Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
- finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro
- finely chopped
- 12 medium red onion
- chopped
- 1 12 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 12 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 egg
- 14 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 14 cup olive oil
- 12 cup flour (to coat)
- 300 g spaghetti (11 ounces)
- 1 red onion
- finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves
- crushed
- 1 cup mushroom
- sliced
- 12 green pepper
- cubed
- 12 yellow pepper
- cubed
- 12 red pepper
- cubed
- 28 ounces chopped tomatoes
- from a can
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 pinch salt
- 12 teaspoon black pepper
- 10 ounces chickpeas
- from a can
- drained and rinsed
- 12 cup fresh parsley
- roughly chopped
- 12 cup fresh cilantro
- roughly chopped
Instructions
- Meatballs.
- Mix parsley, onion, spices, bread crumbs & egg with the ground turkey.
- Make sure it is well mixed so that the spices are evenly distributed throughout the mixture.
- Fork out 20 one inch balls.
- Roll the balls into the flour until coated.
- Pour enough oil to just cover the bottom of the frying pan, heat on medium heat.
- Place the balls into the heated oil.
- Turn frequently so they do not burn on the sides.
- Cook until they are done all the way through.
- Place off to the side.
- Put spaghetti in a large pot of boiling water and cook as long as the packet suggests.
- Mine takes 7-9 minutes.
- Sauce.
- Meanwhile, drain oil from the frying pan.
- Add the onions, garlic and mushrooms and saute until they start to get soft which was about 5 minutes for me.
- Add the tomatoes, peppers, cinnamon, cumin, turmeric and black pepper and lightly simmer for about 8 minutes stirring frequently.
- Stir in the chickpeas and heat just long enough to cook through, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in the fresh herbs and just mix through until they start to wilt.
- Add in cooked spaghetti and stir to make sure all of the pasta is coated in the sauce.
- Add in cooked meatballs and stir to make sure all of them are coated in the sauce.
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