Turkey Meatballs

I've been hiding in final paper/project land lately, but things are finally starting to wind down.  I've still been cooking, but making some easier things using sauce from a jar (!!!) and store bought bread crumbs (gasp!) to make my life a bit easier.  I'm just kidding, I'm really not too snobby to use these things on a regular basis.  Martha Stewart does!  

I forgot how fun it is to make meatballs and how you can pretty much add anything (except mayonnaise) and they'll be delicious.  They are also so great cold the next day for lunch.  I saw one recipe that used crushed pine nuts in the meatballs, but since pine nuts are out of my budget, I used walnuts.  I actually kept them coarsely ground and I liked the crunch it gave the meatballs, but you can always fully puree them to avoid this.

Ingredients

1.25 pounds ground turkey
3/4 cup fresh (or not) breadcrumbs
1/4 cup coarsely ground walnuts
2 garlic cloves
1/2 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon Italian seasonings
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon each salt and pepper
About 4 tablespoons olive oil

1.  In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together well.  Form mixture into meatballs by rolling with your hands, making each meatball about 1 inch around.

2. Add 2 tablespoons olive to a sautee pan over medium heat.  Add half of the meatballs and turns over as they cook until they are fully cooked through.  Repeat process for 2nd half of meatballs. 

All the ingredients: 

Meatball "dough"? 

Browning: 

I could have made this recipe a "spaghetti and meatball" recipe, but I know you all know how to make spaghetti and add sauce to it.  Top with meatballs. Voila.