White Bean Turkey Meatballs
- 1 cup cooked cannellini beans (go ahead and use the canned ones, but be sure to give them a good rinse)
- 1 small onion, roughly chopped
- 1 medium carrot shredded
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 2 Tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil
- 1½ lbs. ground turkey
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, chopped
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 2-24oz. jars of your favorite tomato sauce
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Combine beans, onion, carrot and sun-dried tomatoes into a food processor. Pulse until you have a smooth paste.
- In a large bowl add the ground turkey and bean paste.
- Crack in the eggs and sprinkle on the rosemary, parsley, red pepper, salt and Parmesan cheese. Mix together with your hands.
- Get a medium-sized ice cream scoop and scoop out meat balls on a sheet pan lined with non-stick baking mat or aluminum foil.
- Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
- Once meatballs have finished baking, add them to a large stock pot with your sauce and simmer for 15 minutes to let all the flavors combine.
- Enjoy your guilt-free meatballs!
Recipe by Sarah 'n Spice at https://sarahnspice.com/white-bean-turkey-meatballs/
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