Sweet Potato Turkey Meatballs

Submitted by HappyWife313

"Simple, different and delicious!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 - 1 1⁄2 lb lean ground turkey
• 2 sweet potatoes, mashed
• 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves (minced or crushed)
• 1 cup parsley
• 1⁄2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• salt and pepper (to taste)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Combine onions, garlic, parsley, breadcrumbs and cheese in large bowl and mix (with spoon).
3. Cook sweet potatoes (in microwave or oven), peel and mash. Add to ingredients and mix (with spoon).
4. Add ground turkey and maple syrup - season generously with salt and pepper - and mix ingredients together with hands until well combined.
5. Lightly grease baking pan, create meatballs (about 1 1/2 inches in diameter), and bake for 30 minutes (or until fully cooked).
6. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Jody H.]

I can never understand people who review recipes they don't actually follow. I followed this recipe to a tee and it came out perfectly. My kids and husband all enjoyed them. Thank you so much for another great recipe :-)

 

[Chef P.Book]

This recipe is definitely different and I was happy that someone thought of it before me so that I had a guide. The only downside to these meatballs were that I didn't get the flavor I expected from them, but I also didn't use syrup for one of my batches because I'm eating a little healthier. A huge plus is that I finally got my husband to eat sweet potatoes since he hates them. <br/><br/>I think if I make this recipe again, I will tweak it, but I'm not sure how...probably to be a little less cheesy and garlicy and to be more sweet, maybe throw some cinnamon or something in there...not sure yet, but definitely a great idea! Perfect for leftovers or just to have something different around the house. :-)