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turkey meatballs with edamame, carrots, cucumber, rice, and peanut sauce

Asian Inspired Turkey Meatballs with Peanut Sauce

5 from 10 votes
It's so much fun to cook when you have this recipe! Asian-inspired turkey meatballs with peanut sauce are easy to make with a complex taste. You'll feel like a pro-chef as you chop and saute the ingredients.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 13 meatballs
Course: dinner, gluten-free, lunch, meal-prep
Cuisine: Asian
Calories: 161

Ingredients
  

Meatballs:
  • 1 lb 93/7 ground turkey
  • ½ small yellow onion
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
Sauce:
  • ½ cup natural peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • cup water
Bowl:
  • 16 oz bag frozen cauliflower rice
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 carrots sliced
  • 1 cup diced cucumber
  • 1 cup edamame

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375F and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together all meatball ingredients. Divide into meatballs, 40g each, and place on baking sheet. You should have around 12-13 meatballs.
  3. Bake for 15 minutes.
  4. While baking, make sauce by whisking together all sauce ingredients. Set aside once combined.
  5. Prepare your bowl by making cauliflower rice according to package. Add lime juice and salt to caulirice.
  6. Divide evenly into three bowls, add ⅓ cup cucumber, ⅓ cup edamame, and ⅓ of the carrots to each bowl.
  7. Once meatballs are done, trim excess fat that spilt out on the side. Place 4 meatballs on top of bowls.
  8. Divide the sauce into three portions and distribute evenly amongst the bowls. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 161kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 11gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 365mgPotassium: 353mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1602IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg

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