Turkey Meatballs (gf, df)

I feel like everyone needs a good meatball recipe. Meatballs go great with pasta, over a giant bed of arugula, or paired with a Caprese salad. But I’ve found that turkey meatballs are usually dry and kinda just meh, ya know?

This is why I was inspired to create a moist (ew moist lol), juicy turkey meatball that’ll for sure become a staple in your recipe repertoire! They’re gluten and dairy-free, but if you’d like to add parmesan to your meatballs I recommend about ½ cup!

I first made these meatballs with my dad’s famous pasta sauce (maybe that needs to be a recipe, yeah?!) but you can totally use your favorite pasta sauce! I suggest serving these meatballs with spaghetti, a giant salad, in a sub, or whatever your heart desires! And if you like your meatballs bigger/heartier then make sure to cook them longer.

Okay, “let’s get to cookin’ the meatballs!” *italian voice

Turkey Meatballs (yields ~4-5 servings)

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ lb. ground turkey meat

• 1 box of Simple Mills crackers, finely ground

• ½ cup white onion, minced

• 2 eggs

• 2 cloves of garlic, minced

• a handful of parsley, finely chopped

• salt & pepper to season

Instructions:

1. place Simple Mills crackers in food processor and pulse until crackers are just about finely ground

2. in a large mixing bowl, add in ground turkey, crushed Simple Mills crackers, diced onion, eggs, garlic, parsley, a pinch of salt, and a lotta pepper

3. use a wooden spoon (or your hands) and combine all the ingredients together. roll the meatballs into 2-inch balls

4. bring a large skillet to medium-high heat

5. add olive oil to skillet and carefully place meatballs in skillet. brown meatballs on all sides (~2-4 minutes per side depending on how large your meatballs are)

6. once meatballs are browned, add pasta sauce of choice to skillet and bring to a simmer. cover and cook for ~10 minutes (or until meatballs reach an internal temp of 165°f)

7. serve with your favorite pasta or Italian salad, top w/ basil, & enjoy!

notes:

• searing the meatballs instead of baking them allows them to have that crispy outside and juicy inside!

• if you don’t have a food processor to grind the Simple Mills crackers simply place them in a large Ziploc bag and crush ‘em up with a hammer or back of a measuring cup!

• the Simple Mills crackers have some salt in them, so if you don’t want you meatballs overly salted then skip adding salt!

• if you want a little more flavor—add in a dash of Worcestershire sauce!

I want to see YOUR take on these meatballs!!! make sure to tag @finewithfood when making any of my recipes!!