Easy Turkey Meatballs + Bonus Turkey Meatball Subs PIC HEAVY

Ooooh how I missed the kitchen. This past week has been filled with restaurant and fast food eating and I missed being in the kitchen and tasting "real" home cooking! Last month I received my Fitness magazine in the mail and there was a recipe for whole wheat spaghetti and turkey meatballs....and I'd been drooling over this ever since then. I LOVE meatballs but never had the guts to make them after seeing this recipe I knew this was going to be easy.

Meatballs are so versatile. You can make a meatball subs,spaghetti and meatballs or practically any other pasta, Italian wedding soup(this has meatballs in it) you can even eat them alone. Meatballs are also the kind of food you can make ahead of time and freeze. 

Easy Turkey Meatballs

Adapted from Fitness Mag Feb 2012

Makes 32 meatballs

1 large egg (beaten)

3 tbsp milk (I used reduced fat milk because that's what we drink)

1/4 cup Italian bread crumbs

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 lb lean ground turkey 

Salt

Black pepper

3 cups prepared marinara sauce

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.Line a rimmed cookie sheet with parchment paper or non stick foil.

In a medium mixing bowl,combine the egg with the milk, bread crumbs and Parmesan;mix until well combined. Add the turkey and mix gently to avoid over working the meat. Mix the meat and the ingredients with a fork this prevents overmixing and compacting which can toughen meatballs NO matter what type of meat you use. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.

Using a cookie scoop or 2 spoons, shape the mixture into 2in balls and place about an 1in apart on the cookie sheet.

Bake 15mins. I flip mine over half way through to ensure even color and cooking.

Meanwhile ,bring the marinara sauce to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium heat. Once meatballs are done carefully transfer them to marinara and toss to coat.

BONUS!! MEATBALL SUBS!

6in hoagie buns

Slices of Mozzarella cheese 

olive oil

Parmesan cheese

Prepare your buns by shaving off a thin layer of each roll. Remove some of the bready interior so you're left with a "submarine."

Brush the insides of the hollowed "sub" with olive oil.

Place mozzarella slices on the bottom of each bun. Place in the toaster oven until buns are lightly browned and cheese is melted.

Fill your subs with the meatball-marinara mixture. I've noticed that I can only fit about 3 meatballs in my subs. Top subs with more sauce and sprinkle with more Parmesan cheese!

Enjoy!