From start to plate, these little tasty morsels take about 35 minutes to prep, cook and serve and if you have a little one around who loves rolling meatballs, then this can turn into a great half hour of time with your little chef.
I served this batch with simple cut leafy greens, peanut butter noodles & brown rice with tamari. More on how I did that all in 35 minutes, below!
Turkey Teriyaki Meatballs
- 1# ground turkey (or chicken)
- 1/2 cup gluten free breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 2 tbls chopped ginger
- 2 tbls chopped cilantro – optional
- 1/2 cup prepared teriyaki sauce (i like soyaki in the blue & white bottle)
- 3 tbls coconut oil
In a medium bowl, quickly combine all of the above ingredients (except coconut oil-that goes in a large skillet). I like to use a small ice cream scoop to make my meatballs (and if i’m alone), but you can easily roll these by hand. Heat up your pan (on medium heat) with coconut oil and as you make these, drop them carefully into the oil. When they are brown on one side (about three minutes or so), gently turn them over. When they are all turned over, lower heat and cover with a lid for about 7 minutes. Done.
If you want to add the Peanut Butter Noodles, then while the meatballs are cooking, combine the following ingredients in a medium bowl. It helps if you have already boiled a batch of whole wheat thin spaghetti, but you can easily pop that on the oven at this time too. If you don’t think your child will eat anything remotely exotic like these noodles, then keep their noodles plain with butter and add all of the fun stuff to yours!
Peanut Butter Noodles
- 3 tbls tamari
- 2 tbls rice vinegar
- 3 tbls smooth creamy peanut butter
- 2 tbls chopped ginger
- 3 tbls chopped cilantro
- 1 clove chopped garlic
- 2 tbls olive oil
- 1/2 # whole wheat thin spaghetti (pre-cooked)
Whisk it all together and set aside. When your noodles are done, drain them and add them to this sauce, tossing gently. I used Trader Joe’s Instant Brown Rice (ready in 2 minutes) and drizzled some tamari on top! An instant hit in my house!













