Our Salty Kitchen· by Danielle Esposti★ 4.9 (10)

Healthy Turkey Meatballs (No Bread Crumbs!)

Name: Healthy Turkey Meatballs (No Bread Crumbs!)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 4 tbsp ghee (or butter, divided; see Note 1); ½ medium Vidalia onion (diced to 1/2"); 2 cloves garlic (minced); 3 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tsp Italian seasoning; 1 28-oz can crushed tomatoes (fire roasted preferred); 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil; ½ tsp kosher salt (or to taste); ½ tsp ground pepper (or to taste); ½ medium Vidalia onion (coarsely chopped); ¼ c fresh parsley (loosely packed); ¼ c fresh basil (loosely packed); 2 cloves garlic (chopped); 1 tsp Italian seasoning; 1 tsp kosher salt; ½ tsp ground pepper; ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional); 1 lb ground turkey (see Note 2); 1 large egg yolk; 2 tbsp ghee (or butter)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 55m total

Servings

Calories

24% of a 2,000 cal day

479KCAL

Protein

28g56% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat32g

41%

Saturated15g

77%

Unsaturated16g

—

Total Carbs25g

Fiber5g

19%

Total Sugars14g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch5g

—

Sodium1326mg

58%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Tender ground turkey meatballs seared and baked, then smothered in a quick marinara sauce. Gluten-free and dairy-free, these flavorful meatballs work as a main or over vegetables. Ready in under an hour.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

Marinara Sauce

4 tbspghee — or butter
½medium Vidalia onion — diced
2garlic — minced
3 tbsptomato paste
1 tspItalian seasoning
28 ozcrushed tomatoes — fire-roasted preferred, 1 can
2 tbspchopped fresh basil
½ tspkosher salt
½ tspground pepper

Ground Turkey Meatballs

½medium Vidalia onion — coarsely chopped
¼ cupfresh parsley
¼ cupfresh basil
2garlic — chopped
1 tspItalian seasoning
1 tspkosher salt
½ tspground pepper
¼ tspred pepper flakes — optional
1 lbground turkey
1large egg yolk
2 tbspghee — or Butter

Quantities update with the servings stepper. Tap an ingredient to see what it adds.Click an ingredient to see what it adds.

Method

55m total

Read the method on Our Salty KitchenDanielle Esposti’s original page

Made this?

Mark it made so your Library keeps track, and say if it’s a keeper — that tunes your Home feed.

mainitalianporkgluten free

Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

Report a problem with this recipe