Italian Turkey Meatballs
Italian Turkey Meatballs are a quick dinner idea that your family will love! Low fat, high protein and delicious plain or in sauce. Easy to make gluten free, too.
Servings: 4 servings of 6 meatballs
Calories: 260kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 egg
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- ½ cup minced onion
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic about 3 cloves
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Oven Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and prepare a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl until thoroughly combined.
- Shape 2 tablespoons of the mixture into a ball, and repeat until 16 meatballs have been formed. Place on a baking sheet.
- Bake the meatballs for 20 minutes at 400 degrees F or until they are golden brown.
- Serve with your favorite sauce and pasta.
Instant Pot Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl until combined. Roll into approximately 2 inch balls and place on cookie sheet.
- Freeze meatballs for 10 minutes to make them easier to handle.
- Once meatballs have been frozen, place trivet insert into Instant Pot. Pour 1 cup of water into bottom of pot.
- Place meatballs on top of trivet, stacking as needed.
- Cover instant pot and make sure the pressure release is set to sealing. Set instant pot to pressure cook for 7 minutes.
- Allow pressure to naturally release for 5 minutes. Release any remaining pressure and remove with tongs.
- See Notes for additional tips/tricks for cooking meatballs in instant pot.
- Serve with your favorite sauce and pasta.
Air Fryer Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees.
- Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl until thoroughly combined
- Roll into approximately 2 inch balls and place in greased air fryer basket
- Air Fry at 400 for 12-15 minutes until golden brown, allow to cool + enjoy!
- Serve with your favorite sauce and pasta.
Notes
Use a large cookie scoop for forming equal-sized meatballs. I use a cookie scoop to portion the mixture, then roll it into balls.
Wetting your hands lightly with water will help prevent the mixture from sticking to them.
Double the recipe and freeze some ground turkey meatballs for easy meal prep. These freeze perfectly for up to 6 months in gallon-sized freezer storage bags. Then, you can just defrost them as you need them!
Nutrition
Serving: 6meatballs (approx) | Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 319mg | Potassium: 411mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 137IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 113mg | Iron: 2mg
