Turkey-Pesto Meatballs and Spaghetti

Hey everyone! This week's recipe is a great spin on the classic spaghetti and meatballs dish. I realize that I've been posting a lot of vegetarian dishes and I need to throw in a few meat recipes into this blog to satisfy my fellow omnivore readers. Now this dish is really delicious because it takes plain, old, boring ground turkey and jazzes it up with some pesto, making it a great alternative to beef. Turkey is much lower in calories and fat than beef so I think it's great to find recipes that can make it just as appetizing. The meatballs also freeze well so can be made in advance for a last minute meal.

Ingredients:

-one package of extra lean ground turkey, about 450 g

-2 servings of pesto, recipe found at: http://cordonmieux.blogspot.com/2011/05/pesto-pasta-with-chevre-and-cherry.html

-3/4 cup of breadcrumbs

-1 egg white

-1 can of tomato pasta, we prefer any of the Classico varieties

- 5/7th of a package of whole wheat spaghetti

Directions:

Preheat oven 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix pesto, ground turkey, breadcrumbs, and egg white in a bowl. Roll the mixture into 15 meat balls. Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes, or until they are done. Serve over spaghetti with tomato sauce.

Enjoy!

Nutritional Information:

(per 1 serving, should yield 5 servings): 523.2 calories, 14.9 grams of fat, 70.7 mg of cholesterol, 670.4 mg of sodium, 56.4 grams of carbohydrates, 16.75 grams of fiber, 57.48 grams of protein