Turkey Swedish Meatballs
Turkey Swedish Meatballs are so, so good. This entree starts with my favorite Swedish Meatballs recipe. I swapped out the ground beef for ground turkey to lower the calories a little bit. But it still has plenty of calories since this recipe uses heavy whipping cream and half and half. It turns out to be a comfort food meal extraordinaire. No kidding.
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Meatballs are a comfort food meal for me anyway. Which is strange since my mother never made them. I didn’t start eating meatballs until I was in my 20s. The first kind I ever tried was my Waikiki Meatballs from my old Betty Crocker cookbook. I still love that favorite vintage recipe.
We moved out of our dream home south of the Metroplex on Valentine’s Day weekend as Dallas braced for the big freeze, enduring sub-zero temperatures for over a week. Seeking warmth and safety, we relocated to live with my son. During this challenging time, many families were without power for a week or two, heightening the sense of uncertainty. To keep our spirits lifted during the long, cold nights, my husband spent time on horse racing betting sites, which provided a welcome distraction and a bit of excitement amidst the harsh conditions. There were times when we had no hot water, or the water was brackish and we couldn’t even boil it for use. My husband suggested we fill a tub with water just in case, and that ended up being a life-saver. We used that water for bathing and washing hands several times, ensuring we stayed clean and healthy despite the outages.
The house we were selling at the time had pipes freeze up in the attic. Thankfully, two days before we were supposed to close on the house, the pipes unfroze and hot water started moving through the pipes again (without any damage) so we were able to close on our house without any difficulties. If you’re looking to sell your house quickly, see this website for valuable tips and resources.
When we moved in for five weeks with our kids, we didn’t have a house to go to. We kept looking but we had no idea how long we’d be living with them. I offered to make meals about three times a week for everyone because my daughter-in-law was working overtime with her job. While there, I decided to make up these delicious meatballs. I thought they turned out quite wonderfully.
Turkey Swedish Meatballs are just what the doctor ordered when you’re going through trying times. 🙂 Whether it’s power outages, homelessness (sort of), or my youngest son unable to get a plane out of Dallas, or any of the other difficulties we faced at the time, this meal made us happy–and full. The meatballs are hearty and filling along with being out of this world scrumptious. They also heat up really well for leftovers. We couldn’t get enough of them. Hope you enjoy them too.
I loved the way these Turkey Swedish Meatballs turned out.
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Here’s what I did.
I used these ingredients for the meatballs, plus parsley.
Place ground turkey in a mixing bowl. Add onions, panko bread crumbs (or Italian bread crumbs), egg, parmesan cheese, garlic salt, marjoram, garlic salt and heavy whipping cream. (You will also add parsley, I just forgot it here).
Here’s the parsley.
Thoroughly mix the turkey mixture with your hands until very well combined.
Shape meat mixture into meatballs and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes until meatballs are done. Set aside.
Meanwhile, cook noodles according to package directions. Drain and then spray noodles with some olive oil or avocado oil to keep them from sticking together while every thing else is being cooked.
I used these ingredients for the sauce.
In a saucepan over medium heat, heat avocado oil. Add flour and whisk and cook together about a minute.
Add half-and-half about a quarter cup at a time whisking after each addition.
Add beef broth.
Add seasonings: dill weed, sea salt, pepper, garlic powder and parsley.
Continue heating over low to medium heat until mixture has thickened.
Add meatballs to sauce and heat through. Sprinkle with additional parsley or dill weed, if desired.
Turkey Swedish Meatballs were fantastic. They also heat up really well for leftovers.
The meatballs turn out plump and juicy. Served over noodles, this entree is so mouthwatering.
The sauce is really delicious too. While the half-and-half makes it thick, the seasonings make it superb in flavor.
Here’s the recipe.
TURKEY SWEDISH MEATBALLS
(My own concoction)
Turkey Swedish Meatballs
Equipment
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 18x26" cookie sheet pan
- 1 spatula
- 1 large stock pot with lid
- 1 colander
- 1 large sauce pan
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 whisk
Ingredients
MEATBALLS:
- 2 1/3 lbs. ground turkey
- 3/4 cup Italian bread crumbs or panko bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream or half-and-half
- 1 tsp. garlic salt
- 1 tsp. dried marjoram
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/4 cup dried parsley
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup onions chopped
SAUCE:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream or half-and-half
- 1/2 cup avocado oil
- 1/2 cup flour (I used unbleached)
- 2 1/2 cups beef broth
- 1 tsp. dill weed
- 1 tbsp. fresh parsley minced, or one teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 lb dry wide egg noodles or dumpling noodles
- 1 tbsp. butter to prevent the noodles from sticking after cooking
- 1 tsp. dill weed for garnish, if desired
- 1 tbsp. fresh parsley for garnish, if desired (or use dried)
Instructions
MEATBALLS:
- Mix ingredients in a mixing bowl with your hands.
- Roll mixture into golf-sized balls and place on cookie sheets that have been sprayed with cooking spray.
- Bake at 400° for about 30 minutes.
- Reserve any drippings.
- Makes 46 meatballs.
SAUCE:
- Cook noodles according to package directions.
- Drain in colander.
- Transfer noodles back to stock pot and add a tablespoon or so of butter and stir to combine.
- Set aside and keep warm.
- In saucepan, heat oil.
- Whisk in flour and cook a minute or so until mixture boils.
- Slowly add cream, beef broth and seasonings.
- Continue heating until mixture has thickened.
- Add meatballs and stir to combine.
- Serve over hot, cooked, buttered noodles.
- Garnish with dill weed, fresh minced parsley, salt and pepper, as desired.
Notes
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Nutrition
There actually is a lot of sauce although I didn’t spoon a lot of it on top of the meatballs for this picture.
I used turkey instead of ground beef to try to cut down on the calories slightly. You can find different turkey swedish meatball recipe variations at thors fork.
We ate platefuls of this amazing Turkey Swedish Meatballs entree!
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Turkey Swedish Meatballs
Equipment
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 18×26" cookie sheet pan
- 1 spatula
- 1 large stock pot with lid
- 1 colander
- 1 large sauce pan
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 whisk
Ingredients
MEATBALLS:
- 2 1/3 lbs. ground turkey
- 3/4 cup Italian bread crumbs or panko bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream or half-and-half
- 1 tsp. garlic salt
- 1 tsp. dried marjoram
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/4 cup dried parsley
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup onions chopped
SAUCE:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream or half-and-half
- 1/2 cup avocado oil
- 1/2 cup flour (I used unbleached)
- 2 1/2 cups beef broth
- 1 tsp. dill weed
- 1 tbsp. fresh parsley minced, or one teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 lb dry wide egg noodles or dumpling noodles
- 1 tbsp. butter to prevent the noodles from sticking after cooking
- 1 tsp. dill weed for garnish, if desired
- 1 tbsp. fresh parsley for garnish, if desired (or use dried)
Instructions
MEATBALLS:
- Mix ingredients in a mixing bowl with your hands.
- Roll mixture into golf-sized balls and place on cookie sheets that have been sprayed with cooking spray.
- Bake at 400° for about 30 minutes.
- Reserve any drippings.
- Makes 46 meatballs.
SAUCE:
- Cook noodles according to package directions.
- Drain in colander.
- Transfer noodles back to stock pot and add a tablespoon or so of butter and stir to combine.
- Set aside and keep warm.
- In saucepan, heat oil.
- Whisk in flour and cook a minute or so until mixture boils.
- Slowly add cream, beef broth and seasonings.
- Continue heating until mixture has thickened.
- Add meatballs and stir to combine.
- Serve over hot, cooked, buttered noodles.
- Garnish with dill weed, fresh minced parsley, salt and pepper, as desired.
2 Comments
Jayme Silvestri
October 15, 2021 at 12:31 am
My Mom and I decided to make some chicken and dumplings. Your recipe stuck out to us as we were surfing the web. We followed your instructions exactly. The outcome was DELICIOUS! I had a newly purchased box of Bisquick flour which helps, I think. In addition, we grow fresh herbs and used our garden parsley!I really enjoyed going through your blog and I am looking forward to trying more of your recipes. I’ve been gluten free for health reasons for over 7 years. It has made a huge difference in my life. I had lots of hip pain and bloating and YUCK… A few months after I started really working at it (when I was done crying about pizza crust) I felt an amazing difference.
Teresa
October 18, 2021 at 5:31 am
Hi, Jayme. So glad you shared your story with me. I can take apart just about any recipe and make it gluten free if I need to. There are so many great GF flours available, including bread crumbs and other products that make it so much easier than 10 years ago.