by grated cheddar cheese.
- Transfer the spaghetti and meatball mixture into a baking tray. Sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese on top, followed by grated cheddar cheese.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
Today I will show you how you can prepare a absolutely delicious and healthy dinner for your family. Spaghetti in creamy vegetable sauce and meatballs in the oven, all served with a lot of parmesan. A madness ! Let's get down to business to show you how easy they are.