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The Best Zucchini and Turkey Meatball Recipe

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I want to share this Best Zucchini and Turkey Meatball Recipe of mine. Hopefully, maybe, just maybe, I might be able to throw some ideas out to my fellow cooks who just need some inspiration.

This Zucchini and Turkey Meatball Recipe morphed out of the most delicious meatballs from Skinny Taste’s Fast & Slow Cookbook.

My favorite part is the sneaky zucchini which not only boosts the vegetable value but also adds great moisture to the meatballs. And I’m not just saying this cause I love me some veggies. These meatballs are seriously so delicious and so moist! We all know the death of any meatball is a dry meatball. I know this is a bit sacrilegious to say, but I even prefer the ground turkey.

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The Best Zucchini and Turkey Meatball Recipe

Eleanor CraigEleanor Craig
This Zucchini and Turkey Meatball Recipe is seriously so delicious and so moist! You should definitely give this a try.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 1 hr
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 24 meatballs
Calories 47 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

FOR THE MEATBALLS:

  • Glass bowl of olive oil isolated on white background1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Top view of fresh zucchini1 medium zucchini
  • turkey mince1 ¼ pound ground turkey (minced turkey) - 93% ground turkey or chicken
  • Panko flakes of bread crumbs in wooden bowl¼ cup Panko breadcrumbs - or bread crumbs
  • parmesan cheese¼ cup Parmesan cheese - grated
  • parsley on white background¼ cup parsley - fresh, chopped
  • garlic1 large clove garlic - crushed
  • chicken egg1 large egg - beaten
  • Kosher salt1 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • Ground black pepper pile, paths, top¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

FOR THE SAUCE:

  • Glass bowl of olive oil isolated on white background1 teaspoon olive oil
  • garlic2 cloves garlic - smashed
  • Ripe yellow onion on a white background½ medium yellow onion - diced
  • pasta sauce or marinara sauce1 jar or can Neapolitan Sauce or Pasta sauce Southern Hemisphere (Tomato Sauce in North America)
  • Aromatic bay leaves1 piece bay leaf
  • parmesan cheese1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
  • Green basil1 handful basil - fresh, chopped

FOR THE SUBS:

  •  
    1 pack rolls - or naan bread
  • Provolone cheese on the wooden board1 small block Provolone cheese - sliced

Instructions
 

  • Make the meatballs: Using paper towels, squeeze all the excess water from the zucchini. Put the zucchini in a large bowl with the turkey, panko, parmesan cheese, parsley, garlic, egg, and salt and pepper. Mix all ingredients together until they are evenly distributed. Form golf ball-sized meatballs (about 24).
  • Heat up the olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Brown the meatballs on all sides in batches, only putting in as many meatballs as will easily fit in the pan at once without overlapping. Once the meatballs are browned on all sides, move the meatballs to a plate. Don’t worry, and you’ll finish cooking them through in the sauce.
  • Sauce: Make the sauce by heating up the olive oil in a saucepan. Saute the onions until they are translucent. Then, add in the garlic and cook for another minute until you can smell that garlic goodness.
  • Add in the jarred sauce, bay leaf and parmesan cheese. Simmer over low for about 10 minutes.
  • Pour the sauce into the pan used to cook the meatballs and scrape the bottom with a spoon to get all the browned flavor into the sauce.
  • Add the meatballs into the sauce to finish cooking them over low in the simmering sauce – another 10 minutes or so.
  • Before serving, add in the fresh chopped basil.
  • Put about 3-4 meatballs on each roll or naan bread and top with a slice of provolone cheese. Broil the sandwich on low for a minute or two just to melt the cheese.
  • Dig in!

Nutrition

Calories: 47kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 7gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 138mgPotassium: 105mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.4gVitamin A: 101IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 0.4mg
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