Traci's Skinny Turkey Volcano Balls

Traci's Skinny Turkey Volcano Balls

Servings: 6 turkey balls Serving Size: 1 Turkey Meatball  WW Points+: 4 pts 

I had a craving for spaghetti and meatballs but I didn’t have whole wheat pasta or lean ground beef! Go figure, right?  So I decided to make turkey balls instead! I had read a recipe for a “Meatloaf Volcano” a while back and it looked AMAZINGLY delicious but it was also about 2,938 (over exaggeration!) calories!! Here’s the next best thing!!!!! These little balls of heaven turned out SO good that I didn’t even NEED the pasta to go with them. We ate them by themselves with some steamed broccoli!! YUM YUM YUM!!!

So here’s what you need:

***In addition to the FOOD ingredients, you’ll need a 6 cup muffin pan.

Ingredients:

·         2 pounds of ground turkey breast

·         1  ½ cups of whole wheat breadcrumbs

·         1 ½ cups of tomato sauce divided in half—you’ll use half in the mixture and half as extra sauce  (I used canned tomato sauce, no salt added, but you can use whatever you have in your pantry!)  

·         2 egg whites

·         Pinch of salt

·         Part skim mozzarella cheese cube, cut it into 12 cubes

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray muffin pan with cooking spray and set aside.

Combine turkey breast, breadcrumbs, ¾ cup of tomato sauce, egg whites and salt in a large bowl and shape into balls.

Press cheese cube (or handful of shredded cheese) into each ball, sealing meal around the cheese. Put turkey balls into muffin pan and bake for 30 minutes. Heat remaining sauce in microwave or stove top. When turkey balls are ready, top with remaining sauce and serve hot!