"Annapasta"

Here is one of our go-to weekday meals. When you have kids, doing food prep ahead of time is very important! This meal would not have happened if I hadn't done the meatballs that morning since we had extra-curricular activities in the afternoon.

Italian Turkey Meatballs

2 pounds ground turkey
1/3 to 1/2 C grated Parmesan cheese
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
two tsp Italian seasoning
one egg
two tsp olive oil
organic beef broth

Mix all of the ingredients thoroughly and then form balls one or two inches in diameter. Space them on a baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. (This is the step that can be done ahead of time). Once it is time to cook, pour the beef broth over the meatballs until the bottom is covered about a quarter of an inch. Cook for forty minutes at 350 degrees.

We served these over quinoa curly pasta, then topped each meatball with a little bit of provolone cheese and tomato sauce from the farmer's market. I served mustard greens on the side that were cut in half-inch strips ahead of time. Those were simmered in a little bit of olive oil, salt, pepper, rice vinegar, and a little bit of all-natural maple syrup. The kids ate it up!