Light, tasty, and with a nice amount of fruit/veggie goodness, these meatballs are easy to make. The recipe’s easy to double as well.
Use this recipe for patties too, or a little bit of both!
Ingredients
- 2 tsp olive oil, plus a little more to grease baking dish
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped or minced
- 1/2 small apple, like Granny Smith, finely chopped or shredded
- 1 clove garlic, minced or through a garlic press
- 1 lb lean ground turkey or chicken
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- 2 ½ tsp dried parsley
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- 2-3 Tbsp grated Parmesan
- 1 egg, beaten
- Salt to taste
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Optional: About 1 Tbsp tomato sauce
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Grease/spray a 9″ x 13″ baking dish with oil or nonstick cooking spray.
- Heat 2 tsp oil in saucepan. Sauté and stir onion and apple for 3 minutes, until softened. Add garlic and sauté 30 seconds more. Set aside to cool.
- Mix together ground meat, breadcrumbs, parsley, paprika, Parmesan and tomato sauce (if using). Add in beaten egg and stir to combine.
- Form mixture into meatballs, about 1″ in diameter, or patties as big or small as you’d like. Place in rows in the baking dish. Bake 15-20 minutes, or until lightly golden and internal temperature reads 165°.
- Let cool. Enjoy!