Description
These Baked Turkey Meatballs are cooked in marinara to keep them flavorful and moist, and they’re also loaded with cheese. Done in 30 minutes!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs. ground turkey
- 1 cup diced yellow onion
- 4 garlic cloves, diced
- 1/2 cup gluten free panko
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 tablespoon dry oregano
- 1 tablespoon dry basil
- 1 tablespoon dry parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 jar of marinara sauce
- 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, add ground turkey, onion, garlic cloves, parmesan cheese, eggs, oregano, basil, parsley, salt, fennel seeds, and black pepper. Using your hands, mix all the ingredients.
- Form into twelve 2″ balls.
- Place the meatballs in the pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and place the meatballs under broiler for 4 minutes to brown.
- Remove meatballs from the oven. Cover the meatballs with marinara sauce and sprinkle with cheese.
- Place the meatballs back in 400°F oven and bake for another 5 minutes or until internal temperature of meatballs reached 165°F.
- Garnish with basil and serve.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 meatballs + cheese/sauce
- Calories: 281
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 604 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 27 g
- Cholesterol: 130 mg
