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Amazing Turkey Zucchini Meatballs

I LOVE these meatballs. Turkey zucchini meatballs are made with simple, healthy ingredients and full of flavor. This recipe is a great way to use the zucchini from your garden.
Servings: 24 Meatballs
Author: Ashley Watt (The Poor Doctor's Wife)

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 zucchini finally graded
  • ¼ cup + 2 Tbsp Panko crumbs
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp oregano
  • ¼ tsp Thyme

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit. Shred the zucchini and once shredded try to squeeze to remove the excess water. Mix all the ingredients together. Oil your hands with a little olive oil, this helps prevent the meatballs from sticking to your hands when you roll them. (You may have to wash your hands and re-oil them a few times, it's annoying but just think about how good these meatballs will taste!)½
  • Roll them into balls, about the size of a ping pong ball (or golfball size but you may get less meatballs).
  • Method #1: Bring a pot of water to a boil and add 1 Tbsp of salt to the water. Boil the meatballs for 5 minutes. This will help your meatballs stay round. Then Heat 1-2 Tbsp of oil in a Cast iron skillet or pan. Put the meat balls in the pan at medium high heat. Roll them around to brown them on all sides. Once browned on all sides, place on cookie sheet that has been covered with foil. Then place them in the oven to stay warm. Meatballs need to reach an internal temperature of 165°. You may have to add more oil as you cook. 
  • Method #2: (lazy method)Heat 1-2 Tbsp of oil in a Cast iron skillet or pan. Put the meat balls in the pan at medium high heat. Roll them around gently so they keep their shape and brown them on all sides. This method will not make perfectly round meatballs. Then place them in the oven to finish cooking usually less than 10 minutes. Meatballs need to reach an internal temperature of 165°.

Notes

I usually 1 1/2 this recipe and it gives us around 40 meat balls. If you want more convenience make a bunch of these meat balls and freeze them. They are cheaper and taste so much better than the store-bought kind!