Spaghetti with turkey meatballs is a complete main course, a unique dish, very tasty and flavorful. The meatballs are first cooked in the sauce and then the spaghetti is added to flavor. The meatballs should be small in size. It’s a perfect dish for a Sunday lunch, a holiday meal, or even a lunch with friends. In Italy, it is not a dish that is often cooked; rather, it is a typical American dish, and it is the famous spaghetti with meatballs. If you like meatballs, you can also try:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 4People
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients for preparing spaghetti with turkey meatballs
- 9 oz spaghetti
- 7 oz ground turkey
- 2 tbsp pecorino
- 1 egg
- 4 tbsp breadcrumbs (Level tablespoons)
- Half red onion
- to taste salt
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- to taste chopped parsley
- to taste black pepper
Tools
- Bowl
- Pan
- Pot
Steps to make spaghetti with turkey meatballs
To prepare spaghetti with turkey meatballs, first prepare the meatballs. In a large bowl, put the ground turkey, a pinch of salt, and a pinch of black pepper, the whole egg, 4 level tablespoons of breadcrumbs, and the chopped parsley. Mix well with your hands until the mixture is compact. Now it’s time to make the small meatballs. In a large pan, pour some extra virgin olive oil, the red onion previously chopped, sauté for a minute, then add the meatballs and brown them for a couple of minutes on each side.
Then add the tomato sauce, if needed add a splash of water, salt, and pepper to taste, and cook everything on low heat for about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, as the meatballs cook, put a pot of salted water on the stove, bring it to a boil, and when it reaches boiling, add the spaghetti. Cook them for the time indicated on the package, then drain and let them flavor directly in the pan with the sauce and meatballs. Be careful, stir them gently so as not to break the meatballs.
Your spaghetti with turkey meatballs is ready to be enjoyed!
Storage and Tips
You can store the spaghetti in the refrigerator for up to two days, but the advice is always to consume the dish immediately.
To make the meatballs, you can use breadcrumbs or stale bread.
If you want even tastier meatballs, you can add some herbs and paprika.
If you don’t like the stronger taste of pecorino, you can opt for parmesan, or use part parmesan and part pecorino.
