Garlic Butter Turkey Meatballs with Lemon Zucchini Noodles

Name: Garlic Butter Turkey Meatballs with Lemon Zucchini Noodles
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Italian, European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: * 1 lb ground turkey meat; * 1 lb ground pork (optional, can double turkey); * 1 cup shredded mozzarella; * 8 cloves garlic, grated + 4 cloves garlic, minced; * 2 tsp italian seasoning; * 1 tsp red crushed chili pepper flakes; * 2 tsp bouillon powder; * 1/2 tsp salt; * 1/4 tsp pepper; * 1 cup fresh chopped cilantro (or parsley); * 6 tbsp butter; * 8 medium zucchini, spiraled; * juice of 1 lemon, + wedges for serving; * 2 tbsp sriracha

7 steps

Prep:15minCook:30min

- Ground pork in the recipe allows meatballs to be more juicy and tender. Doubling the amount of turkey is an okay substitute - Zucchini tends to render some water when cooking. Sprinkle with salt after spiraling and allow to sit for a couple of minutes to take off excess water. Rinse well to get rid of salt and drain thoroughly in a colander before cooking - Make sure to cook the meatballs on medium heat to avoid burning them while still raw on the inside

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:50:57 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 lbground turkey meat

1 lbground pork

optional, can double turkey

1 cupmozzarella

shredded

8 clovesgarlic

grated + 4 cloves lic ced

2 tspitalian seasoning

1 tspred crushed chili pepper flakes

2 tspbouillon powder

½ tspSalt

¼ tsppepper

1 cupcilantro

fresh chopped, or parsley

6 Tbspbutter

8zucchini

medium, spiraled

1lemon

juice of, + wedges for serving

2 Tbspsriracha

Instructions

Step 1

To make the turkey meatballs: In a large bowl, combine ground turkey and ground pork, cheese, grated garlic, italian seasoning, bouillon cube, red chili pepper flakes, chopped cilantro, and black pepper.

Step 2

Mix well with your hands or fork and form medium balls

Step 3

Arrange the meatballs on a plate and set aside

Step 4

Melt 2 tbsp butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Cook the meatballs for 8-10 minutes on all sides, until browned and cooked through. While cooking, baste the meatballs with the mix of butter and juices. Remove to a clean plate and set aside

Step 5

In the same skillet melt remaining tbsp butter; then add lemon juice, hot sauce, minced garlic, and red pepper flakes (optional). Add the zucchini noodles and cook for 3 or 4 minutes, stirring regularly, until zucchini is done but still crisp and juices have reduced a bit.

Step 6

Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper garnish with more cilantro or parsley if preferred

Step 7

Push zucchini on one side of the skillet and add the turkey meatballs back to the pan and reheat for a minute or two. Serve the garlic butter turkey meatballs with lemon zucchini noodles immediately with a lemon slice.