I had some ground turkey sitting out to make a quick dinner of spaghetti, then thought...really, how much more trouble is it to roll the meat into balls? Luckily this recipe has ingredients that I usually have on hand anyway. So, away I went to mixing. I use my stand mixer to reduce the amount of time I have to touch raw meat...kinda grosses me out, just don't overmix.
The recipe calls for half ground beef and half ground pork. I subbed in ground turkey for the beef. I thought it was a great lower fat substitution. To be honest, I thought the beef had a little more flavor than the turkey, but the turkey was worth it for the health benefits, and at the grocery store I shop at, ground turkey is cheaper than beef...so, double bonus!
Above is Lillian my 5 year old (Ok, she is 4, but her Birthday is in 5 days, so I rounded up!) She really does love to help in the kitchen. She scooped and I rolled into balls.
It took two pans to spread them out so they cooked evenly. These would also be super good with a creamy alfredo sauce! They freeze really well too! --Carissa
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