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Thyme-Rosemary Turkey Meatballs with Mushroom Sauce

Tender oven-baked turkey meatballs scented with thyme, rosemary and parsley, served over brown rice with a savory, creamy mushroom-thyme sauce.

Thyme-Rosemary Turkey Meatballs with Mushroom Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1¼ lb560 gGround turkey, 93% lean
  • 1 large50 gEggsbeaten
  • ⅓ cup40 gPlain dry breadcrumbs
  • 3 tbsp grated20 gGrated Parmesan
  • ⅓ cup chopped20 gFresh parsleyfinely chopped, divided
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced, divided
  • 2 tsp2 gDried thymedivided
  • ¾ tsp1 gDried rosemarycrumbled
  • 1⅓ cups250 gLong-grain brown rice, dryrinsed
  • 2⅓ cups560 gWater
  • 5¾ cups sliced400 gWhite mushroomssliced
  • 1 medium110 gYellow onionfinely chopped
  • 1 tbsp15 gOlive oil
  • 2 tbsp16 gAll-purpose flour
  • 1½ cups360 gLow-sodium chicken broth
  • ½ cup (120 ml)120 gMilk, 2%
  • 1 tsp5 gWorcestershire sauce
  • 4 cups florets360 gBroccolicut into florets
  • ¾ tsp4 gSaltdivided
  • ¾ tsp2 gBlack pepperdivided

Steps

  1. Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan, add the brown rice, cover and simmer on low for 40–45 minutes until tender; rest covered 5 minutes.
  2. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a sheet pan with parchment.
  3. In a bowl, mix the ground turkey, egg, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, half the parsley, half the garlic, half the thyme, the rosemary, half the salt and half the black pepper. Roll into 20 balls and set them on the sheet pan.
  4. Bake the meatballs 18–20 minutes, until they reach 165°F (74°C) in the center. Add the broccoli to the pan's open space for the last 12 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and onion and cook 8–10 minutes until browned.
  6. Stir in the remaining half of the garlic and remaining half of the thyme and cook 30 seconds. Sprinkle in the flour and stir 1 minute.
  7. Slowly whisk in the chicken broth, then the milk and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer 4–5 minutes until thickened; season with the remaining half of the salt and black pepper.
  8. Add the baked meatballs to the sauce and turn to coat. Serve over the rice with the broccoli, topped with the remaining half of the parsley.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Fish, Gluten. Some brands contain soy.

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