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Add a photoWonderful, flavorful, Greek-style turkey meatballs… A delicious change from Italian meatballs over spaghetti! Adding fat-free feta cheese, scallions and oregano help create the lovely Greek flavors. These skinny meatballs are baked first then topped with a jar of pasta sauce that’s a bit doctored up. It’s fiber rich since served over whole wheat couscous. The skinny for 1 serving including couscous, 312 calories, 3 grams of fat and 7 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS.
Ingredientes
- 1½ slices multigrain or whole wheat bread (for bread crumbs) or ¾ cup bread crumbs, I used Milton’s Multi-Grain bread
- ¼ cup fat-free milk
- ¼ cup fat-free feta cheese, crumbled
- ½ cup scallions, minced
- ½ teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 egg, lightly beaten, I like using Egg-Land’s Best eggs
- 1 pound 99% fat-free ground turkey breast
- Cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 (24 oz) jar pasta sauce, I like using Prego’s Traditional Pasta, Prego’s Roasted Garlic & Herb or use your favorite
- Fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 cup whole wheat couscous
- 1 cup water
- Ingredients for Topping:
- 6 tablespoons fat-free feta cheese
Direcciones
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and coat with cooking spray.
- To make bread crumbs: Toast 1½ slices bread. Keep the crust on, add to blender or food processor and pulse into crumbs. Or, use ¾ cup store bought bread crumbs.
- In a large bowl, add bread crumbs, milk, feta cheese, scallions, salt, oregano and egg. Mix well. Stir in ground turkey and mix well. Shape mixture into balls using 1 rounded tablespoon of turkey mixture. Place on baking sheet. You should have 24 meatballs. Bake in oven for 15 minutes until browned and cooked through.
- To make sauce while the meatballs are baking: Coat a medium size pot with cooking spray. Add garlic and red pepper flakes and sauté for 1 minute. Sir in pasta sauce and heat. When meatballs are ready, carefully add them to pasta sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- To make couscous: In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup couscous. Cover and let sit 5 minutes until all water is absorbed.
- To Serve: Spoon in each bowl or plate ½ cup couscous. Top couscous with 4 meatballs and about ⅓ cup sauce. Sprinkle the top of each serving with 1 tablespoon feta cheese.
- This dish freezes great. Pack in individual serving containers. Place couscous on the bottom. Top with meatballs, sauce and feta cheese.
- Makes 6 servings (each serving, ½ cup couscous, 4 meatballs, about ⅓ cup sauce and 1 tablespoon feta cheese)
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 321g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 404 | |
| Calories from Fat 120 | 30% |
| Total Fat 13.42g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat 5.38g | 22% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 96mg | 32% |
| Sodium 905mg | 38% |
| Potassium 701mg | 20% |
| Total Carbs 44.01g | 12% |
| Dietary Fiber 4.9g | 16% |
| Sugars 14.71g | 10% |
| Protein 25.23g | 40% |
