Spinach Turkey Meatball Subs

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground turkey
• 1/4 cup rolled oats
• 5-oz baby spinach, rinsed and dried
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 jar of your favorite pasta sauce
• 6 hot dog buns
• Grated Parmesan cheese for topping

Instructions

1. Start by pulsing whole oats in a food processor (just a few pulses, you want the oats to get smaller but not quite a flour). You could also use plain quick cooking oats if you don’t have a food processor. Place oats into a large mixing bowl. Next, add ½ of a 9 or 10-oz bag of spinach into food processor and pulse until chopped up. Or use a knife to chop your spinach. Add spinach into bowl with the oats.
2. Stir in ½ tsp of Italian seasoning, a few dashes of salt and pepper, and a whisked whole egg. Add in lean ground turkey and combine well.
3. Place ½ jar of pasta sauce into a large saucepan and place over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil.
4. Once boiling, roll turkey mixture into balls (you want them as evenly-sized as possible for uniform cooking) and carefully place in sauce.
5. Once all your meatballs are in the sauce, top with remaining ½ of tomato sauce, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 15-25 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through.
6. Serve in hot dog buns and top with freshly grated parmesan cheese.

Notes

I ended up with 18 meatballs, so 3 meatballs per sub.

Nutrition for 1/6 of recipe (not including cheese): 320 calories, 8 g fat, 30 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 6 g sugar, 21 g protein

By The Healthy Toast

bon appetit