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Turkey meatballs with spaghetti and tomato sauce
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Turkey meatballs with spaghetti and tomato sauce

22 ingredients 1 hr + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Turkey meatballs with spaghetti and tomato sauce

These turkey meatballs are low-fat but still full of flavour. Leftovers freeze brilliantly too.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1118
Calories
56g
Protein
27g
Fat
164g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 16 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium onion
  • 40g/1½oz white breadcrumbs
  • 50ml/2fl oz milk
  • 250g/9oz turkey mince
  • 1 small apple
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme
  • ½ tsp salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 400g/14oz tin chopped tomatoes
  • 100ml/3½fl oz water
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • ¼ tsp dried oregano
  • pinch dried chilli
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 250g/9oz dried spaghetti
  • chopped fresh parsley

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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