This healthy turkey meatballs recipe is protein-packed, easy to make and no breadcrumbs or eggs were hurt in the process! You can double the recipe and meal prep the ground turkey meatballs for the week ahead and then use them as part of delicious high-protein dinners, lunches or even as a snack.
To make this tasty and easy recipe with ground turkey you’ll need just a few ingredients: ground turkey, garlic, basil, pesto, zucchini and mozzarella cheese.
Healthy Turkey Meatballs Recipe
I’ve never been a fan of turkey meat or meatballs, but somehow this recipe has won me over. I served these in a tasty tomato garlic sauce and with my tomato basil couscous and they were absolutely amazing.
Turkey Meatball Ingredients
This recipe needs no crumbs and no egg! The only ingredients you need for these are:
- ground turkey
- mozzarella cheese
- basil
- pesto
- garlic
- zucchini
- salt and pepper to taste
How To Make Turkey Meatballs
Place all of the prepared ingredients in a small bowl.
Mix them together using a fork.
Prepare walnut-sized balls with this mixture.
Cook the meatballs in a nonstick pan with some fat on each side until golden brown. It took about 3-4 minutes for me on each side. I also cooked the sides for a little.
You can serve the turkey meatballs with a salad, cauliflower rice or with this garlic tomato zucchini sauce for a low carb option. You can also have them with couscous, pasta or rice.
Meal Prep Tips
The only meal prep tip I have here is to make more of these! This recipe is great for 2 servings, so you’ll need to double it. Store in an airtight container and enjoy as a high-protein snack or as part of your dinner or lunch!
Healthy Turkey Meatballs Recipe Without Breadcrumbs
This healthy turkey meatball recipe is super easy and made without breadcrumbs or eggs. You can meal prep more of the healthy ground turkey meatballs on the weekend and enjoy them as part of a delicious high-protein dinner or lunch or have them as a high-protein low-carb snack.
Ingredients
- 8oz / 220g ground turkey
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp basil, chopped
- 2 tbsp zucchini, shredded
- 2 tbsp mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 tsp green pesto
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl until combined. Form walnut-sized meatballs with your hands.
- Cook in a nonstick pan, with a little bit of fat and cover with a lid.
- In 4-5 minutes flip on the other side. You can also choose to cook the sides as well.
- Serve with salad, cauliflower rice or a tomato garlic sauce for a low carb option or with this couscous recipe for a healthy non-low carb version.
Nutrition Information
Yield 2 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 328Total Fat 22gSaturated Fat 6gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 13gCholesterol 123mgSodium 300mgCarbohydrates 2gFiber 0gSugar 0gProtein 30g
More Easy Recipes With Ground Turkey:
If you’ve made the meatballs and love them and have more ground turkey to use, try some of these delicious dinner recipes as well: