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🍝 Turkey Meatball Pasta in Spicy Tomato Sauce

641 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 carrot
• 1 stalk celery stalk
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 500 g chopped, peeled tomatoes (can)
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 stale roll
• 500 g ground turkey
• 1 egg
• 0.5 tsp medium-hot mustard
• 1 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
• 20 g ghee
• 400 g penne

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the onion, garlic, and carrot. Cut them into very small cubes.
2. 2. Wash the celery and remove tough fibers. Cut it into small cubes as well.
3. 3. Heat the oil in a pot. Sauté the onion and garlic until they become translucent.
4. 4. Add the chopped vegetables (carrot and celery). Let them sweat for a short time.
5. 5. Pour the tomatoes over the vegetables. Season with salt, pepper, and oregano.
6. 6. Let the sauce simmer on medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes.
7. 7. Soak the bread roll in lukewarm water.
8. 8. Squeeze the bread well and mix it with the minced meat, egg, mustard, and parsley.
9. 9. Season the meat mixture with salt and pepper.
10. 10. Form small balls from the mixture.
11. 11. Fry the balls in a pan with hot clarified butter until golden brown on all sides.
12. 12. Add the browned meatballs to the tomato sauce.
13. 13. Taste the sauce with the meatballs and adjust seasoning if needed.
14. 14. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until al dente (firm to the bite).
15. 15. Drain the pasta.
16. 16. Plate the pasta with the meatball sauce and serve.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 641
• Protein: 47 g · Fett/Fat: 12 g · Carbs: 84 g