Best Healthier Turkey Meatballs Wdipping Sauce Recipes

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10-MINUTE HEALTHY TURKEY MEATBALLS (NO BREADCRUMBS!)



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Easy to make and flavorful turkey meatballs made with few ingredients and no breadcrumbs. Low carb, gluten-free, and ready in 10 minutes!

Provided by Jamie Silva

Categories     Appetizer     Dinner     Lunch     Main Course

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 pound ground turkey
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
1 large egg
2 teaspoons sesame oil plus more to brush on top
2 green onions (thinly sliced (or 2 tablespoons finely chopped white onion))
salt + pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat broiler. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
  • In a bowl, add ground turkey, cumin, oregano, onion powder, garlic powder, parsley, egg, sesame oil, and green onions. Gently mix until well combined. Careful not to overmix or the meatballs won't be moist and tender.
  • Form the mixture into meatballs. Place on lined baking sheet. Using a medium cookie scoop makes 15 meatballs, 1-inch in diameter. You can definitely make them in whatever size you'd like, just make sure they are all the same size so they cook evenly.
  • Broil on HIGH for 10 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through.* Brush with more sesame oil on top for more flavor. Serve with your favorite side dish. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 serving (3-4 meatballs using a medium scoop), Calories 263 kcal, Carbohydrate 1.4 g, Protein 32.7 g, Fat 16 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Cholesterol 157 mg, Sodium 139 mg, Fiber 0.4 g, Sugar 0.5 g

BAKED TURKEY MEATBALLS



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Baked Turkey Meatballs. Easy to make, tender, and absolutely delicious! Serve with spaghetti, buns, or over zucchini noodles.

Provided by Erin Clarke / Well Plated

Categories     Appetizer     Main Course

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 17

1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese (plus additional for serving)
1/3 cup Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs (whole wheat if possible)
3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh herbs (basil, parsley, or chives a combo, plus additional for serving)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
1 pound 93% lean ground turkey (keep in your refrigerator until the last possible second)
1 large egg
1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (plus more as needed)
Prepared pasta sauce
Cooked whole wheat pasta or zucchini noodles
Creamy Polenta
Split and toasted hoagie buns
Prepared brown rice

Steps:

  • Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and coat with nonstick spray.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add the cheese, bread crumbs, herbs, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, pepper, and red pepper flakes and stir well to combine. Add the turkey.
  • In a small bowl, beat the egg, then add it to the meat mixture. With a fork or your fingers, mix just until combined, being careful not to compact the meat.
  • With a scoop or spoon, scoop the meat and shape into 1 1/2-inch meatballs. Arrange on the prepared baking sheet. You will have about 20 meatballs total.
  • Brush the tops of the meatballs with the olive oil.
  • Bake for 15 minutes, or until the meatballs reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer. As an alternate way to check, a meatball in the center of the baking sheet should be fully cooked through when cut in half.
  • While the meatballs cook, warm the sauce and any other items you'd like to serve them with (pasta, hoagie buns, rice, etc.). Serve the meatballs hot, topped with the sauce, cheese, herbs, and any other additions.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 meatball, Calories 62 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 4 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 26 mg, Sodium 188 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g

CHINESE INSPIRED TURKEY MEATBALLS W/ DIPPING SAUCE



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I sometimes mix half ground pork and half ground turkey to make these tasty little meatball that are great for snacking on while watching a football game.

Provided by Marsha Gardner @mrdick1950

Categories     Poultry Appetizers

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 cup(s) panko bread crumbs
4 pound(s) ground turkey
3 large egg
2 1/2 tablespoon(s) fresh ginger, minced
3 clove(s) garlic, minced
1 teaspoon(s) kosher salt
1/2 cup(s) cilantro, fresh, chopped
6-8 - green onions, chopped fine
2 1/2 tablespoon(s) soy sauce
3 teaspoon(s) sesame oil
DIPPING SAUCE
1/2 cup(s) soy sauce
4 teaspoon(s) sesame oil
2 tablespoon(s) sugar
2 tablespoon(s) water
2 tablespoon(s) green onions, chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 500°F. Mix ground turkey, panko, egg, salt, scallions, ginger, cilantro, soy sauce, and 2 tsp oil and mix with your hands until combined well. Shape 1 heaping tablespoon meat mixture into a ball and transfer to a baking dish. Repeat with remaining mixture. Bake until cooked through, about 12-15 minutes.
  • For the dipping sauce mix together soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar and water in a bowl. Add scallions. Transfer meatballs to a serving dish. Stir sauce, then drizzle meatballs with 1 tablespoon sauce. Serve meatballs with remaining sauce.

HEALTHY TURKEY MEATBALLS



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Swap beef mince and breadcrumbs with lean turkey and oats. Serve in a tomato sauce with pasta or potatoes. See the tip to make a vegetarian version - Penne with fennel & Parmesan.

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Categories     Dinner

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 tbsp rapeseed oil
1 onion , finely chopped
2 carrots , finely diced
2 celery sticks, finely diced
2 garlic cloves , thinly sliced
1 fennel bulb , halved and thinly sliced, fronds reserved
500g carton tomato passata
500ml reduced-salt chicken stock
2 tbsp chopped parsley
broccoli and potatoes or pasta and salad , to serve
400g pack lean turkey breast mince
4 tbsp porridge oat
1 tsp fennel seed , crushed
1 garlic clove , crushed
spray of oil

Steps:

  • Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan with a lid, then tip in the onion, carrots, celery, garlic and fennel, and stir well. Cover the pan and cook over a medium heat for 8 mins, stirring every now and then. Pour in the passata and stock, cover and leave to simmer for 20 mins.
  • Meanwhile, tip the mince into a large bowl. Add the oats, fennel seeds and leaves, the garlic and plenty of black pepper, and mix in with your hands. Lightly shape into 25 meatballs about the size of a walnut. Spray or rub a non-stick pan with a little oil and gently cook the meatballs until they take on a little colour. Give the sauce a stir, then add the meatballs and parsley. Cover and cook for 10 mins until they are cooked through and the veg in the sauce is tender. Serve with broccoli and baby potatoes in their skins, or pasta and salad.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 334 calories, Fat 9 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 21 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 13 grams sugar, Fiber 8 grams fiber, Protein 38 grams protein, Sodium 0.3 milligram of sodium

TURKEY MEATBALLS IN TOMATO SAUCE



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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). Serve them over spaghetti or polenta, or stuff them into a hero roll for a sandwich. Try to use ground dark meat turkey here if you can, it has a deeper, richer flavor than ground white meat.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     dinner, lunch, meatballs, main course

Time 50m

Yield 28 meatballs, 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, more for serving, if desired
1/2 cup panko or other plain dried bread crumbs
1/4 cup minced onion
1/4 cup chopped chives or basil
2 garlic cloves, grated on a microplane or minced
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
Pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
1 1/2 pounds ground turkey, very cold
1 large egg, beaten
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, more as needed
3 cups marinara sauce, more to taste

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine cheese, bread crumbs, onion, chives, garlic, salt, pepper, oregano and red pepper flakes, if using, and mix well. Add turkey and egg and blend with your hands until well mixed. If you've got time, cover mixture and chill for an hour or up to 24 hours. These are easiest to form into balls while very cold. Form into 28 meatballs, each about 1 1/4-inches in diameter.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large sauté pan. When hot, add enough of the meatballs to fit in one layer without crowding, and brown on all sides, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate, add another tablespoon of oil to pan and brown another layer of meatballs, transferring them to the plate as they brown. Repeat until all meatballs are browned, adding more oil to the pan as needed.
  • When meatballs are all browned, add marinara sauce to pan and bring to a simmer, scraping up the browned bits on the pan bottom. Return meatballs and their juices to pan, shake pan to cover the meatballs with sauce, and lower heat. Partly cover pan and simmer until the meatballs are cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Serve hot, drizzled with more olive oil and sprinkled with more cheese, if you like.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 382, UnsaturatedFat 14 grams, Carbohydrate 18 grams, Fat 21 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 30 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 827 milligrams, Sugar 8 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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