½ cup soft bread crumbs See gluten free note below
1 pound ground turkey
1 egg
¼teaspoon salt
¼teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
For zoodles
3 medium zucchini, summer squash or a mixspiralized
2 tablespoonsolive oil
1 tablespoonunsalted butter
2 teaspoons garlic minced
pinchred pepper flakes
1 teaspoonlemon juice
1roma tomatodiced
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400°F degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil.
Defrost the spinach. Use a clean towel to wring it dry and place in a bowl. Run your kitchen scissors through it to finely chop the spinach.
To make the meatballs
In a bowl, mix together the ingredients for meatballs with your hands until just combined. Form into 48 (give or take a few) mini meatballs, about 1 inch in diameter.
Place meatballs on the foil lined baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, or until the meatballs are cooked through.
While the meatballs are cooking, spiralize the zucchini into zoodles and proceed with instructions below.
To cook zoodles
Heat a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the olive oil and butter.
Add the garlic and pepper flakes to the oil and cook for 1 minute.
Add the zoodles and toss well to coat.
Cook until the zoodles soften slightly, tossing frequently, for about 5 to 6 minutes. You can decide how soft you want them. Example, I like mine with a little crunch but my boys prefer theirs quite soft.
Sprinkle with the lemon juice. Add diced, seeded tomato and toss to warm through. If you add the tomato earlier it will release its moisture and dilute the pan sauce you’ve made. If that happens it's not a big deal as it will still taste amazing.
Serve the meatballs on a bed of zoodles. Top with extra parmesan.
Notes
If you’re Gluten Free just replace the bread crumbs with more parmesan.