This turkey meatball recipe is easy to prepare and they are flavored with spinach and sundried tomatoes. Since these little turkey meatballs are so small, they cook up very quickly and pair perfectly with your favorite pasta dish or would be equally good as a turkey meatball sub.
Dave has been getting pretty bored with his food routine lately. Considering that the only spice he uses is season salt, I can imagine why. I volunteered to make him turkey meatballs over brown rice pasta and homemade marinara sauce last weekend. He grinned from ear to ear at my suggestion. By the end of his meal he said that he was really going to enjoy bulking up next winter, as I’ll be able to make him food like this anytime. The good thing is, I really can make this any time.
Looking for an awesome marinara sauce? Try this Easy Homemade Marinara Sauce.
The ingredients are very simple. In fact, I usually have most of the ingredients like frozen spinach and sundried tomatoes and of course quinoa. By now you shouldn’t be surprised by my inclusion of quinoa in anything. It helps the meatballs retain moisture that is often lost when cooking with such a low fat ingredient. It also helps these mealtballs be very filling and help stretches the budget a little bit.
These turkey meatballs have sheep’s feta in them but any feta cheese would work. Dave has a pretty sensitive stomach when it comes to dairy however we are finding that goats cheese and sheep cheese don’t seem to affect his stomach like cows milk. So if you find that you are really missing cheese in your daily routine maybe you can try goats milk or sheep’s milk cheese as well.
Turkey Meatball Recipe Tips
These meatballs are cooked on the stove, as they only take about five-six minutes for these to cook up once they were formed and they were perfectly done. I like to use my large stainless steel skillet (affiliate link). This way I know there is enough room to cook the meatballs without overcrowding the pan. This skillet also distributes heat well so none of my meatballs burn!
In this recipe, I use the sundried tomatoes that are packed in oil I buy mine from Trader Joe’s. You really get a lot of bang for your buck as far as flavor goes with sundried tomatoes. As I mentioned before I’ve really fallen in love with sundried tomatoes over the past year actually thought I didn’t like them but it turns out they are delicious. Dave thinks they taste like pizza, which is why I included them and this turkey meatball recipe.
I wanted the recipe to be easy enough so that he could start making these on his own if he wanted to and that means if I make him measure a bunch of spices it’s never going to happen. Sundried tomatoes do most of the work in the flavored department.
Sundried Tomato Spinach Turkey Meatball Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound turkey
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons quinoa flour
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- 1/2 cup frozen spinach
- 2 tablespoons red onion diced
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt divided
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
- 2 tablespoons to 1/4 cup feta
- 2 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes in oil.
Instructions
- In a small skillet over medium heat add chopped onions and frozen spinach sauté five minutes until frozen spinach is defrosted and excess water has cooked off.
- Whilel spinach is cooking add precooked quinoa to the ground turkey along with two eggs, coconut flour, quinoa flour, garlic powder then pinch of salt.
- Chop sun-dried tomatoes and add to the turkey mixture, mix everything together with a spoon. Once spinach mixture has cooked through, add it to the turkey mixture immediately.
- Add feta cheese and mix well.
- Spray on a large skillet with nonstick spray I use coconut oil place over medium heat. Using your hands clean hands start making your little meatballs quickly getting them into the pan avoid overcrowding make two batches of needed.
- Cook for two or three minutes flip over to the other side cooking additional two or three minutes check the inside for pinkness involved think it's gone is a ready-to-eat.
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Shirley
May 22, 2018 at 6:46 pmThese are absolutely fabulous!!!! I altered the recipe a little by using almond flour instead of quinoa flour (because I didn’t have it), fresh spinach instead of frozen, mozzarella cheese instead of feta and sundried tomatoes but not in oil.
I can’t believe how good these were!!!!
Zan
May 19, 2015 at 9:37 pmLooks health and so tasty! Thanks for sharing with us at the Home Matters Linky Party! Hope you join us again!
Dee @CupcakesandCrowbars
May 19, 2015 at 2:22 pmThank you so much for sharing this with Awesome Things Tuesday last week! Come party with us again, we’d love to have you!
Karren Haller
May 17, 2015 at 9:20 amI really like using turkey for meatballs, patties and even in tacos. Yours look wonderful!!
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Sherry
May 16, 2015 at 7:58 amThis dish looks so delish! I’ve never made turkey meatballs, but I do like turkey in other dishes. Thanks for linking up and sharing with us at Funtastic Friday. Hope you will joins us again this week.
Joanne/Wine Lady Cooks
May 15, 2015 at 7:12 pmThanks so much for sharing this delicious Spinach Turkey Meatball recipe with Foodie Friends Friday party this weekend. I’ll pin/share this weekend. We look forward to seeing you again soon with another great post.
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Joanne
Hannah @ eat, drink and save money
May 14, 2015 at 2:20 pmYou never fail to impress me! This looks amazing!
As always, thanks for linking up with Share the Wealth Sunday. I always look forward to seeing what you share!
Elaine
May 13, 2015 at 9:47 amYummy ! I use turkey a lot!! Thanks for Sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday!! Hope to see you again tomorrow!! Love your stuff!! Pinned
Katie @ Recipe for Perfection
May 9, 2015 at 8:52 amMmm…. meatballs. I’ve never made turkey meatballs (we stick to beef usually) but this sure does look delicious!
Kirsten
May 8, 2015 at 9:39 pmSam,
I’ve got so much beef in the freezer from the cow that I rarely think to pick up turkey, but I love both the look and flavor if these meatballs. Great addition with the spinach, too! I’m always looking to stretch a pound of meat with our farm share goodies.
Thanks!
Amy Basso
May 8, 2015 at 8:23 pmWow, these meatballs look scrumptious! I love turkey meatballs, but I will have to try this with the sun dried tomatoes and spinach!
Amber | Caleigh's Kitchen
May 8, 2015 at 6:09 pmThese look so fantastic! I eat a lot of a frozen brand so obviously these sound much better!!
Joy @ Joy Love Food
May 8, 2015 at 5:50 pmI love trying new meatball recipes, these turkey meatballs with the spinach and sun dried tomatoes sound delicious!
Heather @ The Nerdy Fox
May 8, 2015 at 2:46 pmYum! We’re big on pasta, i swear it’s the only thing I can get EVERYONE to eat around my house.
jill conyers
May 8, 2015 at 5:55 amPasta with meatballs is one of my family’s favorites. I’m sure they would love this recipe.
Jessica
May 8, 2015 at 1:40 amMmm…I’m trying to cook healthier meals and these look delicious!
~Jessica
Lauren
May 7, 2015 at 9:14 pmYour pictures look great! I have always wanted to try recipes with ground turkey and just have not done it. I definitely need to though!
Farrah
May 7, 2015 at 4:33 pmYay for meatballs! These look so good, and include all sorts of things that I love! <3 I have a bag of sundried tomatoes that need to be used up! I may bring em' back with me to my friend's place this weekend so I can use em' to make these! 😀
Susie @ SuzLyfe
May 7, 2015 at 2:44 pmWe are having turkey burgers on the grill tonight!!! SO EXCITED CAN YOU TELL. I’ve made all sorts of burgers over the years–we always go with burgers rather than meatballs, haha. I haven’t decided which ones I’m making tonight 😀
Ilona @ Ilona's Passion
May 7, 2015 at 2:12 pmWhat a delicious turkey meatballs. I love addition of the spinach. Yummy
Tammy
May 7, 2015 at 12:41 pmLove interesting turkey recipes! I don’t eat any red meats and always looking for new ways to prepare turkey and chicken. We’ll try this one next week!
Annie @ Annie's Noms
May 7, 2015 at 12:34 pmI love all the flavours going on in here! And I love using turkey sometimes instead of chicken, it has a lovely flavour, I’m going to have to try these meatballs!
Pragati // Simple Medicine
May 7, 2015 at 9:44 amI used to make a lot of meals I didn’t taste (my husband ate meat and I didn’t). Recently he’s gone plant based and it’s made cooking so much easier! We shall see how long this lasts..