Spaghetti Sauce with Turkey Meatballs
Description
This recipe for homemade spaghetti sauce with turkey meatballs is so flavorful you may want to forgo the pasta and eat it straight from a bowl!
Ingredients
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3/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
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1 medium white onion, diced
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4 cloves garlic, minced
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1 tablespoon red pepper paste
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1 1/2 pounds lean ground turkey
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2 teaspoons dried basil
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2 teaspoons dried thyme
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1 teaspoon ground cumin
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon ground allspice, or more to taste
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1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
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2 tablespoons oil
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4 cups water, or more as needed
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1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
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1 (14 1/2 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
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1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
Directions
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Combine parsley, onion, garlic, and red pepper paste in the bowl of a food processor; process until finely blended. Transfer to a large bowl. Add turkey, basil, thyme, cumin, cinnamon, allspice, salt, and pepper; mix until thoroughly combined. Form mixture into uniformly-sized meatballs.
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Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add meatballs, working in batches if necessary, and saute until browned on all sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove to a plate.
3
Add 4 cups water, spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, and tomato paste to the saucepan; mix to combine. Add more water if sauce seems too thick. Drop meatballs into sauce and cook over medium-low heat until flavors have melded, about 1 hour.