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Turkey meatballs

Try these turkey meatballs - a good alternative to traditional spaghetti and meatballs!

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 50 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 50g tin anchovy fillets in olive oil, finely chopped, oil reserved
  • 500g turkey breast mince
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1½ teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1½ teaspoons fennel seeds, crushed
  • 2 tablespoons tomato purée
  • Pinch chilli flakes
  • 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
  • ⅓ cup reduced-salt chicken stock or white wine
  • 275g spaghetti
  • fresh basil, torn, to garnish (optional)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Put the anchovies in a large bowl with the turkey mince, egg, garlic and oregano. Mix well, then shape into about 24 meatballs.

    2 Heat the oil from the anchovy tin in a large non-stick frying pan. Cook the meatballs, in batches, for 8–10 min, turning often, until browned all over. Transfer to a plate.

    3 Add the onion and fennel seeds to the frying pan and cook for 5 min. Add the tomato purée and cook for a further 2 min. Add the chilli flakes, tomatoes and stock or wine and simmer for 5 min. Return the meatballs to the pan and cook for a further 10 min, turning once.

    4 Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti according to the pack instructions, then drain. Serve the meatballs with the spaghetti, sprinkled with basil (if using) and some ground black pepper.

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