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Baked Turkey Meatballs in Marinara

Tender herb-and-Parmesan turkey meatballs simmered in marinara over spaghetti.

Baked Turkey Meatballs in Marinara, plated and ready to serve
Serves
4
Total time
50 min
Cost per serving (United States)
$11.22

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 lb ground turkey (93% lean)
  • 12 oz spaghetti
  • 24 oz jarred marinara sauce
  • 3/4 cup plain breadcrumbs
  • 1 large eggs
  • 2 oz grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup whole milk
  • 3 clove garlic
  • 2 tsp italian seasoning blend
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 400F and oil a sheet pan.

  2. Soak the breadcrumbs in the milk for 5 minutes, then mix with the turkey, egg, Parmesan, minced garlic, Italian seasoning, and salt. Do not overwork it.

  3. Roll into 20 meatballs and set them on the sheet pan.

  4. Bake 18 minutes until browned and cooked through.

  5. Warm the marinara in a wide pan and slide the meatballs in. Simmer gently 8 minutes.

  6. Boil the spaghetti and serve with the meatballs and sauce spooned over.

What this costs, country by country

Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.

The cost of this recipe in 11 countries, each in its own currency, with how many of the 11 ingredients we could price in each. Figures are not converted between currencies, so the rows cannot be ranked against each other.
CountryWhole recipePer servingPriced from
United States$44.88$11.2211 of 11 ingredients
United Kingdom£40.13£10.0311 of 11 ingredients
Australia$72.38$18.1011 of 11 ingredients
Egypt‏١٬٦٤٤٫٠٦ ج.م.‏‏٤١١٫٠٢ ج.م.‏11 of 11 ingredients
Mexico$1,099.78$274.9511 of 11 ingredients
Canada$109.15$27.2910 of 11 ingredients
Spain20,48 €5,12 €10 of 11 ingredients
New Zealand$64.83$16.219 of 11 ingredients
Greece29,06 €7,27 €9 of 11 ingredients
Germany34,61 €8,65 €9 of 11 ingredients
Austria€ 35,20€ 8,809 of 11 ingredients

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