How to Make Delicious and Healthy Turkey Meatballs

Like a lot of mamas I love having a bowl of pasta once and a while but I’ve never been one to mix in meatballs. In particular those kind of red meat balls fried in oil.

A little while ago when I began my healthy eating jouney, I made these excellent meatballs a few times. They’re got a huge amount of protein in them without comprising too much on the fat content.

As a bonus, there are some hidden vegetables and they’re also baked – so no cooking oil. I tend to eat a few as soon as they’re cook and will put the rest in the freezer.

Turkey Meatballs Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground turkey (you could use chicken too, but I’ve only tried it with turkey)
• 2 egg whites
• 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
• 1/4 tsp ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp dry yellow mustard
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• A dash of cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1/2 small onion (finely chopped)
• 2 celery stalks (finely chopped)

Directions

Preheat oven to 375° F. 

Put all of the ingredients into a bowl, roll-up your sleeves and mix well. I wouldn’t try this with a powered mixer.

Roll the meat into balls. The above quatities should be enough to make around a dozen golf-ball sized meatballs.

Put it in the oven for around 40 minutes. You can do this by either lining a cookie sheet with parchment paper or you can spray a muffin tray with non-stick cooking spray.

Remember to turn over the meatballs halfway through the cooking time ensure they’re evenly cooked.

These turkey meatballs is a good, wholesome recipe that you enjoy guilt free.

Try adding with some homemade tomato sauce or on their own.

Enjoy!

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