virgo152
Senior Cook
I made turkey meatballs and cooked them in the oven but they had so much fat on them. I think I'm going to put them in the pot next time.
Any suggestions
Any suggestions
virgo, another time, try browning the meatballs in a skillet then add them to the sauce to finish cooking. That way, both the meatballs and the sauce taste better.
I wasn't trying to change anyone's eating habits. As a nutritionist, I only do that if they pay me to do it. What I was trying to do is dispell the idea that ground turkey is leaner than ground beef and therefore should not produce fat when cooked. Obviously, at 11 grams per 3 ounce serving, cooking turkey meatballs will definitley produce a visible amount of fat.Whatever. I was just trying to give the OP a possible reason for her question - not to change her eating habits or ingredients.
Not to mention you rarely hear about people dying from eating ground turkey - unlike ground beef.
Virgo, I made RR's Super-Size Turkey Meatballs & they turned out great. See if this is a recipe you might want to try:
Super-Size Turkey Meatballs with Spinach and Cheese
Oh, amy, I haven't compared them word for word, but I think the one you posted is the same or similar to this RR recipe Florentine Meatballs Recipe: Recipes: Food Network
which I LOVE and have made a bunch of times!
I'm telling you, this recipe makes you look BRILLIANT to whomever you are serving it!
Lee
Actually, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 95% lean ground beef is lower in saturated fat (5 grams per 3 ounce serving) than ground turkey (11 grams per 3 ounce serving). Now, if you buy ground turkey breast, which is all white meat and much more expensive, that would be less than 1 gram of saturated fat per 3 ounce serving.