Turkey meatballs. While meatball purists might declare blasphemy, turkey meatballs are actually my favorite So we took to the kitchen to figure out how to make the juiciest, most flavorful turkey meatballs, and came. I have never found a turkey meatballs recipe that I really liked that much, until I tried these! Needless to say, I was SHOCKED by how tender and full of flavor this turkey meatballs recipe is.
Tender meatballs filled with onions and Parmesan, bathed in plenty of tomato sauce, are classics in every way except for one: They call for turkey instead of the usual beef (or beef-veal-pork combination).
Turkey Meatballs - Easy and Quick to Make!
My go-to recipe for tender, soft turkey meatballs!
You can have Turkey meatballs using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Turkey meatballs
- It's 1 1/2 lb of raw 93% lean ground turkey breast/ ground turkey.
- It's 1 of non stick cooking spray.
- Prepare 1 tsp of sea salt or Himalayan salt.
- Prepare 1 tsp of dry mustard.
- Prepare 1 tsp of smoked paprika.
- Prepare 1 of large egg, lightly beaten.
- Prepare 3/4 cup of quick-cooking rolled oats.
- You need 2 clove of garlic, finely chopped.
- Prepare 12 of fresh parsley sprigs, finely chopped.
- You need 2 tbsp of tomato sauce, no sugar added.
I usually make a couple batches at a time and freeze them. Turkey meatballs are the perfect lightened up weeknight dinner! Serve them with some marinara over pasta or zoodles or just pile them on your plate and serve with some veggies. Serve the turkey meatballs with noodles or bread.
Turkey meatballs step by step
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Lightly coat large baking sheet with spray; set aside..
- Combine turkey, salt, mustard, paprika, egg, oats, garlic, parsley, and tomato sauce in a large bowl; mix well by hand..
- Roll mixture into 30 1 - inch meatballs. Place on prepared baking sheet..
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until no longer pink in the middle..
Remove the sheet of meatballs from the oven and spoon them into warm pasta sauce. These were the best turkey meatballs I've ever made. I used the fresh oregano rosemary and parsley and I think that made a big. Turkey Meatballs are perfect and completely tender all the way through without even a hint of toughness. This classic Italian Turkey Meatballs dish has become a family staple for us.