Meatballs are easy to make and easy to freeze (after preparing and before baking). We especially like this version with ground turkey, ginger, garlic, and cilantro. Serve over a bed of fried rice or quinoa with a drizzle of lime sesame sauce for a simple weeknight meal.
Asian Turkey Meatballs
Makes 12 meatballs.
Ingredients for Meatballs
- 1/4 cup panko crumbs
- 1 1/4 lbs lean ground turkey
- 1 egg
- 1 Tbsp ginger, minced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 3 scallions, chopped
- 1 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
Ingredients for Sauce
- 4 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
- 2 Tbsp water
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh scallion
Directions
- Preheat oven to 500°F.
- For Meatballs: Combine ground turkey, panko, egg, salt, scallions, ginger, cilantro, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons sesame oil; mix well with your hands. Shape about 1/4 cup meat mixture into a ball, and transfer to a baking dish. Repeat with remaining mixture. (If you want to freeze them, now is the time to do it.) Bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes.
- For Dipping Sauce: Mix together lime juice, water, soy sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons sesame oil in a bowl. Add scallions.
- Serve meatballs over fried rice with a drizzle of lime sesame sauce on top.
(Adapted from Skinnytaste)
I make these meatballs a lot, so great. Quick question- when do you freeze them? After they are cooked? After they are prepped but not yet cooked? Thanks!