I’m on a ground turkey roll! First with these delicious Italian Turkey Burgers and now with these fabulous turkey meatballs. I got the recipe for the turkey meatballs from Steve’s uncle, Dale. He made them for us one night as an appetizer when we were in Florida over the winter. I thought they were absolutely fantastic, so I had to get the recipe.
Dale sent me the recipe and I learned the secret that makes these meatballs super easy. The meatballs are made from scratch from a recipe adapted from Epicurious and then, the easy part, they’re simmered in Trader Joe’s Curry Simmer Sauce.
The meatballs come together quickly and the curry sauce is so flavorful. Between the spice of the sauce and the red pepper flakes in the meatballs, they have just the right amount of kick.
As I said, we had them as an appetizer when Dale made them, but when I made them, I served the meatballs over rice as a main dish and it was amazing! These would be great to make ahead and then reheat them right before serving. If you want to tone down the spice a little, just reduce the amount of red pepper flake to 1/4 or 1/2 tsp, it will still taste amazing.
Give these meatballs a try, either for an appetizer or dinner, I promise you won’t be disappointed!
Turkey Meatballs in Curry Sauce
- 1 – 6 oz bags baby spinach
- 1 lb ground turkey (I used 99% lean turkey breast)
- 1 1/4 cups grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup plain panko bread crumbs
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 egg, beaten
- 4 dashes Worcestershire
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 1 – 15 oz jar Trader Joe’s Curry Simmer Sauce
- 1 cup water
- hot cooked rice (if serving as a main dish)
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Steam spinach in microwave for 2 minutes.
Once spinach is cool enough to handle, squeeze out as much water as you can.
Chop drained spinach.
Add all ingredients, except the simmer sauce and water, to a mixing bowl.
Mix ingredients together, until well combined.
Form into 24 meatballs (use a small scoop, if you have one, to help make the meatballs a uniform size) and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. (meatballs will not be fully cooked at this point)
Pour simmer sauce and water into a large skillet, stirring to combine.
Add meatballs to skillet. Gently stir to coat meatballs with the sauce.
Bring sauce to a bubble, cover, reduce heat and simmer for at least 15 minutes, until meatballs are cooked through.
If serving as a main dish, serve over hot cooked rice.
ENJOY!
