Turkey Meatballs Alfredo

I bet you have all been waiting for me to post a pasta dish. WELL HERE IT IS! I am not against pasta, I just encourage you all to chose healthier options and be mindful of your portion size!

This morning I made turkey meatballs, prepping them in the morning saved me time, but they only take 30 minutes if you dont have the flexibility in the morning.

1lb of ground turkey (I prefer Harvestland - its all natural and delicious!)

2 handfuls of fresh baby spinach

2-4 cloves of garlic (chopped or minced - also depending on your desired taste)

1/4cup chopped red onion

EVOO (enough to coat a frying pan)

(the best part about these healthy meatballs is, NO EGG IS REQUIRED!)

Preheat oven to 400*

First cover the bottom of your frying pan with EVOO, add garlic and saute on medium-high heat for a couple minutes until your garlic toasts up a tiny bit. Add your spinach and allow to wilt, toss it around a few times to coat with EVOO. Wilting should only take a couple minutes.

Remove the spinach from heat and allow it to cool.

While you are waiting, put your ground turkey and onion in a bowl. When the spinach has cooled, transfer to a paper towel to take out some of the oil  *make sure your garlic is still in the mix, do not leave in the pan*, I then transfered the garlic/spinach to a cutting board and chopped it up a bit (because my husband is a big baby, so large peices of spinach would have caused whinning!! but feel free to transfer it directly to the turkey! Mix together (but do not overmix, just until well blended).

Make small - 1inch or so - balls (again dont over work these, and since there is no egg, just be sure they are nice and round, ill explain how they will stay put in a minute!) and place on baking sheet lined with aluminum foil and sprayed with cooking spray.

Here is how your meatballs will stay together ... once all your meatballs are on the baking sheet, spray each meatball with your cooking spray! This will not only keep them from breaking, but will also bake up as if you made them in the frying pan!

Bake for 15 minutes, turn meatballs over, bake for another 15 minutes. Cool on paper towel to reduce any liquid and either place on a covered dish in the fridge until ready, or place right into your favorite sauce!

Tonight I chose Alfredo and whole wheat spaghetti! But you can pair these meatballs however you would like! My alfredo sauce is not homemade however, I havent mastered one to my tastebuds - but i used Classico LIGHT and it does NOT skimp on flavor AT ALL!