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Turkey Meatballs with Courgette Ribbons

Name: Turkey Meatballs with Courgette Ribbons
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 220 g Turkey mince, 5%; 250 g Courgette; 220 g Passata; 60 g Onion; 15 g Parmesan; 15 g Oats, blitzed; 4 sprays Olive oil spray

Turkey meatballs in tomato sauce over courgette instead of pasta. 56 g of protein.

Calories: 533kcal
Protein: 61g
Fat: 18g
Carbs: 37g

Per serving, makes 1. Published 29 August 2026.

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Oats count as a gluten cereal under UK labelling and ordinary oats are milled alongside wheat. Certified gluten-free oats are a separate ingredient here.

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Turkey Meatballs with Courgette Ribbons, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Turkey Meatballs with Courgette Ribbons

Ingredients 1 to 6 for turkey meatballs with courgette ribbons arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 6. 220 g Turkey mince, 5%. 250 g Courgette. 220 g Passata. 60 g Onion. 15 g Parmesan. 15 g Oats, blitzed

Ingredients 7 to 7 for turkey meatballs with courgette ribbons arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 7 to 7. 4 sprays Olive oil spray

Turkey Meatballs with Courgette Ribbons, preparation step 1: Mix the mince with the blitzed oats, half the onion grated, salt and oregano, and roll into small meatballs. — Step 1. Mix the mince with the blitzed oats, half the onion grated, salt and oregano, and roll into small meatballs.

Turkey Meatballs with Courgette Ribbons, preparation step 2: Brown them in a sprayed pan on all sides, then take them out. — Step 2. Brown them in a sprayed pan on all sides, then take them out.

Turkey Meatballs with Courgette Ribbons, preparation step 3: Soften the remaining onion, add the passata and return the meatballs to simmer for fifteen minutes. — Step 3. Soften the remaining onion, add the passata and return the meatballs to simmer for fifteen minutes.

The finished turkey meatballs with courgette ribbons. — Step 4. Ribbon the courgette with a peeler, warm it through in the sauce for two minutes and serve with parmesan.

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Ingredients

Turkey mince, 5%220 g
Courgette250 g
Passata220 g
Onion60 g
Parmesan15 g
Oats, blitzed15 g
Olive oil spray4 sprays

Method

Mix the mince with the blitzed oats, half the onion grated, salt and oregano, and roll into small meatballs.
Brown them in a sprayed pan on all sides, then take them out.
Soften the remaining onion, add the passata and return the meatballs to simmer for fifteen minutes.
Ribbon the courgette with a peeler, warm it through in the sauce for two minutes and serve with parmesan.

Worth knowing

Courgette instead of pasta takes about 55 g of carbohydrate off the plate. Two minutes only, or it collapses to water.

Other dinner recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every dinner between 450 and 600 calories a serving.

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Macros are calculated from the weights listed above using standard food composition values, and will shift with your own brands and measuring. Weigh what you can. This is a recipe, not dietary advice. The full health disclaimer is below.