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Moroccan Style Turkey Spaghetti Meatballs
we had this for our main meal last night. i rather heavily adapted it from a few others as i like meat & my wife and son like pasta & as we are trying to eat healthier i am trying to find new ways to use turkey meat instead of beef.
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Ingredients
- ground turkey
- fresh parsley
- fresh cilantro
- red onion
- paprika
- cumin
- turmeric
- ground black pepper
- egg
- dry breadcrumbs
- olive oil
- flour
- spaghetti
- garlic cloves
- mushroom
- green pepper
- yellow pepper
- red pepper
Preparation
- 1meatballs
- 2mix parsley , onion , spices , bread crumbs & egg with the ground turkey
- 3make sure it is well mixed so that the spices are evenly distributed throughout the mixture
- 4fork out 20 one inch balls
- 5roll the balls into the flour until coated
- 6pour enough oil to just cover the bottom of the frying pan , heat on medium heat
- 7place the balls into the heated oil
- 8turn frequently so they do not burn on the sides
- 9cook until they are done all the way through
- 10place off to the side
- 11put spaghetti in a large pot of boiling water and cook as long as the packet suggests
- 12mine takes 7-9 minutes
- 13sauce
- 14meanwhile , drain oil from the frying pan
- 15add the onions , garlic and mushrooms and saute until they start to get soft which was about 5 minutes for me
- 16add the tomatoes , peppers , cinnamon , cumin , turmeric and black pepper and lightly simmer for about 8 minutes stirring frequently
- 17stir in the chickpeas and heat just long enough to cook through , about 3 minutes
- 18stir in the fresh herbs and just mix through until they start to wilt