High Protein Meatballs Made of Ground Turkey For Busy Days. Freeze it, meal prep it. It’s a healthy and high protein options for busy family.
GROUND TURKEY MEATBALLS
Let’s get healthy today with this high protein meatballs made with ground turkey. It also has cilantro, carrots and all the other ingredients listed below.
Who has the time and energy to make meals after work. You can’t just whip a delicious meal when your feet and mind will not let you lift that spatula to make some meals. That’s how it works for me at least, so I always make meal that are quick and easy. Just like this meatball recipe.
What I love about this meatballs, aside from it’s health benefits, I love that it is soooo easy to make. Pretty much you just mix the ingredients together and bake them for 15 minutes and you have your healthy dinner.
Ingredients
1 1/2 lb ground turkey
1 medium size carrots around 1/4 cup chopped
2 stems celery chopped
2 tablespoon cilantro leaves chopped
1 small size onion chopped this can be 1/8 cup when chopped
1 tablespoon corn starch
2 eggs
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon or more salt
1/4 cup Hoisin Sauce
1/8 cup ketchup
How to Make it?
Pre heat oven at 350 F
Chopped the celery, cilantro, and carrots in an electric chopper.Place it in a large bowl
Add the ground turkey meat in the celery mixture.
Add in egg, salt, onion and cornstarch.
Mix and form into a ball. Place in a baking pan line with wire or just place directly in the baking sheet pan
Bake for 20 minutes, until cook through. You can tell because it will brown on the sides. As shown on the above photo or, you can test one meatball and see if it is cooked through.
For the sauce:
Mix Hoisin sauce and ketchup in a sauce pan. Heat in a low heat until simmering. Gently add the meatballs. Coat the meatballs with the sauce. Serve hot.
Enjoy!
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb ground turkey
- 1 medium size carrots around 1/4 cup chopped
- 2 stems celery chopped
- 2 tablespoon cilantro leaves chopped
- 1 small size onion chopped this can be 1/8 cup when chopped
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon or more salt
- 1/4 cup Hoisin Sauce
- 1/8 cup ketchup
Instructions
- Pre heat oven at 350 F
- Chopped the celery, cilantro, and carrots in an electric chopper.Place it in a large bowl
- Add the ground turkey meat in the celery mixture.
- Add in egg, salt, onion and cornstarch.
- Mix and form into a ball. Place in a baking pan line with wire or just place directly in the baking sheet pan
- Bake for 20 minutes, until cook through. You can tell because it will brown on the sides. As shown on the above photo or, you can test one meatball and see if it is cooked through.
- For the sauce:
- Mix Hoisin sauce and ketchup in a sauce pan. Heat in a low heat until simmering. Gently add the meatballs. Coat the meatballs with the sauce. Serve hot.
- Enjoy!
Shobelyn Dayrit says
Sorry I don’t have one.
Tori says
Are there nutrition facts for this recipe?
Kristy Bernardo says
Love all of these flavors! I need to get more protein in my diet so will be trying these.
Julie says
We love turkey meatballs – such a great way to get in the flavor of delicious meatballs with a little less saturated fat. Kid friendly, too!
Sam | Ahead of Thyme says
I love turkey meatballs! This recipe looks so easy to make too, pinning for later!
Shanna Jones says
I love a good meatball and these look very tender and moist! And since I don’t eat pork, this is a great alternative!
Karyl Henry says
I always have ground turkey in the freezer, but have never tried to make meatballs by themselves. These look delicious, and you’re right, a nice healthy alternative to beef meatballs. I’ll have to give these a try
Leslie Haasch says
I love meatball appetizers! Everyone loves them, and they’re so easy to serve.
Kathryn @ FoodieGirlChicago says
Turkey meatballs are always so good. I love the idea of glazing them with hoisin sauce!
prasanna hede says
Recipe looks wonderful,this will be such a fun appetizer for any party!