Spanish Meatballs

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs . ground turkey
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 onions, finely chopped, divided
• 2 garlic cloves, minced, divided
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 cup roasted red pepper, chopped, divided
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 (454 g) can diced tomatoes
• 4 cups tomato juice
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 cups basmati rice
• 6 saffron threads

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine turkey, salt , half the chopped onions, half the garlic, paprika, 1/2 cup roasted red peppers, breadcrumbs, parsley and egg. mix turkey until well combined and set aside.
• 2 in a large pot on medium, heat oil and sauté remaining onions until transparent. add all remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer.
• 3 with slightly damp hands, form turkey mixture into meatballs, approximately 2 tablespoons in size. gently drop meatballs into simmering sauce until all the turkey mixture is finished. cover pot and let simmer on low for 1 hour or until meatballs ore cooked through.
• 4 to make rice:.
• 5 follow package directions, adding saffron threads to water. try using vegetable or chicken stock instead of water for more savory rice.