One-Pan Turkey-Spinach Meatball Parm
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground turkey or chicken
- 1 cup fresh spinach, finely chopped (about 1/3 cup after being chopped)
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 3/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- 100% oil cooking spray
- 2 to 3 cups marinara sauce (depending on the size of your pan – you want the sauce to come about half way up the meatballs)
- 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, torn into large pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to broil and place a rack on the upper rack of the oven.
- Combine ground turkey, parsley, Parmesan cheese, panko bread crumbs, egg, salt, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes in a bowl.
- Gently pack the meat into 8 to 10 meatballs. Gently, because if you handle it too roughly or pack to tightly, you’ll have tough meatballs!
- Spray meatballs all over with cooking spray and arrange in a single layer in a 9 or 10 inch ovenproof pan or skillet (this can be a rectangular Pyrex or a nonstick skillet – it doesn’t matter as long as it’s ovenproof!).
- Broil meatballs for 3 to 5 minutes or until golden brown on top.
- Remove pan from the oven and reduce heat to 400°F.
- Pour marinara sauce around the meatballs. Arrange mozzarella cheese over top. Return pan to oven and cook until cheese is lightly browned and a thermometer inserted near the center of a meatball reads at least 165°F, 10 to 15 minutes.
- 1 pound ground turkey or chicken
- 1 cup fresh spinach, finely chopped (about 1/3 cup after being chopped)
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 3/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- 100% oil cooking spray
- 2 to 3 cups marinara sauce (depending on the size of your pan – you want the sauce to come about half way up the meatballs)
- 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, torn into large pieces