Turkey Meatball Recipe
These Turkey Meatballs are juicy, tender, and packed with flavor thanks to fresh garlic, a moist panade with olive oil, and coarse parmesan for pockets of cheesy goodness—perfect for pasta night or meal prep!
Servings 4
Calories 295kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey 93/7
- ½ cup Panko bread crumbs
- 1 Egg
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ½ cup parmesan cheese coarsely ground
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- non-stick or olive oil spray
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F, line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper, spray with nonstick spray.
- In a bowl combine the panko, egg, extra virgin olive oil, and milk. Let it sit for a few minutes so the bread crumbs soak in some of the liquid.½ cup Panko bread crumbs, 1 Egg, ¼ cup milk, 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Add in the parmesan, garlic, onion powder and kosher salt. Mix to combine.½ cup parmesan cheese, 2 cloves garlic, ¾ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon onion powder
- Finally add in the ground turkey and with clean hands or a fork mix everything together. Avoid overmixing, just mix until there are no large clumps of panade.1 lb ground turkey
- Portion out the turkey meatballs into about 2 tablespoon portions onto the prepared pan, a 1.5-2 tablespoon scoop can make really quick work of this.
- Then roll the meatballs into nice balls. Mom's Tip: The turkey is a little sticky, but if you slightly wet your hands it will make it less messy.
- Lightly spritz the tops of the meatballs with a little non stick spray.
- Bake for 20 minutes, then turn on the broiler for about 2 minutes to help make the tops golden.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for about 5 mins.
- Serve over spaghetti, in a meatball sub, or with a dipping sauce (we LOVE these with some Chick-fil-a dipping sauce!!!).
Notes
- Use 93/7 ground turkey, avoid the 99% fat free ground turkey.
- Coarsely grind the parmesan cheese to get little pockets of parm!
- Bake the meatballs on parchment so they get nice and golden on the bottom.
- Spritz the tops of the turkey meatballs a little non-stick spray to help them get golden in the oven.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 771mg | Potassium: 407mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 210IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 194mg | Iron: 2mg
