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Teriyaki Meatballs

Teriyaki Meatballs are a quick and delicious dinner that the whole family will fall in love with. My kids can never get enough meatball recipes, and they love this fun spin!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: dinner, healthy
Cuisine: asian
Keyword: healthy meatball, Healthy turkey meatball
Servings: 36 meatballs
Calories: 61kcal
Author: Lisa Longley

Ingredients

Meatballs

  • 2 pounds ground turkey (93% lean) or ground beef
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 tablespoons green onions minced
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger (read more about this here)
  • 2 teaspoons onion powder
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon honey

Teriyaki Sauce

  • 2 cups water
  • 2/3 cup low sodium soy sauce (see note)
  • 2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 3 tablespoons freshly grated ginger
  • 6 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Instructions

Meatballs

  • Preheat your oven to 375. Line a jelly pan with tin foil and set a cooling rack on top of it. Spray the cooling rack with cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, mix all of the ingredients together until thoroughly combined.
  • Using a 1 1/2 tablespoon scoop, form the mixture into meatballs.
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until a meatball in the middle of the pan registers 165 degrees with an instant read thermometer.

Teriyaki Sauce

  • While the meatballs are cooking, combine all of the ingredients for the teriyaki sauce in a small saucepan over medium heat.
  • Stir regularly while bringing to a boil.
  • Once boiling, reduce to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes or until sauce has thickened.
  • Toss with the cooked meatballs and serve as an appetizer, or over rice with steamed broccoli.

Video

Notes

It is really important to use low sodium soy sauce for these. Panko Breadcrumbs are rather salty on their own, and if use regular soy sauce, it will all be over powering. The low sodium soy sauce, however, is just right.

Nutrition

Serving: 1meatball with sauce | Calories: 61kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 205mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 23IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.3mg