Tuscan Meatballs - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    10 ounces frozen spinach
    1 lb ground turkey
    1 egg
    1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
    1 cup parmesan cheese
    3/4 cup mozzarella cheese
    1 teaspoon garlic salt
    black pepper
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    2 garlic cloves
    16 ounces spaghetti
    3/4 cup white wine
    3 tablespoons butter
    1/4 cup parmesan cheese, to top
Preparation
    Heat oven to 350 degrees.
    Squeeze water out of spinach.
    Mix spinach, turkey, egg, bread crumbs, 3/4 cup parmesan, mozzarella, garlic salt and pepper. Form into about 30 meatballs.
    Heat oil in large frying pan over med-high heat. brown meatballs for 2-3 minutes. Once browned, bake meatballs on baking sheet for about 20 minutes.
    While meatballs are baking, bring a lightly salted pot of water to a boil and cook spaghetti. Once finished, reserve 1 cup pasta water before draining.
    Deglaze meatball pan with white wine. Add butter and garlic & let thicken slightly. Pour over drained spaghetti and toss to coat; add some of reserved pasta water to moisten if needed. Add meatballs. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup parmesan.

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