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Spanish Meatballs
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Minutes
Ready In: 1 Minutes
Servings: 6
Put some Pizzazz inot winter meals and serve Spanish meatballs using low-fat nutritious ground turkey. Serve them over basmati rice (brown rice if you want an extra hit of goodness!!)
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs . ground turkey
1 teaspoon salt
2 onions, finely chopped, divided
2 garlic cloves, minced, divided
1 tablespoon paprika
1 cup roasted red pepper, chopped, divided
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
1 egg
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 (454 g) can diced tomatoes
4 cups tomato juice
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon hot sauce
1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
2 cups basmati rice
6 saffron threads
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, combine turkey, salt , half the chopped onions, half the garlic, paprika, 1/2 cup roasted red peppers, breadcrumbs, parsley and egg. Mix turkey until well combined and set aside.
2. In a large pot on medium, heat oil and sauté remaining onions until transparent. Add all remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer.
3. With slightly damp hands, form turkey mixture into meatballs, approximately 2 tablespoons in size. Gently drop meatballs into simmering sauce until all the turkey mixture is finished. Cover pot and let simmer on low for 1 hour or until meatballs ore cooked through.
4. TO MAKE RICE:.
5. Follow package directions, adding saffron threads to water. Try using vegetable or chicken stock instead of water for more savory rice.
By RecipeOfHealth.com