Lightened up Version of Anne Burrell's Excellent Meatballs
"I just adore Anne Burrell's Excellent Meatballs recipe. But for the sake of calories on a diet, I came up with this substitute. I got the 2 thumbs up from my Italian hubs, so it's a keeper! We pair this with some marinara and homemade zucchini noodles."
photo by Chef BeeGee
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
3 meatballs
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 20 ounces jennie-o lean italian ground turkey
- 16 ounces lean ground beef, 90/10
- 5 tablespoons Kraft® Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup plain breadcrumbs
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- 2 teaspoons coarse sea salt
- 1⁄2 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
directions
- Warm olive oil in a skillet. Sautee onions and red pepper flakes in oil on medium heat, until translucent.
- Add garlic, and sautee for 3 minute Take pan off of heat and cool.
- In a large bowl, mix all of the other ingredients together with hands, squishing to ensure mixed.
- Add cooled onion/garlic mix, and squish some more.
- In a 9x13 pan, form small golf ball sized meatballs. This should make 24 meatballs, plus one extra to cook in a pan to ensure flavor is to your liking before forming the meatballs.
- Bake for 25 minutes at 350.
- Take meatballs out of pan with a slotted spoon after cooling for 5 minutes, so it is not absorbing grease in pan.
- Serve with your favorite pasta/zoodle, or make into hoagies!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Chef BeeGee
St. Louis, MO
<p>I'm a Bostonian who now lives in the midwest. Admittedly, cooking does not run in my family, so I have looked to friends and pro's to help me grow my love of cooking.</p>
