Spaghetti And Spicy Turkey Meatballs

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 lbs uncooked ground turkey breast or 2 lbs ground turkey
• 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/4 cup fine dry breadcrumb
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced (watch out for your eyes)
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
• 16 ounces multigrain spaghetti or 16 ounces whole wheat spaghetti or 16 ounces regular spaghetti
• 6 ounces cream cheese
• 2 cups milk
• salt (optional, if using use sparingly at first)
• 4 ounces gouda cheese, shredded
• fresh cilantro

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375º f.
• 2 in bowl stir together egg whites, oil, milk, chili powder, 1 teaspoons black pepper, and 1/2 teaspoons salt.
• 3 in large bowl combine turkey, onion, bread crumbs, jalapenos, and chopped cilantro.
• 4 fold egg mixture into turkey mixture; mix well.
• 5 shape turkey mixture in 1-1/2-inch balls.
• 6 place on a foil-lined 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
• 7 bake 20 minutes or until no longer pink (170º f).
• 8 meanwhile, cook spaghetti, with 1 tablespoon salt added to water, according to package directions; drain & keep warm.
• 9 in same pan used for pasta melt cream cheese over low heat; add milk.
• 10 cook, stirring, until bubbly.
• 11 return spaghetti to pan; toss to coat with cream cheese mixture.
• 12 serve spaghetti with meatballs, cheese, and cilantro.