"Zoodles" (Zucchini Noodles) with Turkey Meatballs
Makes 5 servings
Ingredients:
1 lb ground turkey - 93% lean
1/3 cup 100% whole wheat panko bread crumbs
1 large egg
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 tsp salt free seasoning such as Mrs. Dash Italian
Medley
1 1/2 cup 100% natural, no salt added tomato sauce
4 large zucchinis (~8 cups zoodles)
1/2 tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350° F
2. Lightly grease baking
sheet
3. Combine ground turkey
meat, bread crumbs, egg, garlic and seasoning and create evenly
sized meatballs (about 10 meatballs)
4. Place meatballs on baking
sheet and bake in oven for 20 minutes
5. Use a
"Veggetti", a spiralizer, or a julienne peeler to create zoodles
while meatballs are in the oven
6. Place skillet over
medium-high heat, add olive oil and then, once the skillet is hot, add
zucchini. Toss zoodles lightly with tongs and cook for 5-7 minutes, until
zoodles are tender.
7. Heat tomato sauce in a
saucepan over low heat for 5-10 minutes
8. Separate zucchini into 5
servings and top each serving with meatballs, tomato sauce and a
sprinkling of parmesan cheese
9. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Information for
2 turkey meatballs, 1 1/2 cups Zoodles, 1/3
cup sauce:
276 calories, 10.5 g fat, .5 g saturated
fat, 3.5 g monounsaturated fat, 2 g polyunsaturated fat,
25 g protein, 22 g carbohydrate, 4.5 g
fiber, 105 mg cholesterol, 243 mg sodium
This post was written by Briana Adler MS
RD CDN, member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Greater
New York Dietetic Association.
