Turkey Meatball Recipe with spicy curry

Enjoy this Turkey Meatball Recipe, with ground turkey meatballs, cooked in a spicy coconut curry broth and served over rice.

Are you a turkey meatball lover? Then you’ll love this ground turkey meatballs recipe, because it not only makes a lot, you can make ahead and freeze for menu meal prep, or a future dinner party! You can also make Baked Turkey Meatballs.

Turkey Meatball Recipe Ingredients

This recipe makes quite a few meatballs, so make them for meal prep, freeze them, or make them for a dinner party! Or, cut the recipe on half for fewer servings!

Freeze and serve later. We love to use ground turkey over ground beef. (Also love these 4 Ingredient Turkey Sweet Potato Meatballs – yum!)

Gather these ingredients:

Meatballs:

• Onion
• Olive oil
• Garlic + ginger
• Chili flakes
• Ground turkey
• Milk
• Almond meal
• Salt + pepper

Curry Broth:

• Cardamom + turmeric + cinnamon + chili powder
• Lime
• Ginger
• Chicken stock
• Coconut milk

How do you make turkey meatballs in broth?

1. In medium saucepan, heat 1/4 cup of olive oil and add onions, cooking until translucent. Reduce heat to medium low and add chili flakes, garlic, ginger, and salt and pepper to taste. Sauté on low, until slightly golden and size is reduced.
2. In small bowl, add almond meal, and create an indent in center. Add milk, and mix together until texture is fluffy. Set aside.
3. In large mixing bowl, add ground turkey, and make a crater in the center. Place almond meal mixture, eggs, salt and pepper, and the sautéed onions in the center. Mix well.
4. Roll turkey into 2 inch balls and place on parchment paper.
5. In medium sauce pan, add all curry broth ingredients, and bring to a simmer on medium-low heat. Reduce to lowest temperature and set aside.
6. In medium sauce pan, heat 3 Tbsp. olive oil. When hot, add in about 8 meatballs around the edges of the pan (could be more or less depending on circumference of pan)—not the center, in order to leave space for flipping—and cook on medium-low heat. Make sure the oil is evenly distributed at the bottom as meatballs are cooking. Cook and flip the meatballs. Tops should be slightly golden.
7. After flipping meatballs, reduce heat slightly and cook some more. During this time, add about 1/2 cup of the broth to the meatballs, spooning broth over the top occasionally. Continue on medium-low heat until meatballs are fully cooked.
8. Repeat this until all meatballs are done. Serve in broth with fresh lime zest on top, and your favorite rice on the bottom, or remove excess broth and place in freezer-safe container for freezing.
9. On a stovetop, cook the meatballs, spooning a delicious coconut curry broth over the top. You can serve the meatballs on rice, or add more stock for more broth.

Why I love this Turkey Meatball Recipe

For me, I love a spicy meatball, so this Spicy Coconut Curry Turkey Meatball Recipe is my favorite with melted Parmesan cheese on top. A meal or a snack :)

Can you freeze meatballs?

This recipe is excellent for freezing extra meatballs for later use. You can also make Baked Turkey Meatballs.

Serve over rice or pasta and ENJOY!

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Spicy Turkey Meatball in Coconut Curry Broth

Prep Time: 15 minutes mins

Cook Time: 25 minutes mins

Total Time: 40 minutes mins

Yield: 8

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Ingredients

 

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Meatballs:

• 1 onion, finely chopped
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
• 2 tsp. minced ginger
• 1 ½ tsp. chili flakes
• 2 pounds ground turkey
• ⅔ cup milk
• 1 cup almond meal
• 2 ½ tsp. salt
• 3 tsp. pepper
• ⅓ cup olive oil, for cooking meatballs in pan

Curry Broth:

• 1 ½ tsp. cardamom
• 2 tsp. turmeric
• ½ Tbsp. cinnamon
• 1 Tbsp. chili powder
• 1 lime, juiced and zested
• 2 tsp. fresh ginger
• 2 cup chicken stock, or more for soup
• 1 can coconut milk
• Garnish: Fresh lime zest

Instructions

 

• This recipe makes quite a few meatballs, so make them for meal prep, freeze them, or make them for a dinner party! Or, cut the recipe on half for fewer servings!
• In medium saucepan, heat 1/4 cup of olive oil and add onions, cooking until translucent. Reduce heat to medium low and add chili flakes, garlic, ginger, and salt and pepper to taste. Sauté on low, until slightly golden and size is reduced, about 5-8 minutes.
• In small bowl, add almond meal, and create an indent in center. Add milk, and mix together until texture is fluffy. Set aside.
• In large mixing bowl, add ground turkey, and make a crater in the center. Place almond meal mixture, eggs, salt and pepper, and the sautéed onions in the center. Mix well.
• Roll turkey into 2 inch balls and place on parchment paper.
• In medium sauce pan, add all curry broth ingredients, and bring to a simmer on medium-low heat. Reduce to lowest temperature and set aside.
• In medium sauce pan, heat 3 Tbsp. olive oil. When hot, add in about 8 meatballs around the edges of the pan (could be more or less depending on circumference of pan)—not the center, in order to leave space for flipping—and cook on medium-low heat. Make sure the oil is evenly distributed at the bottom as meatballs are cooking. Cook for about 3 minutes before flipping. Tops should be slightly golden.
• After flipping meatballs, reduce heat slightly and cook for 5-8 more minutes. During this time, add about 1/2 cup of the broth to the meatballs, spooning broth over the top occasionally. Continue on medium-low heat until meatballs are fully cooked.
• Repeat this until all meatballs are done. Serve in broth with fresh lime zest on top, and your favorite rice on the bottom, or remove excess broth and place in freezer-safe container for freezing.

Cuisine: American

Course: Main Course

Author: Sandy / Reluctant Entertainer

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