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Do you enjoy moist delicious meatballs? So tender they melt in your mouth. These are a little spicy, a little sweet and shhhh…..don’t tell but they are turkey meatballs so they are good for you too! Or at least not bad, right?

Sometimes you have to be a little good to be bad – that’s my theory anyway! 🤣

Turkey Meatballs

Turkey Meatballs – amazing flavor and easy to make!

Since fall is here and winter is right around the corner I thought it would be timely to share a great comfort food recipe. The recipe I’m sharing with you is delicious and easy – Turkey Meatballs!

Baked in the oven, rather than fried they are slow cooked goodness. Perfect for a lazy Saturday night, but delicious enough for company! I recently served these to my folks when they were visiting a few weeks ago and they absolutely loved them!

They are so easy to make, here is what you’ll need ~

  • turkey
  • frozen spinach
  • onion
  • cheese
  • egg
  • bread crumbs
  • spices

You’ll combine the above ingredients, mixing them well but being careful not to over-mix (that will make the meatballs tough).

Using a small ice-cream scoop portion them out and shape them into balls and place on a pan sprayed with non-stick coating.

Shape into meatballs.

Combine the ingredients, mixing them well but being careful not to over-mix. Using a small ice-cream scoop portion them out and shape them into balls will keep them uniform in shape and they will all cook at the same time.

Under the broiler they go for about twelve minutes. When they are done, they can be served several ways – with a pile of noodles, tucked into a sandwich, or my favorite way – bake them smothered in Mom’s Sunday Gravy topped with cheese!

Top them with sauce.

Add the meatballs to a skillet and top them with sauce.

Bathed in sauce, topped with cheese, covered baked in the oven – WOW! This with some delicious crusty bread and a great red wine! That is foodie perfection and a fabulous meal!

I made an extra batch of Mom’s Sunday Gravy Sauce to enjoy with this meal. I poured about two cups in the bottom of the pan, nestled the meatballs into it. Poured over with more sauce and topped with some salty parmesan cheese.

Turkey meatball perfection!

Simply amazing Marinara Sauce!

Thick and flavorful, this sauce is amazing and you’re going to love it!

Yummy and easy these meatballs are SO DELICIOUS!

How to serve them? You can top off a bowl of spaghetti, stuff them into some great sourdough bread topped off with cheese for a great meatball sandwich, serve with toothpicks for the perfect appetizer or do what I do….

Yup, you guessed it! Serve them in a bowl! Alongside some great pan-fried vegetables and you have one amazing meal!!! (actually you’ll have several because this makes about 24 small meatballs). So those meals I mentioned above?

You can make all three!!!

Healthy and easy Turkey Meatballs.

Healthy and easy Turkey Meatballs with so much delicious flavor, everyone will love them!

This post first appeared as a guest pot on Slow The Cook Down.

Turkey Meatballs
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Turkey Meatballs

Do you enjoy moist delicious meatballs? So tender they melt in your mouth. These are a little spicy, a little sweet and shhhh…..don’t tell but they are turkey meatballs so they are good for you too! Or at least not bad, right?

Course Lunch or Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 185 kcal
Author Souper Chef Deb from Bowl Me Over

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1 10 oz. frozen spinach thawed
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup parmesan cheese divided
  • 1/2 cup onion diced
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup bread crumbs
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 tsp chili powder
  • 1 quart Mom's Sunday Gravy or your favorite Marinara Sauce

Instructions

  1. Preheat broiler

  2. Combine the above ingredients, mixing them well but being careful not to over-mix.

  3. Using a small ice-cream scoop portion them out and shape them into balls and place on a pan sprayed with non-stick coating.

  4. Broil for 10-12 minutes or until the meatballs are cooked thru. Keep an eye on them to avoid burning.

  5. Remove from the oven and change the temperature to 350 degrees.

  6. Add approximately 1/3 of the pasta sauce to the bottom of a large skillet. Add the meatballs to the pan, top with the remaining pasta sauce and sprinkle with cheese.

  7. Cover with foil and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts
Turkey Meatballs
Amount Per Serving
Calories 185 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 80mg 27%
Sodium 545mg 23%
Potassium 276mg 8%
Total Carbohydrates 5g 2%
Sugars 1g
Protein 25g 50%
Vitamin A 4.8%
Vitamin C 1.4%
Calcium 21.5%
Iron 5.9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Do you enjoy moist delicious meatballs? So tender they melt in your mouth. These are a little spicy, a little sweet and shhhh…..don’t tell but they are turkey meatballs so they are good for you too!

Do you enjoy moist delicious meatballs? So tender they melt in your mouth. These are a little spicy, a little sweet and shhhh…..don’t tell but they are turkey meatballs so they are good for you too! Or at least not bad, right?

 

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  1. Oh, these are BEAUTIFUL! I mean… I love my turkey meatballs… But with the spinach AND with cheese – that’s beyond yummy! It’s supreme! 🙂

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  8. I bet this would be a great way to sneak some veggies into my kids :-). They love meatballs and this recipe looks so good. Thank you so much for this recipe 🙂

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  11. The spinach and the cheese push these meatballs into the dangerously addictive category for me. And thanks for all those ideas on how to serve them. I’m favouring the cocktail sticks right now since it’s party season.

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Meet Souper Chef Deb

Welcome to Bowl Me Over! My name is Debra and I send warm greetings from sunny California. I am a serious foodie – I’ve been known as the go-to girl in our family for years, catering weddings and anniversary parties and in the summer help cook mountains of food for our family reunions. Often times things I create end up in a bowl, hence the name Bowl Me Over! Learn More . . .