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These are really delicious. I have never put peppers in my meatballs. They are so good. This is the only meatball recipe I’ll be making for a while! Thank you!
Michelle
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Tips on How to Make Turkey Meatballs
Since ground turkey (or chicken) is finely ground, it tends to stick to your hands a lot.
You can’t completely prevent this, but here are some tips we’ve found through testing to make it manageable:
- Don’t over-mix the turkey. You want to just get all of the ingredients incorporated into the turkey and then stop.
- You can mix the turkey with an oil covered wooden spoon or spatula to prevent sticking.
- Coat your hands in oil before mixing the turkey and rolling out the meatballs. Re-apply oil as needed.
- To help with #3, I like to keep a clean paper towel and jar of oil next to me when I’m forming meatballs. That way, I can use the paper towel to pick up the jar and add more to my hands when needed.
- Or you can also try using an ice cream scoop to drop the meatballs on the sheet pan. Then, they just need a little forming with your hands.
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25-Minute Turkey Meatballs (Keto)
These homemade meatballs use ground turkey and are Keto friendly. They’re low carb, tender and juicy – with no breadcrumbs added!
Ingredients
For the meatballs:
- 2 lbs ground turkey
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 cup spinach, chopped
- 1/2 bell pepper, diced
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 tsp garlic powder, (or sub about 1 tbsp galic oil)
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
For the optional spicy aioli sauce:
- 3/4 cup avocado oil
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp mustard powder
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 tbsp hot sauce, (adjust to taste)
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° Fahrenheit and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add all of the ingredients to a large mixing bowl, and use your hands to combine the ingredients.
- Form the mixture into meatballs the size of oversized golf balls and place on lined baking sheet.
- Transfer to oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, until fully cooked. If desired, switch the oven to broil for the last 2-3 minutes to brown the top of the meatballs.
- While the meatballs are cooking, prepare the sauce (optional). Place all of the sauce ingredients in a pint jar or small pyrex measuring cup. You want a container just wide enough for your immersion blender.
- Place the immersion blender at the bottom of the container. Start blending while holding the blender at the bottom. Don’t move the blender from the bottom until the sauce begins to emulsify and thicken. Once it starts to thicken, slowly move the immersion blender to the top until all of the oil is completely mixed in. It should result in a creamy sauce. Cover and refrigerate until use.
- Remove meatballs from oven and serve topped with spicy aioli (optional).
Notes
Nutrition facts are an estimate provided for those following a Ketogenic or low-carb diet and include the optional sauce for this recipe. See our full nutrition information disclosure here.
Calories: 134kcal, Carbohydrates: 1g, Protein: 12g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Fiber: 1g
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Y’all-
I pulled the recipe up on my Google device,
And it showed ALL the ingredients including the sauce ingredients…so I added them to my meatball mixture- it was a happy accident and they are delicious. Highly recommend these flavor bombs. (Only do 1/4 oil though)…
Haha! Sometimes accidents work out ok 🙂
Any other options to flavor the sauce besides hot sauce?
The sauce is pretty forgiving, you could add lemon or lime juice or any seasonings like garlic or chili powder (around 1/2 to 1tsp each).
Is it safe to consume the raw egg in the sauce?
Yes, as all eggs in the US are pasteurized and safe to consume raw.
I was just googling for a turkey meatball recipe and chose this one. These are really delicious. I have never put peppers in my meatballs. They are so good. This is the only meatball recipe I’ll be making for a while! Thank you!
Happy to hear that! Thanks for coming back to to leave a review, we appreciate it 🙂
These look delicious! I am trying to cook for my pregnant daughter in law who has gestational diabetes. Need to keep it low carb, low sodium. What is the sodium count in these and can I make them less sodium ?
Hi there! That’s so sweet of you to cook for your daughter in law. These have 136mg of sodium per meatball. You could reduce that by using less or no sea salt. No added sea salt to the recipe would drop it down to 77mg per meatball. Hope that helps! 🙂
Delicious!! A healthy option and way to get extra veggies into my family!
yum, these look delish. can’t wait to try!
We hope you like them Dylan :).
These are great to have in the fridge for when the snacking cravings hit!
We agree, perfect for a healthy snack!
What’s your favorite side dish to go with this meal, that’s also freezer friendly?
I’d suggest loaded mashed cauliflower or crispy roasted cauliflower rice. Or just white rice if you eat that.
It says it makes 20 meatballs and 134 calories per serving, but how many meatballs in a serving? 1?
Correct, one meatball per serving is how it’s calculated.
Yum!