Spaghetti With Turkey Meatballs And Quick Tomato Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

12 oz	340g	Ground turkey
4 oz	113g	Turkey sausage - casings removed,
		And crumbled
6 tablespoons	90ml	Grated Parmesan cheese
4 tablespoons	60ml	Chopped fresh parsley
4		Garlic cloves - minced
2 teaspoons	10ml	Chopped fresh thyme
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
2 teaspoons	10ml	Olive oil
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Chopped onion
1		Crushed tomatoes - (28 oz)
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
10 oz	284g	Spaghetti

Recipe Instructions

Mix turkey, sausage, 4 tablespoons cheese, 2 tablespoons parsley, 2 garlic cloves, thyme, salt and pepper in medium bowl. Using moistened hands, form mixture into 1-inch balls.

Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion; saute 5 minutes. Add 2 garlic cloves; stir 1 minute. Add tomatoes; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 12 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Add meatballs to sauce. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until meatballs are cooked through, about 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain pasta; return to pot. Add some of sauce to pasta and toss to coat.

Transfer pasta to bowl; top with meatballs and remaining sauce. Sprinkle with remaining parsley and cheese.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Per serving: calories, 507; total fat, 10 g; saturated fat, 3 g; cholesterol, 64 mg.

Source:
Bon Appetit, October 2000

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