Turkey Zucchini Meatballs
Air Fryer Turkey Zucchini meatballs are a healthy quick and easy meal or meal prep for simple weekday lunches and dinners! Turkey zucchini meatballs are gluten-free, dairy-free, low carb, and even have hidden veggies.
These meatballs come together quickly with hidden veggies for extra nutrition and can be cooked in the air fryer or the oven. They can easily be made ahead of time and can be frozen for leftovers.
You will love Turkey Zucchini Meatballs because:
- They have shredded zucchini which not only adds a dose of veggies it keeps the meatballs moist and tender
- Turkey and zucchini meatballs are easy to make for meal prep or a weekday dinner
- These meatballs are great for leftover and are freezer friendly
- The turkey zucchini meatballs are super flavorful on their own and you can easily add sauce to them
- High in protein with a dose of veggies for extra nutrients
- These meatballs are both gluten-free and dairy-free
- You can cook the meatballs in the air-fryer or oven
Turkey Zucchini Meatballs are made with:
- Ground Turkey: Great source of protein that is a good source of B vitamin and minerals
- Oats: Complex carb that is high in soluble fiber, rich in minerals, and can aid in weight loss and lower blood sugar levels
- Nutritional Yeast: Plant-based complete protein that can help stabilize blood sugar, packed with antioxidants, and a good source of vitamin B
- Zucchini: high fiber and low-calorie vegetable that is rich in vitamin A and vitamin C
Recipe Tips:
- If your mixture is too sticky/moist you can add more oat flour and nutritional yeast
- Not sure how to get the moisture out of your zucchini? Here are three easy ways to remove extra moisture from zucchini.
- Never made oat flour before? Check out this post for tips.
- Healthy turkey and zucchini meatballs can also be cooked in the oven at 400 degrees on a lined baking pan. Bake for 8-10 minutes then flip and bake for 8-10 more minutes until cooked
Other Recipe You May Enjoy:
- 30-minute healthy sloppy joes
- Trader Joe’s taco skillet
- Healthy one-skillet 15-minute curry
- Turkey and veggie chili
Turkey Zucchini Meatballs
Air Fryer Turkey Zucchini meatballs are a healthy quick and easy meal or meal prep for simple weekday lunches and dinners! Turkey zucchini meatballs are gluten-free, dairy-free, low carb, and even have hidden veggies.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 cup shredded zucchini (about 1 zucchini with the extra moisture squeezed out)
- 1/2 cup oats (ground into a flour)
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Shred the zucchini then place it in a clean kitchen towel and squeeze the towel tightly over the sink to get rid of the extra moisture in the zucchini
- Prep your oats by making them into flour in a blender. Blend 1/2 cup of oats to form a fine flour
- Mix turkey, zucchini, oats, nutritional yeast, egg, and seasoning in a large bowl
- Roll into balls using a cookie dough or ice cream scoop to make even-sized meatballs
- Cook in the air fryer at 400 degrees for 12 minutes. After 6 minute flip the meatballs over then cook for 6 more minutes
Notes
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