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One Pot Turkey Swedish Meatball Pasta - delicious flavoursome swedish meatballs made with lighter ground turkey in a creamy style sauce with pasta. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Turkey Swedish Meatballs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My kids are often my inspiration for recipes, as most are usually created by saying \"what do you fancy for dinner?\" and tonight their request was meatballs. So with Turkey mince in the fridge that needed to be used and a spotting of the lingonberry jam in the fridge shelf. I knew Turkey Swedish Meatballs was a must. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Combine that with some pasta in the pantry cupboard and a simple one pot recipe just seemed the best option. Creamy dreamy and delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Pot Swedish Meatball Pasta<\/strong> Recipe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Have I mentioned how much I love one pot recipes? They are such easy meals to cook and if it results in less washing up at the end of a busy day, then for me that is a bonus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hence why I have many yummy One Pot Recipes<\/a><\/strong> right here on Slimming Eats<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although for this recipe we do use a tray for the meatballs, because it's lined with parchment, it means it's super easy to clean up afterward. Then we use a deep frying pan for the final one pot swedish meatballs past recipe, as  the wider circumference ensures the  pasta cooks perfectly and quickly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Other Substitutes for Ground Turkey (Mince)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Don't fancy ground turkey? Not a problem, any ground meat will work well in this recipe. The most obvious choice being Chicken or Beef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I recommend using stock to compliment the meat you use, so if you do decide on ground beef (beef mince) use beef stock instead of chicken, it will really enhance the flavour of the beef meatballs in this recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could even use a combination of pork and beef , pork and chicken and so on. So many options!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can I use Quark in Swedish Meatballs?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Please don't, quark is more sour in taste and is not great with high temperatures, so you can guarantee as soon as you add it to the one pot pasta dish, it will split and just won't give the same Creamy flavour you get with low fat cream cheese. Cream cheese melts wonderfully and goes all silky and creamy when used in recipes so is more ideal. I use low fat Philadelphia. But a store brand option is perfectly fine too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do you have to use Breadcrumbs in the Meatballs?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The key to making tender delicious meatballs is by using breadcrumbs, seriously it really makes such a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ever formed meatballs by just using the meat and seasoning, cooked them to then discover they have shrunk to almost nothing or fallen apart because you added too many mix-in ingredients? That's pretty typical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you drop bread into a liquid, it swells into almost double it's size, right? Well, that's exactly what breadcrumbs do when added to the ground meat for meatballs or meatloaf.  Meaning they stay lovely and tender and are never dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omit them if you really want to, but just be aware that the final result of the meatballs is not going to be as good in this recipe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might want to add something else in for some moisture, like some grated zucchini) courgette or even mushrooms pulsed in a food processor. Just make sure you squeeze out any excess liquid from the zucchin if you use it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My liquid is taking ages to reduce?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If this is happening, then you need to turn up the heat, this cooks super fast once you add the pasta and meatballs in to the boiling hot stock, so if your pasta is taking ages to cook and the liquid is not reducing down, the heat is too low. The stock should be bubbling away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sides for Swedish Meatballs Pasta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pair this yummy one pot pasta recipe with any vegetable sides of your choice. I went for some simple zucchini (courgette) which I  sauteed in olive oil spray with some black pepper and garlic, finish it off with a dollop of lingonberry sauce, because you can't have Swedish Meatballs without Lingonberry Sauce, right? I get mine from Ikea of course, but a cranberry sauce is a perfect replacement too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other vegetable suggestions to pair with this are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n