Slightly Spicy Turkey Meatballs

Okay, so meatballs are delicious and they can be paired with just about any side dish out there. These little, or maybe not so little, balls of meat are simple to make, the longest part of the process is waiting for them to bake. And, they’re fun to make.

Another great thing about meatballs is that you can put just about anything into them and they will still taste amazing. Now, this recipe is my base meatball recipe, but we had tired a number of different “mix-in” combinations. You can always just stick with the base recipe, which is delicious, or you can add apple and fennel, or mushrooms and feta, or you could even leave out the sausage and just use two pounds of ground meat.

What You’ll Need…

1lb Ground Turkey

1 Package (5 links) Buffalo Style Chicken Sausage

1 Egg

½ - 1 Cup Oats

½ Cup Wilted Spinach

½ Packet of Onion Soup Mix

Basil (To taste)

Garlic Powder (To taste)

Black Pepper (To taste)

Chili Powder (To taste)

Herbes de Provence (To taste)

Crushed Red Pepper (To taste)

Ground Mustard (Optional, to taste)

½ Cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese

Preheat your oven to 350.

If you are using fresh spinach, start out by wilt it; remember spinach shrinks down a lot.

Once the spinach has been wilted and slightly cooled at it as well as all of the ingredients to a medium mixing bowl. Be sure to squeeze the sausages from their casings.

Using your hands combine all of the ingredients. Make sure that everything is combined thoroughly, but do not over work the meat or it will get tough.

Once everything has been combined form the meat mixture into balls and place them onto a greased baking sheet. You can make the meatballs any size that you like; I personally like to make mine slightly large, between the size of a golf ball and that of a baseball, at that size I get between 9-10 meatballs from this recipe.

Once all of your balls have been form and placed on the baking sheet bake them at 350 for about 35 minutes. REMEMBER, this baking time is for larger meatballs, baking time will vary based on the size of your meatballs.

The meatballs are done when they are cooked all the way through and are browned on the outside.

Enjoy mixed in with pasta, by themselves topped with tomato sauce and cheese, on a sandwich, or even dipped in ketchup, after all they are just meatloaf in ball form.

Enjoy! And if you try this recipe, let me know that you think.