Healthy Vegetable & Turkey Meatballs (oven baked)

Delicious Healthy Vegetable & Turkey Meatballs oven baked to perfection! These make a great finger food meal for toddlers and kids... and they can be frozen for a quick and easy 'grab and reheat' snack!

Over the past year, I've become quite the expert at hiding vegetables into bite-sized-little-people-food! It's totally a thing!! Although Will's pretty good at eating veggies on their own (most of the time...!), he still totally prefers something like this.

And while these Healthy Vegetable & Turkey Meatballs are great for toddlers and kids, they're just as good for us lovely adults! Serve them on their own for a kick-ass party food treat, add them to a wrap, or pop them on top of a salad. Seee.... versatile, yummy, healthy family food.

I love the fact that these Healthy Vegetable and Turkey Meatballs can be frozen. Another thing I've worked out this past year, is that my toddler eats like a bird. Seriously, that kid eats hardly anythinggggg!!! So recipes like this are super handy because I can just grab out 1 meatball (yes... 1!!) and reheat it. At least there's no waste, right!?

Ohhh and if you're serving these to kids and toddlers then obviously sauce to dip them in is a must! What on earth is the obsession with kids and sauce!?

Before I go, if you're after some more meatbally-goodness (it's totally a thing), check out my Thai Chicken Meatballs. They're quite fab, if I do say so myself! And hey, if you're a veggie-smuggler like me, these Chicken & Vegetable Nuggets might come in handy too.

Healthy Vegetable & Turkey Meatballs (oven baked)

These oven-baked Healthy Vegetable & Turkey Meatballs make a delicious midweek dinner or snack. Make a big batch and pop any leftovers into the freezer. 

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Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Meatballs

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 30 serves

Calories: 54kcal

Author: Lucy - Bake Play Smile

Ingredients

• ▢ 120 g carrot grated (approx 1 large)
• ▢ 200 g zucchini grated (approx 1 large)
• ▢ ¼ cup onion finely chopped
• ▢ 500 g turkey mince
• ▢ ¾ cup (70g) breadcrumbs
• ▢ 1 egg
• ▢ olive oil
• ▢ sesame seeds to sprinkle

Instructions

Conventional Method

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
• Line two baking trays with baking paper and set aside.
• Place the grated carrot and zucchini into a sieve and strain out any excess liquid.
• Place the strained vegetables into a large mixing bowl.
• Add the finely chopped onion, turkey mince, breadcrumbs and egg.
• Mix well to combine.
• Roll the mixture into tablespoon-sized balls and place onto the prepared trays.
• Spray with olive oil cooking spray and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through.

Thermomix Method

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
• Line two baking trays with baking paper and set aside.
• Place the carrot, zucchini and onion into the Thermomix bowl and chop on Speed 5, 10 seconds. Place into a strainer and remove all excess liquid before placing back into the Thermomix bowl.
• Add the turkey mince, breadcrumbs and egg and mix on Reverse Speed 3-4, 20 seconds. 
• Roll the mixture into tablespoon-sized balls and place onto the prepared trays.
• Spray with olive oil cooking spray and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through.

Notes

These meatballs can be frozen after cooking. 

Nutrition

Calories: 54kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 700IU | Vitamin C: 1.6mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 0.5mg

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