Breaded Turkey Meatballs

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Ingredients

  • For the Meatball Mix:
  • 1/4 Onion - Chopped
  • 1/2 Carrot - Finely Chopped
  • 1 Garlic Clove - Finely Chopped
  • 3 tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 9.1 ounces Ground Turkey (260 grams)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
  • 3 tablespoons Bread Crumbs
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cumin
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil (For Frying)
  • For the Bread Crumbs Coating:

Instructions

  1. On a frying pan, preheat the olive oil over medium heat and add in the chopped onion, chopped carrot. Saute while stirring for about 3 minutes. Add the chopped garlic and stir for another 30 seconds. Remove from heat.
  2. Place the fried onion mix in a medium bowl and add all the other meatballs ingredients, except for the frying vegetable oil. Mix all together until form and even mix.
  3. For the coating, place 1/2 cup bread crumbs and 1 tablespoon sesame seeds in a small bowl and mix.
  4. Using your hands, form ping pong size balls from the turkey mix. Flatten the balls just a bit and dip in the coating (bread crumbs) mix until fully coated on both sides. Form coated balls from the whole mix and set aside in a plate.
  5. Over medium heat , preheat the 1/2 cup vegetable oil in a frying pan (depending on the size of your pan, the oil should be about 1/4 inch or 1/2 cm deep.
  6. Fry the coated meatballs until brown. About 3-4 minutes on each side.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

1250 kcal 62% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 28.6g 57% DV
Total Fat 74.9g 96% DV
Carbs 131.3g 48% DV
Fiber 25g 89% DV
Sugar 16.2g 32% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 921.8mg 40% DV
Potassium 1881.3mg 40% DV
Cholesterol 106.8mg 36% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 1148.3mcg 100% DV
Vitamin C 7.1mg 8% DV
Vitamin D 0.2mcg 1% DV
Calcium 1073.5mg 83% DV
Iron 34.2mg 100% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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