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Turkey Meatballs with Tomato Sauce

Turkey Meatballs with Tomato Sauce

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ekilu Team

“Turkey meatballs are an irresistible treat that everyone loves. Accompany them with a bit of rice and homemade tomato sauce from this recipe and you'll see what a great dish this is!”

ingredients

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13

Difficulty

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Easy

Time

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40'

4 servings

Fresh ingredients

ground turkey
ground turkey

14 oz

garlic
garlic

2 cloves

egg
egg

1 unit

parsley
parsley

1 handful

onion
onion

1 unit

Pantry ingredients

white sandwich bread
white sandwich bread

1 slice

breadcrumbs
breadcrumbs

3 tbsp

milk
milk

2 tbsp

salt
salt

2 pinches

black pepper
black pepper

1 pinch

cumin powder
cumin powder

1 pinch

wheat flour
wheat flour

2 tbsp

tomato puree
tomato puree

1 1/4 cups

Instructions

1
Wash and finely dice the parsley and grate the garlic. Set aside.
2
Place the slice of bread in a bowl. Add some milk so that it softens.
3
Add the ground turkey, grated garlic, egg, salt, pepper, cumin, and chopped parsley. Mix (you can use your hands if you think it'll be easier).
4
Add the breadcrumbs and keep mixing.
5
Grease your hands with some oil and pick up some of the meatball mixture and give it a round shape.
6
Add flour to a plate and lightly roll each meatball in it. Next, place the meatballs into the air fryer rack and drizzle some olive oil on top. Program the air fryer for 15 minutes at 375°F. Move the meatballs around about halfway through so that they cook on all sides. If you don't have an air fryer, don't worry, you can fry them in a pan with some hot oil.
7
While the meatballs are cooking you can prepare the sauce. For this, you can finely dice the onion and if you would like, some green bell pepper.
8
Add some oil to a pan and cook the onion on medium heat. Once it's tender add the tomato puree, and the bell pepper. Add a bit of salt and cook for 10-12 minutes.
9
After this time, add the sauce to the food processor and blend until you get a tomato sauce without bumps. Add the sauce to the pan and then the meatballs and let it cook for 5-7 more minutes. Remove and then immediately serve.

Tips & Tricks

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You can accompany these meatballs with some rice.

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