Crockpot Turkey Meatballs Recipe

These turkey meatballs are tender, juicy, and so easy to make. Just mix together the ingredients and place them in the slow cooker with your favorite marinara. Then, let the slow cooker do the work for you!

Course Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Meal Prep

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword crockpot meatballs, healthy turkey meatballs, slow cooker meatballs, turkey meatball recipe, turkey meatballs, turkey meatballs crockpot

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 10

Servings meatballs

Calories 75kcal

Author Kelli Shallal MPH RD

Equipment

Crockpot or Slow Cooker

Ingredients

2 lbs 93% lean ground turkey can sub chicken
1 tbsp dried onion flakes
½ cup chopped fresh parsley
⅓ cup chopped fresh basil
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp Italian seasoning
½ tbsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
¼ cup oat flour
36 ounces marinara sauce

Instructions

Combine the turkey, onion, parsley, basil, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, sea salt, black pepper, and oat flour in a large bowl. Mix until thoroughly combined. Form meatballs using a cookie scoop, which should yield 24-32 meatballs.
Add a layer of sauce (about ⅓ of the sauce or 12 ounces) to the bottom of your crockpot. Now add a layer of meatballs, evenly spaced at least an inch apart. Cover the meatballs with ⅓ of sauce (or 12 ounces) and add a second layer of meatballs. Cover those meatballs with sauce.
Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook for 3-4 hours on high or 4-6 on low. Refrain from stirring until meatballs start to set, then you can stir to promote even cooking and satisfy your need to mess with it (I feel you I'm the same way.)Make sure the internal temperature of your meatballs reaches a minimum of 165F.
Enjoy meatballs!

Notes

I haven't tried it, but subbing ground chicken should be no problem.
Use chickpea flour, breadcrumbs, or any other binder in place of oat flour. I haven't tried them, but again, it should work!

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