Baked Turkey Meatballs with Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

Baked Turkey Meatballs Recipe with Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce – These easy and nourishing turkey meatballs are absolutely fabulous in every way imaginable! These baked turkey meatballs are loaded with flavors. Topped with a simple garlic herb butter sauce, they’re impossible to resist. Serve the turkey meatballs over cauliflower rice for a low-carb or keto-friendly dinner. Enjoy!

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Ingredients list for the Baked Turkey Meatballs Recipe

• 2 lbs (900g) ground turkey
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning, chopped
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons fresh minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon crushed red chili pepper flakes, optional
• 1 tablespoon grated or shredded parmesan, for garnish
• 1 stick unsalted butter
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh sage, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce, optional (we used Sriracha)
• 1/2 cup fresh chopped parsley
• 3 clove garlic, minced

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Baked turkey meatballs

These baked turkey meatballs are fork-tender, filling, and full of flavor – the perfect base for a low-carb, nourishing dinner. Baked turkey meatballs are super easy to make, and baking the turkey meatballs in the oven means you have more time to get the rest of dinner done! Turkey is leaner than other meats like beef or pork, making these meatballs lighter but still super tasty. 

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Directions

1. How to make this baked turkey meatballs recipe: Preheat your oven to 400ºF (200ºC). Lightly spray a baking dish with cooking spray.

2. Combine ground turkey, mozzarella, parmesan, egg, onion powder, garlic, Italian seasoning, crushed chili pepper flakes in a large salad bowl. Use a cookie scoop to form the turkey meatballs all the same size and arrange the turkey meatballs in the baking dish.

3. Bake your turkey meatballs for 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked through. Remove the baked turkey meatballs from the oven and drain the excess fat with a spoon, if necessary.

4. In the meantime, make garlic butter herb sauce: melt butter in the microwave by 30 seconds increments, until completely melted. Add lemon juice, chopped parsley, rosemary, thyme, sage, minced garlic, hot sauce, salt, and pepper to the melted butter and stir well.

5. Drizzle the baked turkey meatballs with the garlic butter herb sauce and sprinkle with grated parmesan if you like. Return the turkey meatballs in the oven and finish baking for 5 to 10 minutes, making sure not to dry up the meatballs.

6. Remove from the oven and serve the baked turkey meatballs with a side salad or over cauliflower rice as pictured. Enjoy!

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Tips for the baked turkey meatball recipe

• Try to keep the turkey meatballs the same size as much as possible so that they can cook evenly.
• Don’t over-mix or overwork the turkey mixture. This can make the turkey meatballs tough and difficult to cook.
• You can also mix 1 lb (450g) ground beef and 1 lb (450g) spicy pork sausage instead of using ground turkey.

How to bake turkey meatballs in the oven

• Gently roll out the meatballs because they can end up tough and chewy if they’re packed too tightly. Turkey is leaner than beef so can dry out quickly so add a little butter or oil if you feel the meatballs will be too dry.
• Use a cookie scoop: Keeping all of your turkey meatballs of the same size means that they will cook evenly. This way you won’t overcook some of the meatballs while the others are not done yet.

How do you make turkey meatballs that don’t fall apart?

What to serve with baked turkey meatballs?

We recommend you serve the baked turkey meatballs over cauliflower rice or zucchini noodles if you want to stay low-carb, or over rice, pasta, or even couscous!

What to do with leftover turkey meatballs?

You can keep the baked turkey meatballs for up to 2 days in an airtight container in your refrigerator. Reheat in the oven for 10-15 minutes. These turkey meatballs freeze very well too! So  make a big batch, freeze, and simply reheat the turkey meatballs and eat when you want a quick dinner on the table

More turkey meatball recipes

Turkey meatballs are fun to make and eat. They are versatile and easy to customize to your liking. Here are a few other turkey meatballs recipes you might like:

• Cheesy Meatballs Casserole {Low Carb}
• Garlic Butter Turkey Meatballs with Lemon Zucchini Noodles
• Easy Turkey Patties
• Creamy Spinach Turkey Meatballs

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