Tilly's Turkey Meatball Spaghetti

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Take a break from beef and cook up a tasty dish for a crowd with Tilly's simple turkey meatball spaghetti.

A bowl of spaghetti and meatballs.
You will need
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
  • 2 tins of tomatoes
  • 500g turkey mince
  • 2 tsp fennel seeds, crushed (optional)
  • 1 carrot, grated
  • 1 onion, grated
  • 2 sticks celery, grated
  • 1 courgette, grated
  • 2 eggs, whisked
  • 3 tbsp breadcrumbs
  • 2 tbsp parmesan, grated
  • 2 tbsp veg oil, for frying
  • 450g spaghetti
  • Handful basil leaves
  • Parmesan grated, as desired

Follow these steps to make easy and tasty turkey meatball spaghetti

For the tomato sauce:

  • Ask an adult to help heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes. 

  • Add the tins of tomatoes. Leave to simmer gently for 15-20 minutes until thickened slightly and glossy. Transfer to an oven proof dish.

For the meatballs: 

  • Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. 

  • Using clean hands, mix the mince, fennel seeds, carrot, onion, celery, courgette, eggs, breadcrumbs and oil together and shape into 6 balls. 

  • Heat the oil in a frying pan over a high heat. Fry meatballs 2 or 3 at a time until they're browned all over. Place them on top of the tomato sauce in the oven proof dish. Repeat until all meatballs are browned. 

  • Once all the meatballs are browned, bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes. 

Method to serve: 

  • While the meatballs and sauce are in the oven, cook spaghetti in a large pot of salted boiling water according to packet instructions. 

  • Top spaghetti with meatballs and tomato sauce. Add some fresh basil leaves and a sprinkle of grated parmesan, if you like. 

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