Baked Turkey (or Chicken) Meatballs. These chicken or turkey zucchini meatballs can be fried in oil on the stove top. But I prefer to bake them in the oven because you can cook a lot at once. I'll be filing this baked chicken or turkey zucchini meatballs recipe in with my favorite summer recipes.

They can be served with mashed cauliflower and green beans (my current favorite), or saved for quick and healthy lunch meal prep with roasted veggies. These Baked Turkey Meatballs are served in a red wine mushroom sauce for an easy, quick, and filling weeknight dinner. While there's no childhood nostalgia in meatballs for me (can I please get a surrogate Italian nonna?!), as a cook I really appreciate how quick, easy, filling, and comforting they. You can cook Baked Turkey (or Chicken) Meatballs using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Baked Turkey (or Chicken) Meatballs

Prepare 1 lb. of ground turkey or ground chicken.
Prepare 1 of large egg.
You need 1/2 cup of panko breadcrumbs.
You need 1/2 cup of freshly grated parmesan cheese.
Prepare 2 tbsp. of olive oil.
Prepare 1 tsp. of dried parsley.
It's 1/2 tsp. of each salt, garlic powder, onion powder.
Prepare 1/4 tsp. of pepper.

Easy Baked Chicken Meatballs are a total family favorite! You'll love how easy they come together. They can be eaten plain, or served up in classics like spaghetti and The cooking time will remain the same. Ground turkey comes in various fat options.

Baked Turkey (or Chicken) Meatballs instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a large baking tray with parchment paper and set it aside. In a large bowl, mix together all of the ingredients until they are well incorporated. Roll the mixture out into even sized balls and set them on the prepared tray..
Bake for 25-30 minutes, until completely cooked through (165°F). Then serve them however you'd like..
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We recommend using a lean ground turkey. This recipe has become one of my go-to recipes for a quick and healthy weeknight meal. Turkey meatballs are super flexible and can be used on top of spaghetti, added to a vegetable or bean soup, served on a salad, or one of my favorites — stuffed inside a large leafy. While meatball purists might declare blasphemy, turkey meatballs are actually my favorite meatballs. All too often, however, turkey meatballs are dry and bland, since the meat is leaner than more The meatballs can also be frozen uncooked or cooked.