Spaghetti and Little Herbed Meatballs

Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    Servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Lighter, Quicker, Better: Cooking for the Way We Eat Today

By Richard Sax and Marie Simmons

Published 2000

  • About

Ground turkey is still fairly new in supermarkets; it allows you to make meatballs with all the old-fashioned flavor, but very little fat.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 2 tablespoons cho

Method

  1. Place ground turkey in a bowl. Lightly mix in garlic, parsley, thyme, oregano, and salt and pepper to taste. Form ¾-inch meatballs, moistening your palms with cold water, and place the meatballs on a plate lined with wax paper. Chill for ½ hour.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a