Mushroom and Olive Meatballs

Here is another version of my delicious meatballs. Everyone loved them. I took two of my daughter’s favorite pizza toppings- mushrooms and olives, and added them to the turkey meat. I also added garlic and parsley. Of course the homemade tomato sauce helps with the taste factor. This is a good one!!

• 1 pound dark meat turkey
• 1 cup Cremini mushrooms, shredded
• ½ cup kalamata olives, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• ½ cup parsley, chopped
• 1 egg, beaten
• ½ cup Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, grated
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup panko bread crumbs soaked in ½ cup milk (for 10 minutes)
• 2 cups tomato sauce

Transfer the tomato sauce into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer.
Transfer the turkey, mushrooms, olives, garlic, parsley and cheese into a medium mixing bowl. Mix well and add the egg, salt and panko crumbs. Mix well and form meatballs and slide into the simmering sauce. Bring to a boil and lower the heat to a simmer and cook meatballs covered with a lid for 15 minutes. Taste for seasonings and serve with pasta.