Easy Turkey Meatballs with Arugula & Mozzarella

These are the moistest ground turkey meatballs you will ever taste. My slow cooker meatballs will change your life forever, especially because it fits into a hectic schedule. Also, the combination of chopped arugula and mozzarella gives these easy turkey meatballs a balanced flavor.

Easy Turkey Meatballs with Arugula & Mozzarella

Eleanor Craig

These are the moistest turkey meatballs you will ever taste because of the chopped arugula and mozzarella.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 4 hours hrs

Total Time 4 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4 people

Calories 515 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 1 pound ground turkey (minced turkey) - or ground beef
• ½ cup arugula - chopped
• ½ cup breadcrumbs
• 1 large egg
• ½ cup white onion - chopped, optional
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 block Mozzarella cheese - cubed into ⅓ inches
• 2 cloves garlic - minced, more if you like garlic
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 can Neapolitan Sauce or Pasta sauce Southern Hemisphere (Tomato Sauce in North America) - 24 ounces, homemade or good quality store-bought
• 12 cups chicken stock (chicken broth or chicken bouillon) - or any broth of choice

Instructions

 

• Prep your tomato sauce in your Crock Pot. Let that cook for 30 minutes out of the 4 hours of cooking on low. You can place it on high for 2 and 1/2 hours.
• While the tomato sauce is warming up, you will mix your ingredients for your meatballs: ground meat, arugula, onions, garlic, lemon zest, breadcrumbs, egg, and seasonings.
• Scoop out half of what you’d use for your turkey meatball, about a dollar coin size and ½ inch height.
• Place your mozzarella cube inside of it and close it up with some of your meat mixtures.
• Gently place the raw meatball into your sauce.
• Each meatball following will rim the Crock Pot then move inwards.
• Place the top on the Crock Pot and let it work its magic.
• After 3 and 1/2 hours on low or 2 and 1/2 hours on high, you can serve your meatballs and sprinkle grated mozzarella cheese.

Nutrition

Calories: 515kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 51gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 131mgSodium: 2458mgPotassium: 1710mgFiber: 4gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 1066IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 98mgIron: 5mg

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