Friday, June 14, 2013

TURKEY MEATBALLS

At only 365 calories per serving (including the green beans I paired with it) this is a great, quick way to have pasta for dinner without blowing your diet! 

Credit to the Insanity Nutrition Guide from which this recipe is slightly modified

INGREDIENTS 
(measurements are for 1 serving but in the pictures I made 2 servings)
3 oz Extra Lean Ground Turkey
1 Egg White (3 Tbsp of All Whites)
1 Tbsp Seasoned Bread Crumbs
1 oz Whole Wheat Pasta of your choice (usually about 1/2 cup cooked)
2 Tbsp Parmesan Cheese
1/2 cup Pasta Sauce 

(I use Classico Tomato and Basil because it is lower in sodium and calories than most other sauces. Trad. Sweet Basil is only shown below because I had left overs and bought it before I realized it has more calories)

1. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
2. Place ground turkey, bread crumbs, and egg white in bowl and mix together


3. Form meat mixture into small quarter sized balls and place on lubricated baking sheet
4. Place in oven and cook for approximately 10-15 minutes
5. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to the instructions


 5. Remove from oven. If you made 2 servings, simply divide however many balls there are in half


6. Place pasta in a bowl with meatballs, sauce and cheese then microwave for 30 seconds to melt cheese
7. I paired this with Steam-in-the-bag green beans (1 cup per serving) which I microwaved while cooking


NUTRITION FACTS Including green beans):
Total Cal: 365
Carbs: 41 g
Protein: 36 g
Fat: 6 g


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