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Baked Turkey Meatballs with Guacamole

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These tender baked turkey meatballs are made with fresh guacamole and smoky chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.

Baked Turkey Guacamole Meatballs with Chipotle Peppers - a quick and easy party appetizer recipe

Everyone loves meat on a stick.. you guys made that loud and clear when I recently shared my Thai Beef Satay Skewers! Well, guess what? I’ve got more for you this week with these tender and addictive five-ingredient baked turkey meatballs!

Turkey Guacamole Meatballs with Chipotles - a fast appetizer recipe

Made with lean ground turkey, fresh Sabra guacamole, chipotle peppers and garlic… three of these baked meatballs are just 99 calories! Who said game day snacking can’t be healthy?

Which leads me to our week 5 challenge of the Healthy New Year Six-Week Challenge: Healthy Game Day Snacking! As a reminder, in week 1 we covered protein-packed breakfasts, week 2 was all about ethnic eats, in week 3 we challenged you to use a new type of protein and in week 4 we used lemon to reduce sodium.

Five Ingredient Turkey Meatballs

The next time you’re at the store grab a container of Sabra’s guacamole and try using it as an ingredient in your next batch of meatballs. The healthy fats in the avocados keep the lean turkey from drying out without having to fry them in oil. Made with fresh garlic, onions and lime juice, the meatballs come out juicy and delicious every single time.

Want more with ground turkey? Check out my Best 25 Healthy Ground Turkey Recipes!

Your fork is waiting.

Baked Turkey Guacamole Meatballs with Chipotle Peppers - a quick and easy party appetizer recipe

Baked Turkey Meatballs with Guacamole

3.40 stars average
These tender baked turkey meatballs are made with fresh guacamole and smoky chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Serves8
CourseAppetizer
Calories99

Ingredients
 
 

  • 20 ounces ground turkey breast
  • ½ cup Sabra guacamole plus additional for dipping spicy or original or ordinary guac
  • 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce minced – remove seeds to keep on the mild side
  • 1 clove garlic grated
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheet with foil. Spray with cooking spray and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients: ground turkey through salt. Using a small cookie scoop or a tablespoon, form meatballs and place in a single layer on baking sheet.
  3. Bake until golden browned, about 30 minutes, flipping once halfway through the cooking time.
  4. Serve meatballs on a platter with toothpicks and extra guacamole for dipping.

Nutrition

Calories: 99kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 18gFat: 2.7gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2.4gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 286mgFiber: 1.3gSugar: 0g

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26 responses to “Baked Turkey Meatballs with Guacamole”

  1. javae Avatar
    javae

    how many meatballs does this make?

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      It depends on how big you roll them but generally 1 ounce per meatball

  2. Kathryn Avatar
    Kathryn

    Easy to make? Yes! However, the flavor is kind of bland. I’m not much of a “heat” person, so adding more chipotles is not an alternative to vamp up the flavor.
    Over all, I didn’t care for them, but my mother enjoyed them.

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Hi Kathryn – I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy these. We have made these several times and they are always devoured so I guess it’s just a matter of taste. That said we like them nice and smoky so we use lots of chipotle peppers. Did you use Sabra guacamole in the preparation?

  3. Cookin Canuck Avatar
    Cookin Canuck

    Do I need to make these? The answer to that would be, “Heck yeah!” Love this healthy idea for Super Bowl snacking.

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Heck yea is right sista!!