You’ll LOVE fabulous Honey Garlic Turkey Meatballs, coated in an amazing Asian-style sauce. Recipe uses 1 lb. of ground turkey (4 servings).
Today I want to share a recipe for some fantastic meatballs! I know, right? You’re probably sitting there wondering if meatballs are EVER that good, but you know what?
These honey garlic turkey meatballs ARE THAT GOOD! They are seasoned so well and are glazed with a fantastic tasting Asian-inspired sauce, so I know you’re going to love them.
A pound of ground turkey will yield approximately 20-24 meatballs, which will make at least 4 servings. If you serve them on a bed of rice with a veggie on the side, you will have an amazing meal that tastes wonderful.
Here’s how to make yummy honey garlic turkey meatballs.
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Make The Meatball Mixture
Place ground turkey, breadcrumbs, egg, minced garlic, soy sauce, chopped green onion, salt, paprika and black pepper in a medium mixing bowl.
Thoroughly combine these ingredients until they come together in a slightly “wet”, cohesive mixture. Mix only until combined, being careful to NOT overmix the meat.
Form The Meatballs
Now it’s time to shape the meatballs. You should end up with about 20-24 meatballs total from the meatball mixture. Each meatball should be about 1″-1½” in size.
Use a small scoop to make the meatballs (or pinch off meat with your hands). Wet your hands, then roll each portion of meat between your palms shaping it into a round meatball.
Set the meatballs on parchment paper (or foil) to rest until all the meatballs are shaped. Adjust the size of the meatballs, if necessary, to ensure you end up with at least 20 meatballs of similar size.
If you plan on 5 meatballs per serving, you will have four servings, but if you decide to serve 4 (or less) meatballs per person, you will have additional servings (or leftovers).
Make The Honey Garlic Sauce
In a small separate bowl, whisk together honey, soy sauce, minced garlic, red pepper flakes and sesame oil until they are fully incorporated.
In a separate container mix together cornstarch and water until it is fully combined (use a fork or small whisk). This mixture is called a “slurry” and is a thickening agent for the sauce when it is cooked.
Add the cornstarch mixture to the bowl of sauce and whisk the sauce well to fully combine the ingredients. Set the sauce aside.
Time To Cook The Meatballs
Heat 2 Tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large skillet on Medium heat. Once the oil is very hot (but not smoking), it’s time to add the meatballs.
Place the meatballs into the hot oil in the skillet in a single layer. If you only have a small skillet, you might need to cook the meatballs in two batches.
Cook the turkey meatballs for a couple of minutes on Medium until the bottom of each meatball is browned, then carefully turn them over (shown below).
Continue to cook and turn (as necessary) until the meatballs are fully cooked through and nicely browned on ALL sides.
When the meatballs are done cooking, transfer them out of the skillet and onto a plate or a large sheet of aluminum foil. Do NOT wipe out the skillet!
Wrap the meatballs tightly in the foil, because you want them to stay warm while you cook the sauce.
Cook The Sauce Then Add the Meatballs
Using the same skillet (without cleaning it), give the sauce another quick whisk to blend it together again and then add the sauce to the skillet.
Cook the sauce on Medium, stirring often, until it has thickened slightly (about 2-3 minutes).
Once the sauce is hot and thickened, put all of the cooked meatballs back into the skillet with the sauce.
Continue to cook on Low heat and spoon the sauce over the meatballs, turning to make sure they all are covered in honey garlic sauce.
Cook the meatballs only until they are heated all the way through (a couple minutes), and then the honey garlic turkey meatballs are ready to be served.
Serve The Honey Garlic Turkey Meatballs
The honey garlic turkey meatballs can be eaten “as is” if that’s how you would prefer them, but I recommend serving them on top of a bed of hot, cooked rice.
You can use white rice, brown rice of even rice pilaf, which is how we enjoyed this meal (with rice pilaf).
Garnishing the meatballs is optional, but I like to garnish the meatballs with a few sliced green onions and white sesame seeds, for presentation.
We absolutely LOVE these delicious meatballs and the first time I made them, my husband couldn’t believe they were made from turkey and not beef.
The flavors are amazing and the meatballs are wonderful. I am fully confident you will love them, as well.
I hope you have the chance to make these delicious honey garlic turkey meatballs for yourself and those you love because they are so DELICIOUS!
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- Chicken Ricotta Meatballs for 2
- Easy Meatballs for Spaghetti
- Hawaiian Meatballs and Rice
- Chicken Enchilada Meatballs
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Recipe adapted from: Halit, at Easy Honey Garlic Turkey Meatballs
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You'll LOVE fabulous Honey Garlic Turkey Meatballs, coated in an amazing Asian-style sauce. Recipe uses 1 lb. of ground turkey (4 servings).
- 1 pound ground turkey
- ½ cup plain breadcrumbs
- 1 large egg
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 Tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 stalk green onion finely chopped (white and green)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil* (USED FOR COOKING MEATBALLS!) *do NOT add to the meat mixture
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 Tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Place turkey, breadcrumbs, egg, garlic, soy sauce, green onion, salt, paprika and black pepper in a medium bowl. Mix together only until it comes together in a slightly "wet", cohesive mixture. Don't overmix.
You should get 20-24 meatballs in total. Use a small scoop (or pinch off portions with your hands). Wet your hands, then roll each portion between your palms into a meatball about 1" - 1½" in size. Place shaped meatballs on parchment paper (or foil). Adjust meatball size, if necessary, to ensure you have at least 20 meatballs of similar size. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, whisk honey, soy sauce, garlic, red pepper flakes and sesame oil until combined. In a separate bowl whisk cornstarch and water until combined. This mixture is called a "slurry" and will thicken the sauce as it cooks. Add cornstarch mixture to the sauce; whisk until combined. Set sauce aside.
Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet on Medium. Once oil is hot (but not smoking), add meatballs to the skillet in a single layer. Cook meatballs a couple minutes on Medium. When the bottom of each meatball is browned, turn them over. Continue to cook and turn until all meatballs are cooked through and they're nicely browned on ALL sides. When done, transfer meatballs out of the skillet and onto a plate or aluminum foil. Do NOT wipe out the skillet! Wrap meatballs tightly in foil, so they stay warm.
Using the same skillet, give the sauce a quick whisk to blend it again; add the sauce to the skillet. Cook sauce on Medium, stirring often until it has thickened slightly (usually about 2-3 minutes).
Put meatballs back in the skillet with the sauce. Heat on Medium, spooning sauce over the meatballs, turning them until covered in sauce. Cook only until they're heated through. Serve meatballs hot on a bed of rice. Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions, if desired. Enjoy!
NOTE: The caloric calculation is for 1 meatball based on 22 meatballs total. Recommended serving size is 4 meatballs, however the portion sizes (or size of the meatballs may vary per user), so each meatball has been given an individual calorie count so you may adjust accordingly.
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