I have another easy dinner idea for you! It’s delicious Turkey Meatballs made with Italian flavors and topped with smooth Creamy Parmesan Sauce.
This has been a crazy week, all leading up to today!
You guys…I’m graduating today!!
This week, it was nothing but finishing my final paper and talk about crunch time! But, I did it! I finished the paper and I am done. I can’t believe that I am actually done. I woke up yesterday and I didn’t know what to do with myself. There was no assignment to work on, no research to read, everything was done…
So the little guy and I spend the day at the beach and then came home and baked!
Like I said, it’s been a little crazy and some days I didn’t have any time to cook. That’s where the easy and fast recipes come in.
I actually had to play a little “Chopped” with this recipe. Many of my readers already know that some of my best recipes were created when I was playing “Chopped” in my kitchen. It’s true, those seem to be my best creations!
When I needed to make a quick dinner the other day, I realized that I haven’t gone to the store in a few days. So I opened the freezer and looked for a minute, opened the fridge and looked for a minute, opened the freezer again and then the fridge. “Aha, I have ground turkey! Now let’s pull anything that could go together…”
Little tip that I do want to mention: You guys know how much I love fresh herbs and don’t use much seasoning mixes. For that reason, I always have frozen herbs. I can never use up the entire bunch of herbs so as soon as I buy a bunch of any herb, I mince and freeze it. I miss having my little herb garden but I’ve been too busy to keep up with it. If you are not growing your own herbs, mincing and freezing the ones you buy is a perfect way. Make sure to use freezer bags and label them correctly. All you’ll have to do is take out however much you need when the recipe calls for it!
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Turkey Meatballs with Creamy Parmesan Sauce
Ingredients
- Meatballs:
- 1.25 lb ground turkey
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup shaved Parmesan cheese
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1/4 cup finely chopped yellow onion
- 1 tsp mined parsley
- salt
- 2 Tbsp oil for cooking
- Sauce:
- 1 cup of heavy cream
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1/2 cup shaved Parmesan cheese
- Roux: 1/2 tbsp soft butter + 1/2 Tbsp flour
- 1 tsp minced parsley
- salt
Instructions
- Preheat a medium pan with oil on medium heat.
- In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredient for the meatballs (not the oil of course) and mix until all evenly combined.
- Form meatballs, about an inch in size.
- Cook the meatballs on medium heat, covered. Remember to flip for even cooking.
- In a small sauce pot, heat up heavy cream on medium heat. Add Parmesan cheese, garlic and salt. Cook, stirring slowly, until all the cheese is melted. Whisk in roux and once the sauce starts to thicken, add parsley. Cook for a couple more minutes and take off heat.
- Top meatballs with sauce and enjoy!!
- These meatballs are great with just about any side, from broccoli to roasted potatoes! Can also be served over pasta.
Notes
Check out these great recipes from other bloggers:
Chicken Parmesan Stuffed Meatballs from Life In the Lofthouse
Chicken Parmesan Meatballs Casserole from Buns In My Oven
Saucy Asian Meatballs from Gimme Some Oven
More Delicious Recipes From Me:
Best Meatballs Ever!
Swedish Meatballs
White Turkey Chili
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Nicole says
I love a good meatball! Especially when it is smothered with cheese 😀
lyuba says
Haha, So true!! Cheesy sauce makes everything better 🙂
Thank you, Nicole!
Bri | Bites of Bri says
Congrats! Turkey meatballs are a personal favorite so I cannot wait to try these. Meatballs make such a great weeknight meal and the leftovers are great for lunch or on pizza for dinner the next night 🙂
lyuba says
Thank you! I hope you give them a try, Bri!! (Pizza with meatballs sounds awesome!)
Carol at Wild Goose Tea says
I am a meat ball nut. Great sauce. I pinned it and the other meatball suggestions. Awesome!
lyuba says
Haha, thank you so much, Carol!
Artist Elaine says
This sounds delicious! The only problem I see is that there is no “save” to click on this recipe, even though it is mentioned above the recipe. I would really like to save it…
Jovy Beee says
Congratulations on your graduation! This recipe looks fantastic and I can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing it. (I found it on Pinterest.)
lyuba says
Thank you so much 🙂
I hope you like the meatballs!