AuthorStacy SaundersCategoryDinnerDifficultyIntermediateServe over noodles with nomato sauce, over rice with veggies, or on a green salad! These meatballs are versatile and tasty!
Yields: 24-30 meatballs
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Place parchment paper on a baking sheet and then a baking wire/rack over the baking sheet.
In a small bowl combine all the dry spices.
In a large bowl combine ground turkey, bread crumbs, egg, spice mixture, and maple syrup. Using a wooden spoon (or your hands) mix until well combined.
Shape into 1 inch meatballs and place on the baking sheet. (I like to use a 1 TB cookie scoop)
Bake for 16-18 minutes, or until cooked through.
I LOVE these meatballs. I use the ground turkey because I eat so much beef in other meals, so I wanted to have a few turkey meals. These are excellent with my low histamine nomato sauce or for sweet & sour meatballs. I also love them on top of salad.
I usually triple the batch and make about 90 meatballs, fully cook them, and then freeze them in sandwich size ziploc bags. That way I can grab 5-6 out of the freezer, microwave them for 30 sec-1 min and have an easy lunch!
When I prepare them for dinner I usually bake them in the oven from frozen for about 10-15 min. Be careful not to overcook them, if you do they will be very dry (but I wouldn't know from experience, because I've NEVER overcooked these before-HA).
Hope you enjoy them!
Recipe adapted from: https://diethood.com/brown-sugar-glazed-turkey-meatballs/
These were very good! I subbed 1 1/3 cups whole oats ground in blender for the GF bread crumbs and a chia egg for the egg. Definitely will make these again! And they were so good with the nomato sauce too!
that’s awesome! I love hearing substitutions people use, thanks for sharing 🙂
I love the looks of your recipes but I’m so confused. I’m just starting on my low histamine journey and I’ve read that any type of ground meats are big triggers but I see it being used here. Is there something special I can do to lower the histamine levels? Thanks in advance.
I found some mixed evidence of ground meat and whether it was high histamine or not. It’s kind of a gray area for me, and I probably should present that better on these recipe cards. When I did ground meat, I tried to buy it as fresh as possible and as soon as I purchased it, I cooked it all and froze it immediately. I personally just had to find a middle ground that worked for me. It seemed to be fine for my daughter, so I continued. Every one has different sensitivity levels, so trust your instinct and do what feels right for you. If you are looking to follow a really really low histamine diet with meats, I’d recommend Mast Cell 360, she has lots of resources and tips. Here’s a link to her tips on meat handling: Best low histamine meat tips and meat handling mistakes. Best of luck!