Spaghetti and Meatballs

Even though I am really picky about meat, I do like it, I just have to have it a certain way. I thought Spaghetti and meatballs sounded good and Dennis found a great recipe by Alton Brown online and adjusted it to our tastes. This is the recipe he altered for the meatballs.

Ingredients
1 lb. ground turkey

1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan
1 whole egg
1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
1 1/2 teaspoons dried parsley
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
3/4 cup bread crumbs,

Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the meat, cheese, egg, basil, parsley, garlic powder, salt, red pepper flakes, and the bread crumbs. Using your hands, mix all ingredients until well incorporated. Use immediately or place in refrigerator for up to 24 hours.

Using a scale, weigh meatballs into 1.5-ounce portions and place on a sheet pan. Using your hands, shape the meatballs into rounds, roll in the bread crumbs and place the meatballs in individual, miniature muffin tin cups. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden and cooked through.

The great thing about meatballs is you can do whatever tastes good to you. We don't like red meat so we used turkey, but you can use ground beef, lamb, whatever you like. You can also add a variety of flavorings and seasonings Dennis likes spicy so he kept the red pepper flakes but if you don't like spicy just omit that. Any way, they were really yummy and tonight for dinner we will be having meatball sandwiches with the left overs. YUM!