Meatball and Breadstick Sub Skewers

INGREDIENTS  

• 1 box (9 oz.) frozen chopped spinach
• 2 slices whole wheat sandwich bread, torn in pieces
• ¼ cup half-and-half
• 1 lb. ground turkey
• 1 can Pillsbury® refrigerated original breadsticks
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz.)
• 2 cups tomato pasta sauce

DIRECTIONS  

1. Heat oven to 375°F. Line 2 large cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2. Microwave frozen spinach as directed on box; cool slightly. Squeeze dry with paper towels.
3. In medium bowl, mix bread pieces and half-and-half; let stand 1 minute. With fork, mash bread until well blended. Add spinach, turkey, salt and pepper to taste; mix well. Shape mixture into 36 (1½-inch) balls.
4. Unroll dough; separate into 12 breadsticks. Thread one end of a breadstick on 10-inch skewer; add 1 meatball, leaving ¼ inch between dough and meatball. Repeat threading with breadstick and 2 additional meatballs. Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining breadsticks and meatballs.
5. Bake 18 to 22 minutes, rotating cookie sheets halfway through bake time, or until meatballs are no longer pink in center and meat thermometer in center of meatball reads 165°F. Sprinkle each meatball skewer with about 1 T. cheese. Bake 3 to 4 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
6. Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, cook sauce over medium-low heat 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until thoroughly heated. Serve with meatball skewers.

Recipe Author: Pillsbury