Cheese Stuffed Turkey Meatballs and Ricotta Baked Rotini

I made this recipe up and Jon and I really liked it!  You can definitely sub any other type of meat in the meatballs, but we're trying to be pseudo healthy, plus I had ground turkey I needed to use!

Cheese Stuffed Turkey Meatballs and Ricotta Baked Rotini


for the pasta:
1 box whole wheat rotini
1 jar spaghetti sauce
1 small tub ricotta cheese
1 tsp basil
1 tsp oregano
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/4 cup grated fresh parmesan

1/4 cup grated fresh aged asiago

for the meatballs:

1 lb ground turkey
1 ball fresh mozzarella, cut into bite size pieces
1 tsp basil 
1 tsp oregano
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 egg


Preheat oven to 350.  Boil pasta.  Mix all other pasta ingredients except Parmesan and asiago. Pour into a 9x13 baking dish.  Top with Parmesan and asiago.  Bake 15 minutes.
Mix all meatball ingredients except mozzarella.  Roll about 1/4 cup meat mix into a ball.  Flatten and place a piece of mozzarella in the center.  seal the meat all the way around the cheese.  Repeat until all is used.  Bake 20 minutes. 
Serve the meatballs with the pasta and enjoy!