Turkey Meatballs

The weekends kill me! I lose 5 pounds during the week, I gain right back on the weekends. No need to even explain...it's the usual...drinking, fast food, dinner with friends. But, I just got my syllabus for my next class and I'm going to be so busy I won't even have time to eat! So, maybe I can lose weight during this round of classes. :)

Jonathan and I went to the grocery store yesterday and attempted buying our healthy convenience foods. I got a craving for turkey meatballs and kind of made up a recipe as I went. As always, I don't measure...just eyeball everything:

1 pound ground lean turkey
1/4ish cup of bread crumbs
1 palmful of dried Italian herbs
3 squeezes of ketchup
1 large egg
3 cloves of garlic, minced
salt, pepper and red pepper flakes to taste
Olive oil
28 ounces of tomato sauce

Combine all the above ingredients except olive oil and tomato sauce in a large bowl. Mix with hands until distributed evenly throughout. Scoop out evenly-sized meatballs...I use a scooper that is about 1.5 ounces. Place meatballs on baking sheet or large glass cutting board. After meatballs are scooped, pour olive oil in pan (2-3 tablespoons) and heat over medium-high. Once oil is heated, place meatballs in pan and brown on all sides. About 5 minutes. Turn heat down to medium. If there is a lot of residual oil, remove meatballs and drain oil off. However, if using extra lean, white turkey, all the oil will probably be soaked up (it was for me). Add meatballs back in if removed and add all the tomato sauce. With a hard simmer to light boil, cover pan loosely with foil and cook for about 15 minutes. Serve with spaghetti noodles and enjoy!

It's yummy, easy and healthy. :)