I often say my husband should have been born Italian. He LOVES Italy and Italian food. I do as well, but lets just face it, it's just not as much fun to eat pizza that is dairy free and gluten free. To get my Italian fix, I like to make a healthy version of spaghetti and meatballs that my husband doesn't even realize is gluten free. The great thing about pasta is that I can make it dairy free and the Hubs can just add cheese onto his portion. So here it is, my turkey dairy free, gluten free spaghetti and meatballs!
Good for you Turkey Spaghetti and Meatballs
Lets start with the meatballs so you can cook your sauce while they are cooking.
Meatball Ingredients:
1/2 sweet onion
1 clove garlic
1 lb ground turkey
1 egg
2 T water
1/2 cup gluten free bread crumbs
1/2 t pepper
t salt
Preheat oven to 350°
Chop your onion and garlic.
In a a large bowl combine the chopped onion, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, egg, and water.
Breaking off the ground turkey into small pieces, add into the bread crumb mixture.
Ladies, don't forget to remove your rings before this step!!
Using your hands, yes your HANDS, mush together to combine completely.
Form the meat mixture into 1" meatballs.
helpful hint: to keep the meatballs uniform, I use a melon baller to scoop the amount of meat. You could also use a small ice cream scoop.
Place on parchment lined cookie sheet.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until no longer pink.
helpful hint: You can make these ahead of time and freeze them for future use.
Sauce Ingredients:
1 T extra virgin olive oil
4 medium tomatoes
1/2 sweet onion
2 cloves garlic
1/2 T lemon juice
1 t salt
1/4 c oregano
1 t crushed red pepper (can adjust for desired spice level)
black pepper to taste
helpful hint: You can always make the sauce ahead of time and simply reheat in sauce pan when you're ready to use it. Also, it is always an option to use store bought tomato sauce but ALWAYS read ingredients to check for allergies.
You know me. I like to chop my veggies in the beginning. So get to chopping the tomatoes, onion, and garlic. The great thing about this recipe, I throw it in the food processor at the end, so the vegetables can be roughly chopped!
Heat your olive oil over medium heat. Add in your tomatoes, onion, and garlic.
Sauté for 5-7 minutes or until the tomatoes start to break down slightly.
Add mixture into food processor or blender.
Add the lemon juice, salt, oregano, crushed red pepper, and black pepper.
Blend until desired smoothness.
If using a regular blender, you may need to pour mixture back into the sauté pan to reheat.
Serve with your favorite gluten free spaghetti pasta. I love quinoa pasta!
Thanks Y'all!
-Wise Wife
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