These easy Paleo meatballs mix ground turkey with a simple homemade teriyaki sauce, and are full of great flavor. Serve the baked meatballs with cauliflower rice and veggies for an easy meal!
1/2teaspoonhot sauce or ¼ teaspoon cayenne peppermore or less to taste as desired
1/2teaspooncassava or arrowroot flour
Optional toppings:
Green onion, diced
Sesame seeds
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit and line a large baking pan with parchment paper or foil.
Place ground turkey and green onions in a large bowl.
In a separate small bowl, make teriyaki sauce by combining coconut aminos, maple syrup, lemon juice, garlic, ginger and hot sauce in a small bowl. Stir with a whisk until everything is evenly blended.
Pour half of the teriyaki sauce into the bowl with the turkey and onions. Mix everything together well with your hands until the sauce and onions are mixed evenly in the turkey.
Now, form the turkey into small balls about the size of a heaping tablespoon. You can use a small ice cream scoop if you have one, it makes it easy to form the turkey into balls without everything sticking to your hands. This should yield about 25 of meatballs.
Place in the oven to cook for 20 minutes.
When the meatballs have about 7 minutes left, pour the remaining teriyaki sauce in a small sauce pan and add in 1/2 tsp of cassava or arrowroot flour. Simmer for 4-5 minutes, stirring frequently until the sauce is slightly thickened.
Remove meatballs from the oven and transfer to a mixing bowl. Drizzle with warm sauce and toss to combine. Top with sesame seeds and green onion if desired and serve.