Meatballs {with Turkey Meat}

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
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Happy Monday! Todays topic is… Meatballs, Meatballs, and more Meatballs. I thought that this would fit in nicely with last fridays post on Homemade Tomato Sauce. After all, everybody needs a good meatball with their spaghetti, right!

In our house, we use A- LOT of chicken, lean steaks, and ground turkey meat. So for these Meatballs I used, yup you guessed it, ground turkey meat. Whenever your using turkey meat, you have to be careful and keep an eye on it because it can go dry really fast. In order to keep the moisture in these meatballs, I added some frozen spinach. But, you can add whatever you want. In fact, I was thinking of adding roasted red pepper to these, but thought I would give ya’ll a “roasted red pepper” break. 🙂

These Meatballs are so stinking easy to make and are a great compliment to spaghetti or they can steal the show with a meatball sub sandwich!  Plus, my son Cason loved them! {and he’s a little picky}

Ok, before we get to the recipe. As you know we just had an awesome Pre-Summer Gift Card Extravaganza here at Joyful Healthy Eats. Myself and a bunch of other AWESOME bloggers teamed together to give away $400 worth of gift cards.

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To get started, preheat oven to 375º. Chop up 1 small onion and mince 2 cloves of garlic , add to a medium sized bowl along with 1.5 lbs of ground turkey meat.

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Next dethaw 10 oz. of frozen spinach and then squeeze all the liquid out. {I did the cheater route and put the spinach in the microwave to warm up and then squeezed the liquid out :)}

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Next, add 1 T. of dry basil, 1 1/2 tsp. of dry oregano, 1 tsp. of salt,  1/2 tsp. of pepper, 1 egg, and 1/2 cup of shredded parmesan cheese. Mix all ingredients together by hand. Form into 2″ balls and place on baking sheet. {it should make about a dozen meatballs}

Meatballs 2

Put baking sheet in oven for 30 minutes.

Meatballs 3

Serve on spaghetti with Homemade Tomato Sauce.

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Meatballs {with Turkey Meat}

  • Author: Krista
  • prep_time Prep Time: 15 mins
  • cook_time Cook Time: 30 mins
  • total_time Total Time: 45 mins
  • yield Yield: 12 1x
  • category Category: Pasta, Poultry & Pork, Gluten Free

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Ingredients

  • 1.5 lb.s of ground turkey
  • 1 T. basil
  • 1 1/2 tsp. oregano
  • 1 egg
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 10 oz. frozen spinach, dethawed and squeezed dry
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tsp. of salt
  • 1/2 tsp. of pepper
  • 1/2 cup of shredded parmesan

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375º.
  2. Chop up onion and cloves of garlic, add to a medium sized bowl along with ground turkey meat.
  3. Next de-thaw frozen spinach and then squeeze all the liquid out. {I did the cheater route and put the spinach in the microwave to warm up and then squeezed the liquid out :)}
  4. Next, add dry basil, dry oregano, salt, pepper, egg, and shredded parmesan cheese.
  5. Mix all ingredients together by hand.
  6. Form into 2″ balls and place on baking sheet. {it should make about a dozen meatballs}
  7. Put baking sheet in oven for 30 minutes.
  8. Serve on spaghetti with Homemade Tomato Sauce.

 

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14 Responses
  1. Kate West

    Delicious! Well done! Another tasty, healthy and simple recipe from your site! Only thing I did different: Cooked them in a pan over medium heat instead of the oven (like the Aussies do with rissoles) and they turned out perfect! Good combination of moisture too, with the turkey mince.

    Thanks so much for sharing ๐Ÿ‘

  2. Maria

    These meatballs sound delicious!!! As much as I love the traditional spaghetti and meatballs, sometimes it just feels a little too heavy… especially in the summertime. These sound like a great alternative!

    1. Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats
      Krista

      I SOOO agree.. and they were light especially with the Homemade Tomato Basil Sauce. YUM! ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks for stopping by Maria.

  3. Lizy @ http://justdipitinchocolate.blogspot.com/

    Hi Krista, every week I have to make meatballs so I’m always on the lookout for new recipes. Love this one is very similar to my Black and Blue Burgers, check them out if you want for a twist on your delish balls! Came from Serenity You party, Hugs, Lizy

    1. Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats
      Krista

      Wow! Every week! I’m impressed, why do you make them every week? I will definitely head over and check out your Black & Blue Burgers.. YUm! ๐Ÿ™‚ Those actually sound delicious for this memorial day weekend too! Thanks for stopping by Lizy, love your blog.

  4. Julie @ This Gal Cooks

    I love this recipe, Krista! The meatballs look absolutely amazing! The spinach was a nice addition. Pinned to my food board!

  5. Gloria @ Simply Gloria

    I’m loving these turkey meatballs! Justin refuses to eat ground turkey…but he has no idea about the taco “meat” he’s been gobbling up so fast every single time! Now, I’m going to be making some spaghetti and “meatballs”!

    1. Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats
      Krista

      haha.. you sound just like my friend Rachel. She has to hide the turkey meat in things too… you can barely tell. Boys crack me up, its all in the mind! Enjoy your spaghetti and “meatballs” wink wink. ๐Ÿ™‚

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