Baked Turkey Meatballs
These Easy Baked Turkey Meatballs will make everyone happy! They're full of flavor but made with turkey to make them a little more healthy.
Servings: 24 meatballs
Calories: 50kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground turkey
- 1 egg
- 1 cup Panko Bread Crumbs
- 1 1/2 TBSP Italian Seasonings
- 1 TBSP chopped fresh parsley use half the amount in dried if you need to
- 1/2 cup minced onion
- 1 TBSP minced fresh garlic
- *Optional* 1/4 cup grated not shredded parmesan mix and add with Panko
- *Optional* pinch of red pepper flakes
- 2 tsp oil
Instructions
- preheat the oven to 375˚
- line large rimmed baking sheet with parchment or foil
- mix turkey and egg together in a mixing bowl
- toss the panko with the seasonings and if you're using it the parmesan and red pepper flakes
- mix gently but thoroughly together
- make 24-28 meatballs
- lay on baking sheet
- brush lightly with oil
- bake for 20 minutes and then test for doneness with a thermometer if it hits 160˚ they're done
- if not bake again for a couple more minutes and use the thermometer again
- when they're baked through removing them from the oven, they will continue to cook and bring the temperature up to 165˚ once removed from the oven
- you can use them however you plan to at this point
Nutrition
Serving: 4g | Calories: 50kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 36mg | Potassium: 102mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 36IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg