Eggless Turkey And Spinach Meatballs Recipes

EGGLESS TURKEY AND SPINACH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine buttermilk, crushed bread (or crackers), onion, oregano, garlic, spinach, salt, pepper, and parmesan. Mix until well combined.
• Add ground turkey; mix well. Use your hands to mix the buttermilk mixture into the ground meat thoroughly. Try not to overwork the meat; pinch the meat between your fingers rather than kneading it.
• Form mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls.
• Heat the oil in a heavy large frying pan over medium-high heat. Brown the meatballs until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes.
• Add the marinara sauce. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer until meatballs are cooked, about 20 -25 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning, adding more salt and pepper, if necessary.
• Garnish with fresh basil, if desired. Serve with mashed potatoes, rice, or pasta.

SPINACH TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine spinach, egg, bread crumbs, onion and seasoned salt. Add turkey and mix well. Shape into 2-in. balls. Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20 minutes or until the meat is no longer pink. Drain on paper towels. If desired, serve meatballs with pasta.

TURKEY MEATBALLS WITHOUT EGGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Add butter, salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, garlic powder, and onion powder. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool until easily handled, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add ground turkey to cooled rice in a medium bowl; mix well.
• Roll the mixture into golf ball-sized meatballs and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the centers, about 45 minutes.

BAKED TURKEY MEATBALLS WITH SPINACH RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Prepare a large baking sheet by spraying with cooking spray. I actually line my baking sheet with foil and then spray with cooking spray.
• In a frying pan on medium heat, heat olive oil until hot. Then add onion, garlic, salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Sauté until onion is tender (about 5-6 minutes total time).
• Add spinach to pan and combine with onion mixture. Add Worcestershire sauce and chicken broth and mix well to combine. Cook until most of the liquid has cooked out (evaporated). I don't have much liquid in my pan after I combine all these, but it will depend on how well you drained your spinach. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
• In a large bowl, combine the turkey, bread crumbs, and egg. Add cooled onion/spinach mixture to the meat. I do all of this step with my hands, but you can use a spoon if you prefer.
• With your hands, create meatballs that are about 1 - 1 1/2 inches in diameter and place them on the baking sheet. Leave a little bit of space between each meatball. When you are done shaping your meatballs, you will probably have about 40-42 meatballs from this recipe. Don't need that many? Freeze them after baking or cut this recipe in half (but I say freeze them and then you've done the work only once and have a future meal).
• Bake until your meatballs are cooked through with an internal temperature of 160 degrees F - which was about 20 minutes for my oven. Remove from oven and serve as desired.