MEATBALLS-
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Prepare a large baking sheet by
spraying with cooking spray. I actually line my baking sheet with
foil and then spray with cooking spray.
In a frying pan on medium heat, heat olive oil until hot. Then add
onion, garlic, salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, and red pepper flakes.
Sauté until onion is tender (about 5-6 minutes total time).
Add spinach to pan and combine with onion mixture. Add
Worcestershire sauce and chicken broth and mix well to combine.
Cook until most of the liquid has cooked out (evaporated). I don't
have much liquid in my pan after I combine all these, but it will
depend on how well you drained your spinach. Remove from heat
and allow to cool to room temperature.
In a large bowl, combine the turkey, bread crumbs, and egg. Add
cooled onion/spinach mixture to the meat. I do all of this step with
my hands, but you can use a spoon if you prefer.
With your hands, create meatballs that are about 1 - 1 1/2 inches
in diameter and place them on the baking sheet. Leave a little bit
of space between each meatball. When you are done shaping your
meatballs, you will probably have about 40-42 meatballs from this
recipe. Don't need that many? Freeze them after baking or cut this
recipe in half (but I say freeze them and then you've done the work
only once and have a future meal).
Bake until your meatballs are cooked through with an internal
temperature of 160 degrees F - which was about 20 minutes for
my oven. Remove from oven and serve as desired.
SANDWICHES-
Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 400
degrees F.
Place your frozen cooked meatballs or homemade cooked
meatballs in a large pot. Cover with your pasta sauce. Gently fold
the meatballs with the sauce, Heat the meatballs and sauce on
low-medium, stirring occasionally, until the meatballs are heated
thoroughly.
Fill a roll with as many meatballs as you can fit (usually 4-5
meatballs, depends on size of meatballs and the size of the roll).
Top with more pasta sauce from your pot. Place filled sandwich
rolls closely on baking sheet. Top each sandwich with shredded
mozzarella cheese.
Bake until cheese is melted, hot, and bubbly.
Originally Submitted
12/18/2012
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