Garlic Parmesan Turkey Meatballs Recipe
These clean-eating garlic parmesan turkey meatballs are either a great addition to a pasta dinner or a main course all on their own! Sometimes, they are the only things to make for dinner.
Sometimes, when I walk into the kitchen, I get desperate for ideas. Sometimes, I just have to open the fridge and pray that I can make something out of whatever stares back at me. Occasionally, I put those few items together, and they turn out marvelous. And occasionally, the recipe is so simple I can’t believe I hadn’t thought of it before.
This is one of those recipes. In fact, this recipe inspired an entire meal, which I will share with you in my next blog post. But for now, just know that these are incredibly easy and incredibly delicious.
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Garlic Parmesan Turkey Meatballs
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Servings: 18 meatballs
Calories: 49kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb. ground turkey
- 10 medium cloves garlic (chopped fine)
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- ½ tsp. sea salt
- ½ tsp. black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients and form in to meatballs, approximately the size of a golf ball (maybe just a tad smaller).
- Place them on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for approximately 30-45 minutes, or until the meatballs reach a minimum of 165 F. on a thermometer.
- Remove from oven, allow to cool slightly and serve.
Notes
Please note that the nutrition data below is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.
Nutrition
Calories: 49kcal | Protein: 9g | Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 113mg | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 0.3mg
Yum! I make a similar recipe and sometimes cook them in a frying pan with a little olive oil. The kids like them “crispier”. I’m going to try this recipe next time.
LaurieS – I hope you all enjoy it!
I am totally addicted to ground turkey. I have three packages of it just waiting to be made into something delicious… and I’m totally making these this week. Yum!
Heather – Let me know how you like them!
What sides do you recommend with these??? Btw I make something from your box almost 4 times a week! Love you!!!
Amy – Thanks so much! They are great for spaghetti dinner or you could do brown rice and veggies. I have a recipe coming up in 3 days that uses them as well.
We made these tonight and absolutely loved them. We had to sub ground chicken as our local store was out of the turkey on special but they were absolutely delicious. Even my 3 year old gobbled them up. Will definitely be making them again soon. Yet another recipe from TGP added to our list of favorites. Thank you!
Lori – Thanks so much!
Netnet – I would keep them in the fridge and then warm them in the microwave briefly just before serving. You can’t keep things warm in a slow cooker for very long, especially meat. Hope everyone enjoys them!
Want to try this…but am a bit concerned about the TEN cloves of garlic. Sounds like a lot. Am I wrong here? Would value an opinion or two. Thanks so much!
Sherry – You can certainly put in less. But the garlic really makes these. It’s not overwhelming, but the flavor is there. Depends on how much you like garlic I suppose. If you feel better using 4 or 5 cloves, that will work fine as well. Enjoy!
I am going to make these tomorrow — they sound delicious
OMC – I hope you enjoy it!
Cec – Fantastic!
Cec – Fabulous! Glad you enjoyed it!
Jill – Wonderful! Glad you enjoyed them!
Becky – I don’t see why not. Meatballs typically freeze pretty well.
These were dinner last night with some clean pasta sauce….soooo yum!! Thank you!!
Anita – Fantastic!
Made these with my 6-year-old son who loves to be in the kitchen. They turned out great. He was so proud and loved them!
How awesome is that???!!!! 🙂
Good suggestion. Thanks! :0)
Sure, you could add just about anything to them.
Sure!
Spaghetti is on the menu for tomorrow — planned to make turkey meatballs and I think I’ll try this version. Yum — thanks for the inspiration — I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s dinner already!
I thought ground turkey was not clean? Sorry new to this…
Depends on what type you get. Read the ingredient list, and if you can afford it, purchase organic and pastured turkey. You can even have a butcher grind the breasts for you if you really want to go the extra mile.