Lean Turkey Meatballs

Ingredients

• Ground turkey, 93% lean, 7% fat, raw

  1 lb or 453g

• Whole-wheat bread

  Commercially prepared

  2 slice or 56g

• Bread crumbs

  Dry, grated, plain

  ½ cup or 54g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 medium or 110g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 clove or 6g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  1 large or 50g

• Parsley

  Raw

  ¼ cup or 15g

• Parmesan cheese

  Grated

  ¼ cup or 25g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 tbsp or 6g

• Pam cooking spray

  Oil, original

  1 spray , about 1/3 second or 0.3g

• Tomato sauce

  No salt added

  1 cup or 245g

Directions

1. Add bread and onion to a food processor. Blend until a finely mixed in and place into a large mixing bowl.
2. Add all of the remaining ingredients to the bowl. Combine well, cover with plastic wrap, and set in the fridge to rest for at least one hour.
3. Take out the bowl and form individual meatballs.
4. Heat a pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray and sear the meatballs on each side for approximately one minute or until golden brown on each side.
5. Add the meatballs into a slow cooker and smother with tomato sauce.
6. Cook on “Low” for six hours or on “High” for three hours.