These gluten-free easy turkey meatballs are juicy, moist, and so full of flavor you will never believe they were made with only a handful of simple ingredients. They are simple to make and can be served along delicious homemade spaghetti sauce and pasta.
For the longest time, my boyfriend would rave about his mom’s easy turkey meatballs and how they were one of his favorite things that she had made for him. Long before I even knew her, I knew all about her meatballs and was so excited for the day to finally try them.
I mean, he hyped them up pretty big so let’s just say I was really, really excited to try them.
Sure enough, one of the first times we went, she had made him a batch to take home with him back to Philadelphia and I was lucky enough to be able to try a few.
Literally the best turkey meatballs I had ever had in my entire life. I know that sounds a little bit dramatic but it’s not at all if I’m telling the truth. Kid was onto something.
A few weekends ago, we had a bunch of people over for a house party and I knew that I wanted to make these meatballs. One of my favorite parts about having people over is deciding what would be the best meal to serve, and meatball sandwiches sounded like a fabulous idea.
Everyone absolutely loved them and went back for seconds, and I was all over here like ‘see! I told you!’
They work well because you can get fresh provolone cheese and fresh rolls and then just make a side salad and people can either choose to have their meatballs straight on their plate or to build a meatball sandwich. We left them simmering over low heat on the stove.
They also can be made ahead so it doesn’t really require any work at all for you during the actual party, we just prepped the turkey meatballs that morning, baked them up, and then added them to the sauce to simmer and get even juicier.
So what makes these the best ever turkey meatballs?
Well, it’s pretty obvious to me.
This easy and simple recipe only calls for seven basic ingredients, with salt and garlic being two of those, and fresh herbs being another two.
All you need to make these:
- Ground turkey, I prefer an 85/15 ratio for extra juiciness.
- Fresh Parmesan cheese
- Fresh ricotta cheese
- Fresh basil
- Fresh Parsley
- Garlic
- Salt + pepper
They are really east to make too, I found that I’m not interested in any recipe that takes too long or else I’m checked out and already trying to find a way to cut corners.
For these meatballs, all you need to do is chop up your fresh herbs, add them to a bowl with the ground turkey, mix in the two different types of cheese, throw in some garlic, salt, and pepper, and mix until well combined.
You only need one baking sheet and you can roll the meatballs into sizes a little big bigger than a golf ball, I say typically around 2-3 tablespoons of meat, and then stick em in the oven!
20 minutes later you have some delicious turkey meatballs.
Simple enough.
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Easy Turkey Meatballs (Gluten-free)
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 20
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 25–30 meatballs 1x
Description
These gluten-free easy turkey meatballs are juicy, moist, and so full of flavor you will never believe they were made with only a handful of simple ingredients. They are simple to make and can be served along delicious homemade spaghetti sauce and pasta.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground turkey – I prefer 85/15 blend.
- 3/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped fine
- 3/4 cup fresh basil, chopped fine
- 1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
- 1/3 cup + 1 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tsp. minced garlic
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F and line with parchment paper or foil.
- Drizzle sheet with olive oil.
- In a large bowl, mix turkey, parsley, basil, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, and pepper in one bowl until well combined.
- Roll turkey into 2-3 tbsp sizes or a little big larger than a golf ball.
- Place onto sheet and brush tops with olive oil.
- Bake for 20 minutes at 425F, until slightly browned.
- Let rest ten minutes before serving or add to your favorite sauce simmering over low on a stove.
- Enjoy!
- Category: dinner, lunch, gluten-free
Keywords: turkey meatballs, gluten free, gluten free recipes, gluten free meatballs, turkey, homemade meatballs, homemade turkey meatballs
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Nellie Yates says
Can you substitute the ricotta cheese with anything not-cheese? Wondering how to lower the cheese for my husbands health risks. We can do the Parmesan. Thanks! These look delish!
Erin says
Can you do cottage cheese?! The only other non dairy I can think of is my vegan ricotta cheese recipe!
Tom says
These are incredible. So juicy and better than normal beef!
★★★★★
Carly says
These turned out great! Really flavorful and moist. Thanks for the recipe!
★★★★★
Jessica says
The flavor of these are amazing – my recommendation would be to bake them with a wire sheet on a cookie sheet so the grease runs off. When I took my tray out, they were sitting in a good amount of grease.
★★★★
Riana G says
These were delicious! Full of flavor and moist. Didn’t even NEED a sauce. But will try again with pesto or marinara y
★★★★★