How do you like your turkey? Turkey meatballs or turkey burgers? Have it both ways with this flavourful turkey meatball and burger recipe. Using a processor to chop the onion, garlic, and fresh parsley, draws out the moisture preventing the meat from drying out.
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Ingredients for Turkey Meatball (or Burger)
- 1/2 medium onion
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- 3-4 stems of fresh parsley
- 1 lb ground turkey can substitute for ground chicken
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt and pepper
Prepping the Turkey Meat
- Chop the onion, garlic, and parsley in a food processor.
- Add all the ingredients to a mixing bowl.
- Combine using your hands.
Making the Turkey Meatballs
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper or tin foil to make cleanup easier.
- Place a greased wire cooking rack on top of the lined baking sheet. This helps the grease drip off the turkey balls. However, if you don’t have a baking wire rack, just place the meat balls directly on the baking sheet.
- Scoop out the turkey mixture with your hands and form into it 1.5 inch balls. Yields approximately 12 balls.
- Cook until golden brown and an internal temperature of 165 degrees F is reached. Approx. 30-35 minutes.
- Remove and let sit for a few minutes on the wire rack.
How to enjoy the Turkey Meatballs?
- Meatball Tomato Sauce: Add these turkey meatballs to plain tomato sauce. Because these meatballs have so much flavour, you don’t need to add anything to the sauce. We love using strained tomatoes in a jar. Add some to a pot, add your meatballs and bring to a light boil. Place over your favourite pasta or zoodles and top with parmasean cheese and fresh basil.
- Meatball Sub: Add your turkey meatballs to a hotdog bun or kaisar. Top with tomato sauce and cheese.
- Turkey Sliders: Place turkey meatball on mini burger bun and add your favourite burger toppings like mayo, lettuce, tomato and bacon.
Making the Turkey Burgers
- Form the turkey mixture into 5 flat burger patties either free-form or using a hamburger press.
- Freeze burger patties before cooking.
- Cook on a BBQ or stovetop in a cast-iron pan, until an internal temperature of 165 degrees F is reached.
- Serve on a bun with your favourite burger toppings. We love mayo, avocado, lettuce, tomato and bacon to name a few.
Turkey Meatballs (or Burgers)
These turkey meatballs are full of unexpected flavour. Using a processor to chop the onion, garlic, and fresh parsley, draws out the moisture preventing the meatballs from drying out.
Ingredients
- 1/2 medium onion
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- 3-4 stems of fresh parsley
- 1 lb ground turkey can substitute for ground chicken
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt and pepper
Instructions
Ground turkey meat mixture
- Chop the onion, garlic, and parsley in a food processor.
- Add all the ingredients to a mixing bowl.
- Combine using your hands.
Turkey Meatballs
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper or tin foil to make cleanup easier.
- Place a greased wire cooking rack on top of the lined baking sheet. This helps the grease drip off the turkey balls. However, if you don't have a baking wire rack, just place the meat balls directly on the baking sheet.
- Scoop out the turkey mixture with your hands and form into it 1.5 inch balls. Yields approximately 12 balls.
- Cook until golden brown and an internal temperature of 165 degrees F is reached. Approx. 30-35 minutes.
- Remove and enjoy in your favourite tomato sauce over pasta, as a slider in a mini bun, or in a soup.
Turkey Burger
- Form the turkey mixture into 5 flat burger patties either free-form or using a hamburger press.
- Freeze burger patties before cooking.
- Cook on a BBQ or stovetop in a cast-iron pan, until an internal temperature of 165 degrees F is reached.
- Serve on a bun with your favourite burger toppings. We love mayo, avocado, lettuce, tomato and bacon to name a few.
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- Baking sheet with a wire baking rack
- Cast-iron pan
- Burger patty press or form
