Turmeric Turkey Meatballs
These turmeric turkey meatballs are a great option for an easy weekday dinner. They are Paleo, gluten-free, healthy and delicious. Simply mix all the ingredients, bake for 25 minutes and enjoy with your favorite side dish.
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Servings: 4
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground turkey
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup coconut flour
- 1 cup spinach (optional)
- 1 small sized yellow onion (diced)
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- ½ tbsp garlic powder (or 2 chopped garlic cloves)
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp fresh ground pepper
- 2 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro or parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400º F.
- Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp of avocado oil over medium heat in a pan, add diced onions and sauté until lightly golden.
- If desired, when onions are lightly golden/caramelized, add spinach to the pan and sauté for a few minutes until spinach is wilted.
- Place meat, egg, turmeric, coconut flour, garlic powder, chopped cilantro, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl.
- Add the onion (and spinach) sauté mix to the rest of ingredients in the bowl and mix together.
- Lightly oil hands, roll mixture into balls and transfer to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- Bake at 400º F for 20 minutes. Broil on high 5 minutes to brown tops.
- Garnish with more cilantro or parsley and serve.
Notes
- This recipe yields 11-12 meatballs.
- Coconut flour is the ingredient that makes this recipe Paleo and gluten-free. You may use breadcrumbs instead of coconut flour, if you like.
- Lightly oil hands to prevent the meat from sticking to your hands when you roll them into balls.
- To make the meatballs the same size, use a cookie dough scoop to scoop the meat into hands.
- Do not overcook the meatballs as the turkey becomes dry and crumbly if cooked for too long.
- Do not overmix the meat so the meatballs may remain tender.
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