I had ground turkey in the fridge and wasn't sure what to do with it. I wanted to try something new in the crockpot. I've never done a tomato sauce in the crockpot, so I thought of meatballs. I didn't want to have to run to the store so I had to use what was in the house, and somehow it came together perfectly.
Mozzarella stuffed Turkey Meatballs
Meatballs
1 lb ground turkey
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
1/4 finely chopped parsley
1 egg
garlic powder, salt & pepper to taste
20 pieces of Mozzarella, (I used cheese sticks...again didn't want to go to the store) chopped into 2 cm chunks
Sauce
8 garlic cloves crushed
28 oz can pureed tomatoes
1 bay leaf
salt & pepper to taste
1 tbsp chopped rosemary & thyme
In large bowl combine ground turkey, breadcrumbs, egg, parsley, garlic and Parmesan.
Mix well with hands and form into meatballs, I like small golf ball size meatballs.
Use your finger to create a hole in meatball and put a piece of Mozzarella in the meatball and close meatball completely
Place meatballs on cookie sheet and cook in 350degree oven for 7 minutes, flip and cook another 7 minutes.
While meatballs cook, place all sauce ingredients in crockpot and stir
When meatballs are done place in sauce inside the crockpot
Cook on low 4-5 hours.
Serve over pasta
Enjoy!
