White Bean Turkey Meatballs
 
 
Ingredients
  • 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
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Combine beans, onion, carrot and sun-dried tomatoes into a food processor. Pulse until you have a smooth paste.
  3. In a large bowl add the ground turkey and bean paste.
  4. Crack in the eggs and sprinkle on the rosemary, parsley, red pepper, salt and Parmesan cheese. Mix together with your hands.
  5. 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.
  6. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
  7. 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.
  8. Enjoy your guilt-free meatballs!
Notes
Recipe adapted from a Spicy Perspective
Recipe by Sarah 'n Spice at https://sarahnspice.com/white-bean-turkey-meatballs/