Healthy Baked Turkey Meatballs
For a simple and delicious dinner, these healthy baked turkey meatballs are sure to be a hit with every member of the family. Easy to prepare and perfect for serving with pasta or veggie noodles for a totally customizable meal!
What’s not to love about meatballs? I’ve made many versions over the years and my current obsession are these Healthy Baked Turkey Meatballs. A few simple ingredients that come together in just a few minutes and create the most juicy, tasty baked meatballs that your family is sure to devour. A simple swap of seasonings and you can totally change the dinner! I went for a more traditional Italian version here with an herb and garlic seasoning, but the options are as plenty as your imagination.
How do you make homemade meatballs?
- you’ll need to start with a base of ground meat or a combo of ground meats. 1 pound will generally feed 4 people.
- add an egg which will act as a binder to hold it all together – you don’t want too much or your meatballs will be dense. One small egg is good for one pound of meat.
- breadcrumb/milk mixture – this helps keep the meatballs tender (and not like a burger texture). It’s fine line because too many breadcrumbs and the meatballs will fall apart, too few and they will be tough. In this recipe, I actually swap out traditional breadcrumbs and milk for ground flax and almond milk.
- seasoning – go crazy here and make these your own signature recipe
How long do you bake turkey meatballs at 400 degrees?
- it depends on the size of the meatballs, but the range of 15-20 minutes in general
- for food safety you’ll want them to reach an internal temp of 165 degrees (I always recommend using a meat thermometer)
- I made 8 equal sized meatballs using an ice cream scooper. 2 meatballs per person I find is generally the perfect serving size and they took right at 20 minutes to finish cooking.
I served these up with a simple pasta and marinara sauce, but I often eat them with veggie noodles too! That, or as a main course with a side of mashed potatoes would be pretty tasty too! For other delicious ways to eat ground turkey, make sure you check out my turkey meatloaf!
Healthy Baked Turkey Meatballs
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup ground flax seed
- 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon seasoning blend
Instructions
- Mix together ground flax seed and almond milk and set aside for 5 minutes
- Add softened flax seed to turkey along with egg and seasoning blend
- Use hands to gently mix until just combined
- Roll into 8 equal sized balls and place on cookie sheet (spray with nonstick spray or line with parchment)
- Place in preheated 400 degree F oven and bake for 15-20 minutes until meatballs reach internal temperature of 165 degrees
this looks gorgeous! i actually prefer to bake me meatballs, they are always much juicier!
Great recipe for Turkey Meatballs. Our family loves them and I can not wait to try your version. They look amazingly tender and juicy.
Yes! This is how I make my meatballs most the time–with turkey instead of ground beef and in the oven.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe, Jennifer. The next time my hubby is craving some meatballs I’m happy to try your easy baked turkey patties. I love it that you have added some flax seeds which make these meatballs even rich in fiber:)
Always love the healthier twist to any dinner . This looks uber delicious and easy to prepare. Perfect for weeknight dinner. Thank you for sharing such a creative recipe.
These look delicious!! I can’t wait to try them!
Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever seen ground flax seeds in turkey meatballs… now I totally want to try this!
My girls love meatballs and would have a ball making these too. I love that you added flax seed.
I have been subbing in turkey meat for most of my recipes lately that I used to use beef. I really don’t even miss red meat.
Oh yummy, we love meatballs and these look great! What a fantastic idea to use turkey!