30-Minute Asian-Style Turkey Meatballs

Covered in a flavorful homemade teriyaki sauce and ready in only 30 minutes, these Asian-style turkey meatballs are perfect for a last-minute dinner and so good over pasta or rice!

I dare ya to find me something I won’t smother copious amounts of my homemade teriyaki sauce over. Spoiler alert: I promise you that list is quite short.

Take these freaking awesome turkey meatballs for example. LIVING PROOF that beef ain’t all that.

Again, the homemade teriyaki sauce seals the meatball deal. This ain’t our first rodeo btw. 

This IS however, the first time in a loooooong time that a humble turkey meatball has stolen the dinner show like this. P.S. I want it to happen every night.

The title isn’t making anything up, guys. These turkey meatballs are one ‘n’ done in THIRTY minutes max.

1. I just use a simple meatballs base for these and there’s really no need to mess with perfection. Mix ‘er all up, scoop, and bake.
2. While the meatballs bake, it is SAUCE time! I dress up my classic teriyaki sauce with a mess of sesame seeds and parsley for some color.
3. Meatballs —> meet sauce. Let them get smothered in every drop, please. ?? You should be loving your life choices at this point.

From there, you can choose from rice, pasta, etc to make a bed for turkey meatballs of perfection. Pile them HIGH. Like leaning tower of meatballs kinda-high.

Then wonder why you ever thought beef meatballs were good. ??

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30-Minute Asian-Style Turkey Meatballs

Covered in a flavorful homemade teriyaki sauce and ready in only 30 minutes, these Asian-style turkey meatballs are perfect for a last-minute dinner and so good over pasta or rice!

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Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 3 hours hours

Ingredients

Meatballs

• 2 lbs ground turkey
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
• 1 large eggs lightly beaten

Sauce

• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch, mixed with 1 tablespoon water
• 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
• Pasta or rice for serving

Instructions

Meatballs

• In a medium bowl, combine ground turkey, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, parsley, and egg until completely combined. Scoop meatballs into 1-in balls and place on a greased baking sheet.
• Bake meatballs at 375F 15-20 minutes or until meatballs register 160F. Keep warm and set aside.

Sauce

• In a small skillet over medium-high heat, bring soy sauce, vinegar, water, sugar, ginger, and garlic to a simmer over medium-high heat. Gradually whisk in cornstarch/water mixture until smooth. Stir occasionally until sauce is thickened then remove from heat and stir in sesame seeds.
• In a serving bowl, pour sauce evenly over meatballs and gently toss to coat. Sprinkle with fresh parsley. Serve meatballs warm over pasta or rice and enjoy!

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