I was in search of a tasty and healthy meatball recipe today but nothing stood out from the various online searches. I decided to make up a new recipe and it’s delicious! So excited.
I used ground turkey 85%. The secret to these is that I used a half can of Campbell’s 98% fat free Cream of Mushroom soup which took this lean meat and added moisture I rarely get when I make turkey meatballs. The other special ingredient was a cup of 4c Salt-free Seasoned Breadcrumbs.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
20 oz lean ground turkey,
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 can of Campbell’s 98% fat free Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 egg
1 cup 4C Salt Free Seasoned bread crumbs
Roll into one inch meatballs. Keep in mind that after I rolled them in balls and tried to fry them in Pam they fell apart. So I ended up with half a batch of delicious ground stuff (which I ate on lettuce leaves with tomato sauce). For the rest of them-which IS RECOMMENDED, bake them on a non stick cookie sheet at 375 degrees for about 8-10 minutes on each side.
I plugged the ingredients into an app on http://www.myfitnesspal.com (an AWESOME website and phone app) and received the information below. Based on 6 servings, it’s 278 calories per serving. It makes 40 meatballs.
| Ingredients | Calories | Carbs | Fat | Protein | Sodium | Sugar | |
| 4c – Salt Free Seasoned Bread Crumbs 30 g, 90 g | 330 | 69 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 |  |
| Egg Warning. This Does Not List Carbs – 1 Large, 1 egg | 74 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 70 | 0 | |
| Jennie-O Ground Turkey – Fresh Ground Turkey (85% Lean / 15% Fat), 20 oz | 1,100 | 0 | 85 | 95 | 475 | 0 | |
| Campbell’s – 98% Fat Free Cream of Mushroom Soup , 1 container (1 3/10 cups ea.) | 150 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1,875 | 0 | |
| Walmart Great Value – Minced Garlic (Correct), 5 g (1 tsp.) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Spices – Oregano, dried, 1 tsp, leaves | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Spices – Basil, dried, 1 tsp, leaves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Spices – Pepper, black, 0.5 tsp | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Add Ingredient |
| Total: | 1,667 | 95 | 99 | 113 | 2,422 | 6 | |
| Per Serving: | 278 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 404 | 1 |
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