Turkey Meatballs in Pesto Cream Sauce
(from clair’s recipe box)
Source: from this list: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes-and-cooking/50-things-to-make-with-pesto/index.html
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serves 6 people
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 3/4 cup pesto
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs (don't use commercially prepared bread crumbs, as they often have HFCS--use crumbs from white bakery bread with no HFCS, corn syrup, honey or molasses in ingredient list)
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
- 1 cup chicken broth (make sure no corn syrup or HFCS in ingredients)
- 1/2 cup cream
- pasta
Directions
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Mix 1 pound ground turkey with 1/2 cup each breadcrumbs and pesto, and 1/4 cup each milk and grated parmesan. Form into small balls. Cook in a nonstick skillet with olive oil, 10 to 12 minutes, until just browned.
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Add 1 cup chicken broth and 1/4 cup pesto and simmer until tender. Stir in 1/2 cup cream and simmer.
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Start cooking pasta while making pesto cream sauce. Serve meatballs and sauce over pasta. Broccoli, spinach or peas might be nice mixed in the sauce or on the side for a veggie.