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Proof that eating healthy can be both delicious and achievable, these Buffalo Turkey Meatballs are the perfect dinner solution for any night of the week.
Buffalo Turkey Meatballs are just one of many buffalo sauce recipes here on The Forked Spoon and include other favorites such as The Best Buffalo Chicken Dip, Buffalo Cauliflower, and Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Bowls.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Keeping to my word that buffalo sauce is my favorite, I have another totally amazing buffalo sauce recipe for you guys today. I am really excited about this recipe, and I’m going to tell you all about why.
For starters, they’re healthy. I know, what? Meatballs aren’t healthy! Incorrect, my friends!
How then can meatballs be healthy? Well, most meatballs are made with ground beef which is higher in fat and cholesterol. We’re making these meatballs with ground turkey instead. Ground turkey is a personal favorite thanks to its versatility- you can literally put it in anything from pasta dishes to soup, eggs, pizza, and, of course, tacos.
Let’s just say we eat a lot of ground turkey around here. Anyway, these meatballs are:
- Actually healthy. Remember how I mentioned that they’re made with ground turkey rather than ground beef? Yep.
- Taste fantastic with/on/in everything! Buffalo turkey meatballs to the rescue! (no seriously)
- Store well and freeze beautifully
If you’re not purchasing a favorite pre-made buffalo sauce, you will need to make your own. I’m going to be honest- when I first started making recipes with buffalo sauce I was totally confused by this. I’m not sure why, but alas, there I was.
Anyway, you will need Frank’s Red Sauce which is basically what you use if you’re not buying premade stuff. Usually, Frank’s is mixed with a bunch of butter and the result is this magical, beautiful buffalo sauce of your dreams. Well, since we all know how much I love my sauce, I knew I needed to health it up a bit. The magic ingredient? Greek yogurt!
You guys, the result is just as delicious, just as magical, and just as addicting.
Buffalo Turkey Meatballs Made Delicious Meal Prep Bowls
These Buffalo Turkey Meatballs are the PERFECT thing for Meal Prepping.
If you’re like me and either skip lunch or end up grabbing something totally unhealthy, creating Meal Prep Bowls at the beginning of the week with leftovers is an awesome way to keep yourself on track. They help keep portions balanced and force you to eat what you have.
Fortunately, Buffalo Turkey Meatballs keep really well in the refrigerator all week and pair perfectly with just about anything from noodles, rice, quinoa or even, cooked spaghetti squash.
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Buffalo Turkey Meatballs Recipe with Easy Meal Prep Bowls
Ingredients
For the Meatballs
- 2 pounds Foster Farms Organic Ground Turkey
- 1 ½ cups Panko breadcrumbs
- 2 large eggs
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ red onion, finely diced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ cup green onions, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoon chopped fresh chives, to garnish
For the Buffalo Sauce
- 1 cup Frank’s Red Hot Sauce, (or preferred pre-made buffalo sauce of choice)
- ½ cup Greek Yogurt
- 4 tablespoon butter, melted
Meal Prep Bowls
- Cooked rice or spaghetti squash
- Lettuce/cabbage
- Carrot + Celery sticks
- Ranch/Blue cheese dressing
Instructions
For the Meatballs
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl add the Foster Farms Organic Ground Turkey, Panko breadcrumbs, eggs, garlic, chopped red onion, salt, black pepper, Italian seasoning, onion powder, and green onions. Using clean hands (or a mixing spoon), work the ingredients together until fully combined.
- Roll the combined ground turkey mixture together into approximately 1 1/2-inch meatballs. Repeat this process until all mixture has been used, creating approximately 32 meatballs.
- Place meatballs onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for approximately 25 minutes, or until outside is golden, cooked and internal temperature registers 160 degrees.
For the Buffalo Sauce
- In a medium bowl combine the hot sauce and melted butter. Once combined, stir in the Greek yogurt. Set aside in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Assembly + Meal Prep
- Remove the meatballs from the oven and allow them to cool for 3-4 minutes before transferring to a large bowl. Gently toss to coat the meatballs with half the buffalo sauce mixture and garnish with fresh chopped chives, if desired. Serve with noodles, rice, or (shown here) spaghetti squash.
- For the meal prep bowls- Add the desired amount of spaghetti squash, salad, and Buffalo Turkey Meatballs to reusable lunch containers. I added approximately 1 cup cooked spaghetti squash, 5 meatballs, and 1/2 cup salad. Drizzle the meatballs with additional Buffalo sauce and pack with a side of Ranch Dressing or Blue Cheese Dressing, if desired. In separate ziplock bags, pack a handful of carrot and celery sticks. Store all containers in the refrigerator until ready to enjoy.
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Notes
- The Nutritional information per serving reflects one meatball with sauce only – not the rest of the sides for the meal prep.
- Instructions how to cook a spaghetti squash 🙂
- For these meal prep bowls, I used these reusable meal prep containers with lids and these mini disposable cups with lids for the sauce. Please note- in an effort to reduce waste, I will be researching a more environmentally friendly option (especially when it comes to the sauce containers), but for now, these little plastic cups work fantastic.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
My family really enjoyed these. They were east to make which is a bonus. My husband and 7yo thought the original Frank’s hot sauce was a little spicy, so we may switch it out for the buffalo wing sauce next time!
Thanks for the feedback and rating, Raleigh 🙂
I added a packet of hidden valley ranch seasoning and they came out so good!
How can I make these and the squash in an instant pot?
Great question Pooja! You can follow my instructions to make a Spaghetti Squash in an Instant Pot 🙂
I will be making these today and will note you as recipe inspo!
My husband and I tried these and wow we devoured every bite with pleasure, will be making these every week for meal prep! Yum!
Thanks for the kind feedback Jaeli 🙂
Thank you for sharing this! I made this tonight and it was delicious! I can’t wait to have it for lunches this week! I am tracking my meals for weight watchers. Does the nutrition card include the sauce as well or only the meatballs?
Hi Marcy,
Good question. Yes, the Nutrition card includes the sauce – it includes all ingredients listed.
I have made different kinds of Buffalo sauce before and so I must admit, I was fairly skeptical when I saw it was only 3 ingredients. Let me tell you though, it was delicious! I used Siggi’s plain yogurt instead of Greek because it is what I had on hand. I packed these in my meal prep containers with some steamed broccoli, matchstick carrots, and cauli rice. So delicious! Thank you for sharing! Oh and side note- they do make mini (1.5oz) storage containers for sauces,dressings, etc. that are dishwasher safe to help you reduce waste! I love mine and use them all the time!
Hi there I was wondering if you eat the meatballs cold or how do you reheat it for meal prep?
Hi Chase! You can eat the meatballs cold or warm them up- it’s totally up to you. To reheat, I recommend heating in a microwave-safe dish covered with a damp paper towel for 30-second intervals until they have reached your desired temperature 🙂 Hope that helps! Enjoy.
Great meatballs!
Found your recipe on Pinterest and cannot wait to make it for hubbys lunches this week 🙂