Description
A healthy, easy and delicious meatball recipe that is all done in a crockpot. Perfect for a quick dinner!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds of lean ground turkey
- 2 eggs
- 5 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 whole onion, finely minced
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 large handful of Italian parsley, chopped
- 6–7 fresh basil leaves
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Olive oil for cooking
- 1 batch of marinara sauce
Instructions
- Step: Pre-heat oven to 450-degrees F and crockpot to a low setting.
- Step: Combine all the ingredients except the marinara in a large bowl.
- Step: Fry a little piece up and do a taste test to ensure proper seasoning.
- Step: Spray down a rimmed baking sheet with pan spray and lay parchment paper on top.
- Step: Using a small ice cream scooper to lay out the meatballs on the paper.
- Step: Bake for 12 minutes until nice and golden and still raw inside.
- Step: Place into the crockpot, cover with sauce and allow to cook on low for 4 hours.
- Step: Tear basil with hands combine and serve.
Notes
These meatballs freeze beautifully. If you have leftovers, store them in the freezer and reheat in the oven.
- Prep Time: PT15M
- Cook Time: PT4H
- Category: dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 meatballs
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 650 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 38 g
- Cholesterol: 145 mg
Keywords: crockpot friendly, dinner, freezer friendly, healthy, Italian, meatballs, turkey