Healthy Turkey Swedish Meatballs
These Healthy Turkey Swedish Meatballs are savory, delicious, and easy to make. Served in a creamy sauce that's heavenly, the entire family will love this meal!
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 281kcal
Ingredients
Turkey Swedish Meatballs
- 1 slice bread toasted
- 1/2 cup chickpeas canned or cooked
- 1 lb lean ground turkey
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- salt/pepper
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
Swedish Meatball Sauce
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1/2 cup almond flour or flour of choice
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 2 cups beef broth
Instructions
- Lightly toast the bread and break into small pieces.
- Mash the chickpeas in a food processor or with a fork.
- Combine the bread, chickpeas, turkey, egg, allspice, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl.
- Mix together and roll into meatballs (makes about 16-18 meatballs).
- In a saucepan, add the olive oil and cook the meatballs over medium heat (covered) for about 20-25 minutes or until fully cooked (rotating every 5-7 minutes).
- Remove the meatballs and set aside.
- Place the butter in the same saucepan and melt over medium heat.
- Whisk in the almond flour until a "paste" is formed.
- Immediately add in the yogurt and broth, then whisk until smooth.
- Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and allow to simmer (whisking continuously) for about 7-10 minutes (or until sauce begins to reduce and thicken).
- Remove from heat and allow the sauce to thicken.
- Add in the meatballs, coating each one with the sauce.
- Serve and enjoy or freeze for later!
Notes
Ingredients
- Feel free to use lower-carb bread or gluten-free bread!
- Make sure that the almond flour is super finely-ground for the best sauce consistency.
- Keep the meatballs from sticking to your hands by adding a little bit of olive oil on your hands before starting!
- To keep the sauce from getting too thick, be sure to keep from over-simmering or from simmering for too long. The sauce will also thicken as it cools!
- Too thick? Add more broth (1/4 cup at a time) while the sauce is still cooking and whisk!
- Too thin? Add in an extra 2 Tbsp of flour (up to 1/4 cup) while the sauce is still cooking and whisk while simmering a couple of minutes longer.
Nutrition
Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 487mg | Potassium: 338mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 319IU | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 2mg