Week night meals can be incredibly fun as you wind down from a stressful day of work and immerse yourself into cooking the evening meal. On other occasions they can also be a total pain as you're exhausted and hungry with very little motivation to make a sandwich, let alone a three course meal.
Therefore Thursday night Turkey Meatballs evolved and these are totally delightful/delicious/satisfying and incredibly welcome as well as being easy to prepare midweek.
We adopted a sweet kitten in December as a companion for our 18 mth old Poppy when she sadly lost her brother last year. Our new kitten Coco is adorable she is so affectionate and full of energy which means sometimes Coco is very demanding of your time (there are no complaints on this matter).
Therefore you need to move on from dinner and concentrate on the kitten. Evening time is very precious indeed.
Here is Poppy on the chair with Coco on the floor.
THURSDAY NIGHT TURKEY MEATBALLS
500g Turkey mince
1 clove garlic crushed
1 egg
1/3 cup fresh breadcrumbs
1/4 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
1 T chopped parsley
CREAMY LEMON SAUCE
2 tblspns butter
2 cloves garlic crushed
1 cup chicken stock
1 Tblspn lemon juice
1/3 cup cream
salt and pepper to taste
Combine all turkey meatball ingredients in a bowl. Roll into walnut sized meatballs and lightly fry in a little olive oil until cooked. Place into a bowl, keep warm whilst making with the sauce.
Melt the butter and fry the garlic for 1 minute, add the chicken stock, lemon juice and cream and lightly stir until combined then bring to a simmer. Add seasonings and return turkey balls. Stir until combined and serve in a bowl with chopped parsley for garnish.
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Buon appetito, enjoy Merryn xx
Coco and poppy are so adorable! We too just adopted 2 kitties from shelter last Oct. They truly demanded a lot of attentions and time. The meatballs in creamy sauce looks super duper delicious and perfect for any day!
ReplyDeleteIt is so lovely that you adopted two rescue kitties and they will be the best of friends. Thanks for your comment Angie.
DeleteCute kitties! Our cat rules us -- we're here to serve her. :-) Anyway, terrific dish. Who doesn't like meatballs? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteCats sure do rule the roost, thanks for your comment John.
DeleteI haven't had a good, creamy meatball sauce in a long time1
ReplyDeleteMeatballs never do age, thanks for your comment Jeff.
DeleteOh my goodness this looks so yummy! I have some frozen meatballs in the freezer, now I want to make this! lol! - http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com
ReplyDeleteThank you! You are so organised to have meatballs ready for dinner Gingi :D
Deletewhat a gorgeous kitty cat! i prefer turkey meatballs as they are so moist and tender. and the creamy lemon sauce sounds fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sherry yes I love turkey meatballs as well, so much lighter and moist.
Delete'Evening time is precious time' Agree with you whole heartedly.And, this looks like an awesome weeknight meal.
ReplyDeleteThank you Balvinder, yes our evenings are very worthy of our attention. Thanks for your comment.
Deleteserve by it's self or rice or pasta , or whatever takes my fancy??? tried your preserve for chillies today ... cheers Paul
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting Paul, I love these meatballs too and you are so kind to mention the chilli preserves, they last forever. Enjoy x
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