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Nothing screams comforting quite like a nice bowl of pasta and the best topping for that just happens to be this homemade turkey meatballs recipe. This is one recipe that will stay in your menu rotation because it's fast, easy, and delicious. With low calories and using a lean protein, it's ideal for nearly any diet plan and can easily be made smaller or larger to suit your recipe needs.
Homemade Turkey Meatballs
Ground turkey is one of the go-to options for dinnertime since it is high in protein, low in calories, and low in fat. I love that it is an excellent base with mild flavor that can be adapted for any meal. This recipe uses basic seasonings for an Italian flavor, but you may also update it with different options to spice things up or even give it a Cajun flavor if you prefer.
Can I Use Different Ground Meats?
If you are not a fan of ground turkey then you can use ground beef, ground turkey, or ground pork for this recipe. The only thing to consider is that the points and nutrition value will change when using anything other than turkey in this recipe.
What Should I Serve These With?
Meatballs are one of the most versatile additions to your meal plan. Personally, the classic version with a good homemade pasta sauce and your favorite spaghetti is my favorite go-to. Others might prefer these prepared differently in a soup, casserole, or even just by themselves with some dipping sauce. Below are some of the ways I use meatballs most often in my menu.
- Meatball and White Bean Soup with Kale
- Meatballs with Spicy Peanut Sauce
- Keto Italian Zucchini Pasta Casserole Recipe
- Low Carb Spaghetti Squash Boats
- Slow Cooker Grape Jelly Party Meatballs
- Cranberry co*cktail Meatballs Recipe
Can I Make These and Freeze Ahead of Time?
You can definitely make these ahead of time and freeze them for later. I like to make a triple or quadruple batch and then cook and freeze some for easy meals and then freeze some raw to cook later.
When freezing uncooked meatballs, I highly recommend putting them on a lined baking sheet and placing them in the freezer for 1-2 hours to "freeze" before dropping them into a freezer storage bag. This makes sure they won't stick together in the freezer bag. Just make sure to label and date them when freezing for later. They will be good for up to 4 months in the freezer.
How Many myWW Points Do These Have?
The points below are for a serving of 2 meatballs, if you make a batch of 10 meatballs with this recipe. If your size and amount of meatballs varies, then you will need to recalculate the recipe for the correct points value. This is just for the meatballs and not for any sauce or pasta served with these.
- myWW Blue: 1
- myWW Green: 3
- myWW Purple: 0
- Points Plus: 4
Ingredients
- Lean ground turkey
- Egg
- Quick oats
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Dehydrated minced onion
- Dried basil, oregano, parsley
- Parmesan cheese
- Salt
- Black pepper
How to Make Homemade Turkey Meatballs
Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet.
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients until completely blended and the seasonings are incorporated well.
Spray the baking sheet with non-stick spray and then form 10 meatballs from the mixture placing them about 1" apart on the baking sheet.
Place into the oven and bake for 8 minutes then turn and continue cooking for an additional 8 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
Serve alone or with your favorite pasta and sauce for a great meal.
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Homemade Turkey Meatballs Recipe
Katie Hale
This delicious homemade turkey meatballs recipe is going to become a family favorite! Fast, easy, and delicious, they are great for use in many meals.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 16 minutes mins
Total Time 21 minutes mins
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 5 people
Calories 155 kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 oz extra lean ground turkey
- 1 egg
- ½ cup quick oats
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dehydrated onion
- 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet.
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients until completely blended and the seasonings are incorporated well.
12 oz extra lean ground turkey, 1 egg, ½ cup quick oats, 2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon dehydrated onion, 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves, ½ teaspoon dried oregano, 1 tablespoon dried parsley, 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Spray the baking sheet with non-stick spray and then form 10 meatballs from the mixture placing them about 1" apart on the baking sheet.
Place into the oven and bake for 8 minutes then turn and continue cooking for an additional 8 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
Serve alone or with your favorite pasta and sauce for a great meal.
Notes
The points calculations below are for a serving of 2 (two) meatballs.
- myWW Blue: 1
- myWW Green: 3
- myWW Purple: 0
- Points Plus: 4
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 155kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 24gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 327mgFiber: 1g
Keyword Meatballs, Turkey, Turkey Meatballs Recipe
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Reader Interactions
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roni
I just mean to turn it on and let it warm up the oven. Broiler's don't normally have temperature settings.
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Amanda
I have never used my brolier. When you say heat it up. Do you use a temperature?
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TheRoosterChick
I love meatballs and could totally eat that whole sheet alone. lol
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Dawne
I just made these and they are SOOOOO good! I added some sage to make it taste more like sausage and holy moly are they good. Think I am going to make another batch tomorrow! Thanks for the recipe!! Love your site!
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Meghan
I made these yesterday and I was really surprised about how good they turned out! I have always had the problem with turkey meatballs turning out a bit dry in the past so I was expecting much of the same. But these were great!
I also made your Zucchini and Spaghetti Squash Lasagna for tonight! Haven't tried it yet but will let you!
Thanks again for the great recipe ideas...I get so sick of making the same things!Reply
Mel
Roni,
These meatballs are really really good I made them and added a tablespoon of red pepper flakes gave them a nice kick. MMMMM MMMMMM I agree you need to write a cookbook
Melinda
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French
P.S. I also was hesitant to broil my meatballs so I baked them in a 425 degree preheated oven and turned them part way through cooking. Since I knew I was adding them to Roni's sauce to finish cooking I really didn't worry about getting them cooked all the way through properly, but I'm sure they would have browned up even more and been delicious even without Roni's sauce.
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French
While I was in the store perusing the ground turkey, I had a little sticker shock when I realized the 99% fat free turkey was over $6! I reached out to balance myself for fear of fainting, and when I had come back to my senses I looked down and realized my hand was on the boneless/skinless chicken breast "sale" bin. Then it occurred to me...could ground chicken breast replace ground turkey breast in these recipes? I'm thinking yes.
I happen to have a magic bullet, which would definitely make the grinding of the meat a little tedious, however, at only $1.99 a pound versus the over $6 for 20 ounces...I don't mind spending a little time.
I didn't try it today but I did buy the chicken. I was wanting a 2nd opinion on replacing ground turkey with ground chicken. My store puts the store brand of chicken on sale about once a month and they are huge family sized portions. This would be an excellent way to get a good, healthy, low fat beef replacement at a reasonable cost (assuming it is interchangeable with the ground turkey).
Keep up the good work. I spent most of today in the kitchen with YOUR recipes. Meatballs, homemade spaghetti sauce, yelatin mold. It all looks so good and the bonus is it's healthy! DH loved the sauce but got mad at me for telling him the meatballs weren't ground beef ("I didn't need to know"). He said he wouldn't have known had I not told him. And I can't tell a difference with the hot turkey sausage (versus regular pork variety sausage).
Tomorrow we experiment with Roni's pizza!!
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lorraine
Roni thanks again the meatball were delicous and a great recipe to do that makes leftovers so I dont have to cook another meal. I made 28 balls and they were large. My neighbor tried them and her husband is the manager of a big national Italian resturant (exspensive one) and she said she liked these meatballs more than theirs. I do too, theirs are greasy and after doing ww a year I cant eat greasy food anymore.
Thankyou.
I would buy your cookbook. Everything I've made from here is a winner and my husband likes it too and hes fussy. Hes one of my reasons for weight gain because of what he wanted to eat I joined him. Now I'm the boss and I've adapted what we used to eat and now between us were down 100 1bs...and much happier.Reply
Briana
Made these (again) last night. This time I made smaller ones (I actually just used a tablespoon to measure them and keep them consistant) and I used more turkey meat (20 oz). I figured points for the whole batch were 17 (13 for turkey, 2 for egg and 2 for oats...everything else was free) and I made 30, so about 2 gave me 1 pt. I like foods that I feel like I can eat a lot of, but not use a bunch of points. 🙂 Great recipe. I'm making it for my mom when she comes and visits (she's on WW too). I really think you need to think about making a cookbook!
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roni
I think that would be fine. I only broil them to get a little crust on the outside and to help them stay together.
Just bake at a high temp.
Hope that helps!
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Haley
Hi Roni,
I love your site! I have tried several recipes of yours and all of them have been really great. One quick question about this one...do you think I could bake these meatballs and have the same result? I have never used the broiler on my oven so I don't want to mess them up! Thanks for the great work you do. It is very inspiring!
HaleyReply
roni
Elizabeth - Mine have never fell apart, did they use enough egg or egg whites? That's the binder that holds them together. Try mine and let me know or increase the egg in your other recipe.
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Elizabeth
I tried a very similar recipe (by Ellie Kreiger) last night, and they all kind of fell apart when I cooked them in the tomato sauce. Any thoughts on why that might have happened, and how to avoid it?
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egdcwed
I made these tonight and actually liked ground turkey (I haven't before). I made it with spaghetti sauce you also have on this site. I liked it a lot. Thanks!!
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GraciesMommy
I had ground turkey a few months ago and hated it, but my hubby wanted meatball subs so I printed off this recipe and we tried them. I LOVED IT! Maybe the turkey I had wasn't any good. These were amazing and I'm definatly making them again.
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Amanda
These look delicious. I'm making them tonight!
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