Zoodles & Turkey Meatballs??!!!! YES, Please!!!

OK, I have wanted to try this version of spaghetti & meatballs for a LONG time and I FINALLY set out and whipped it up tonight!!! We are at my mom's so I didn't want my zucchini to go bad over the weekend, so yep, I packed all my ingredients up and brought them with. First off the meatballs....OMG!!!! They were sooooo flipping good and when you see the ingredients you MAY be skeptical, but absolutely DELISH! Zoodles with spaghetti sauce, always got a raised eyebrow from me in the past, I  just could NOT imagine what they would taste like, but they definitely did NOT disappoint! The family gave it TOP NOTCH reviews and it will definitely be staying in the rotation!!! Try it out and let me know what you think!!!!

Turkey Meatballs

INGREDIENTS:

1.5 lbs ground turkey
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp paprika
1 large egg
3/4 cup quick cooking oats (hmmmm....are you getting nervous?!)
2 cloves of garlic finely chopped
parsley finely chopped (I didn't measure this out, just do as much as you like)
1 Tbsp tomato sauce, no sugar added

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees

2. Spray a sheet pan with cooking spray

3. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl

4. Roll mixture into 1 inch meatballs and place on sheet pan.

5. Bake for approximately 20 - 25 minutes (turning half way thru) or until no longer pink in the middle


ZOODLES

3 - 4 zucchinis cut into strips with either a spiralizer or mandolin
1 tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup red onion diced
3 cloves garlic minced
salt & pepper to taste

1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat, when hot add the oil, onions & garlic and cook until fragrant (about 1 - 2 minutes)

2. Increase heat to medium high and add zucchini, season with salt & pepper to taste and cook about 1 minute. Stir to mix everything around and cook another 1 - 2 minutes or until the zoodles are cooked through yet firm.

Divide between plates, top with meatballs and your favorite spaghetti sauce.
Secret: Ok, so I had REALLY good intentions of making a homemade sauce, but in a time crunch it did NOT happen so YES I did take the easy way out and heated a jar of sauce on the stove and used that and GUESS WHAT??....It was still DELISH!!!! LOL! ;)  #lifehappens #shortcutsaresometimesnecessary