Description
These spinach and feta turkey meatballs are perfect for an easy weeknight dinner or meal prep! They come together so quickly with very minimal cooking effort. Serve these with pearled couscous, tzatziki, shirazi salad, and hummus for the most delicious mediterranean-inspired couscous bowl!
Equipment
- Cutting board
- Chef’s knife
- Mixing bowl
- Skillet
- Sheet pan
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
Units
Scale
For the meatballs
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 5 oz spinach
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lb 93% lean ground turkey
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup feta, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes (about 6 sun-dried tomatoes)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
To serve
- Couscous (cooked according to package instructions)
- Tzatziki
- Sun-dried tomato hummus
- Salad shirazi
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
- Cook the spinach. Add oil to a skillet over medium heat, then add spinach. Stir frequently and cook until wilted, then add garlic and cook for another 30 seconds. Then transfer to a cutting board and let it cool slightly. Finely chop the spinach.
- Mix all ingredients together. To a medium mixing bowl, add ground turkey, egg, feta, chopped spinach, chopped sun-dried tomatoes, breadcrumbs, salt, and pepper. Use your hands to mix the ingredients together. Do not over-mix.
- Form the meatballs. Use a kitchen scale to weigh out 1.5oz meatballs, or measure about 3 tbsp worth of mixture to form uniform, evenly sized meatballs.
- Bake the meatballs. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Evenly space the meatballs on the baking sheet, ensuring they are not touching each other. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the internal temperature reaches 165ºF.
- Assemble the bowls (optional). Plate cooked pearled couscous, tzatziki, hummus, and shirazi salad with the meatballs. Serve and enjoy, or portion into individual containers for meal prep!
Notes
- Some brands of ground turkey are “wetter” than others. If the turkey meatball mixture feels too wet and difficult to shape meatballs, add up to another 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs.
- Wet your hands with water before forming the meatballs. This helps to prevent the meat from sticking to your hands. Re-wet your hands as they start to get sticky again.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5 meatballs
- Calories: 368
- Sugar: 1.4 g
- Sodium: 1146.1 mg
- Fat: 20.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 12.1 g
- Protein: 35.5 g
- Cholesterol: 185.2 mg