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Baked Sweet Potato Turkey Meatballs

These meatballs are incredible enough to enjoy on their own or you can add them to pasta or rice dishes or with your favorite sauce!
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 17 minutes
Time to Chill in the Fridge 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Turkey
Servings 17 meatballs

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound lean ground turkey (or ground pork)
  • ½ cup yellow onion, finely minced
  • ¾ cup sweet potato (peeled and finely shredded with excess liquid squeezed out)
  • ½ cup rolled oats, or quick oats (use certified gluten free oats as needed)
  • 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • olive oil to spray pan

Instructions
 

  • Finely mince the yellow onion and shred the sweet potato using small holes of your cheese grater. Squeeze out excess liquid in the sweet potato, then loosen up the lump and measure ¾ cup from there.
  • Add all ingredients to a large mixing bowl and combine well using your hands or a wooden spoon.
  • Chill mixture in the fridge, covered, for at least 30 minutes. If you're using quick oats you don't need to wait as long. The Best option is to chill overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Spray a large baking sheet with olive oil. Measure out 2 tablespoons and form balls, lining them up on baking sheet leaving space between each one. Spray tops of meatballs with olive oil.
  • Bake on middle rack for 15-17 minutes.
  • Enjoy as is or with any pasta or rice dish. Use a preferred dipping sauce or bbq sauce!
Keyword ground turkey, sweet potatoes, turkey meatballs
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