Bring the taste of your favorite Italian restaurant to your kitchen by making traditional mostaccioli noodles in spaghetti sauce and pairing with homemade turkey and spinach meatballs.
Italian Turkey Meatballs With Mostaccioli
- Prep Time 60 min
- Total 0 min
- Ingredients 12
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 (9-oz.) pkg. frozen spinach, thawed, squeezed to drain
- 6 slices turkey bacon, cooked, crumbled
- 2 lb. ground turkey
- 3/4 cup Progresso™ Italian Style Bread Crumbs
- 1 oz. (1/4 cup) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 (16-oz.) pkg. uncooked mostaccioli (tube-shaped pasta)
- 1 (28-oz.) jar spaghetti sauce
- 1 (14.5-oz.) can Italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Shredded fresh Parmesan cheese, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, combine spinach, cooked bacon, ground turkey, bread crumbs, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, garlic and eggs; mix well. Shape into 1 1/2-inch meatballs; place in ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
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Step2Bake at 350°F. for 18 to 22 minutes or until browned and thoroughly cooked.
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Step3Meanwhile, cook mostaccioli to desired doneness as directed on package. Drain.
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Step4In large saucepan, combine spaghetti sauce, tomatoes and sugar; cook until thoroughly heated. Serve hot meatballs and sauce over mostaccioli. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition
600
Calories
20g
Total Fat
41g
Protein
64g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/8 of Recipe
- Calories
- 600
- Calories from Fat
- 180
- Total Fat
- 20g
- 31%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 30%
- Cholesterol
- 150mg
- 50%
- Sodium
- 1170mg
- 49%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 64g
- 21%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 16%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 41g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 35%
- 35%
- Vitamin C
- 25%
- 25%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 35%
- 35%
Exchanges:
4 Starch; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Vegetable; 4 Lean Meat; 1 Fat;Tips from the
Pillsbury Kitchens
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