As we head into this new year, you and I both know we dream of dropping a few pounds developing a healthier lifestyle. One of the ways that so many are striving to do this is by choosing to be part of Ten in ‘10 Healthy Challenge. A healthier lifestyle means so many things to so many people, but for me it means lots of water going in, lots of sweat coming out and daily decisions to eat more wisely. What does a healthier lifestyle mean for you? Something similar or radically different?
Because healthy often means balance, specifically balancing food groups. You know those groups…protein, bread, dessert and chocolate. Well, something like that, right? I want you to be able to come here for each and every one of those things, so I thought it might be important to throw in “real food food” now and then right?
Well, here is a great, balanced meal bringing together lean meat, fresh vegetable sauce, pasta and some delicious cheese. These meatballs were just delicious and not too heavy. Any herbs can be substituted for the parsley so these can suit your individual taste.
Turkey Ricotta Meatballs
Adapted from Cooking Light1 pound of ground turkey
1/2 cup of ricotta cheese
1 egg
1/2 cup of wheat germ
1/4 cup of chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon of freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon of salt
1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Combine turkey, ricotta cheese, egg, wheat germ, herbs, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Form mixture into 18-20 meatballs.
3. Heat a non-stick skillet over medium high heat and coat with cooking spray. Add meatballs and turn to brown on all sides. Transfer meatballs to a baking dish coated with cooking spray and bake at 375F for 15 minutes or until done. Serve with pasta and tomato sauce with Parmesan cheese.
Tirkey mjeatballs are way up there in my books with a delicious sauce and pasta. What an excellent way to start the New year!!
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I love turkey and use a lot of turkey mince in my cooking. Would love to try this. Looks very delicious. Thanks for sharing.
Looks great. I imagine adding the ricotta makes them less dense and lighter. Also, I see that you used wheat germ in lieu of bread or breadcrumbs. I’ve been using dry oatmeal.
Intriguing – I bet that the ricotta makes for a wonderful lite texture!
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