Easy Baked Turkey Meatballs
These Easy Baked Turkey Meatballs are freezer-friendly and perfect for meal prep! Serve with pasta and zucchini noodles for a healthy dinner.
Servings: 4 meal prep bowls
Calories: 444kcal
Ingredients
- Olive oil or cooking spray for cooking meatballs
- 1/2 lb spaghetti
- 2-3 zucchini, spiralized I just buy a 500g package from the grocery store but you can spiralize yourself
- 1 jar pasta sauce make sure there's no sugar added for Whole 30
Baked turkey meatballs
- 1 lb ground turkey or ground chicken or ground beef
- 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley or 1 tbsp dried
- 1 small yellow onion grated
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
Instructions
- Prepare a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and preheat oven to 400 F if baking. Skip this step if frying meatballs in a skillet (instructions below).
- Mix all ingredients for ground turkey meatballs in a large bowl, stirring until well-combined. Wet hands with water and roll into 1-inch meatballs, creating 24 of them. Add to baking sheet in rows, spray with cooking spray and bake for 15 minutes.
- Alternatively, cook meatballs in a large skillet over medium heat with a bit of olive oil for 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat a large pot of boiling water over hight heat and add a pinch of salt. Cook spaghetti for 10 minutes, adding zucchini in during the last minute of cook time. Drain and then add back to pot, tossing with pasta sauce over medium-high heat for 1-2 minutes until hot.
- Serve pasta in bowls with 6 meatballs for each serving. Leftovers will last up to 5 days in the fridge. If freezing, place in a thick plastic bag and label with date. Will keep in freezer up to 6 months.
Notes
You can also try making these meatballs with ground chicken or extra-lean ground beef.
Serve the meatballs with a side of low carb zucchini noodles and tomato sauce.
Store the leftovers in the fridge for up to 5 days. Sprinkle some water over top and microwave for 2 minutes.
Freeze these meatballs for up to 3 months. Reheat from frozen in the microwave for 4 minutes until warmed through.
Nutrition
Calories: 444kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 1043mg | Potassium: 1279mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1021IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 166mg | Iron: 4mg