These Herby Turkey Meatballs with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy pack all the comforting flavors you crave during the holiday season but are made using simple, real food ingredients. Why wait for a specific time of year to enjoy the foods you love when you can make them fit your needs/preferences year round?!
Herby Turkey Meatballs
I’m a big believer in enjoying the foods you love whenever you want, and I have found so much joy in creating my favorite foods by using just natural ingredients so that my both my taste buds and my body benefit. This meal is no exception and is packed with nourishing protein and real food/herbs to fuel your body. PLUS, the flavor?! It tastes like Thanksgiving dinner. You’re going to love it!
DIETARY NOTES
This meal is made with real ingredients and fits seamlessly into the following dietary needs when using the products/brands (or ones that are similar) listed in the recipe:
Mashed Potatoes:
- gluten free
- grain free
- soy free
- refined sugar free
- vegetarian
- dairy free compliant (using compatible vegan butter & nut milk)
- paleo compliant (using compatible ghee/vegan butter & nut milk)
- Whole30 compliant (using compatible ghee & nut milk)
- Plant-Based Whole30 compliant (using compatible vegan butter & nut milk)
- vegan compliant (using compatible vegan butter & nut milk)
Gravy:
- gluten free
- grain free
- soy free
- refined sugar free
- dairy free compliant (using compatible vegan butter)
- paleo compliant (using compatible ghee)
- Whole30 compliant (using compatible ghee)
Turkey Meatballs:
- gluten free
- grain free
- soy free
- refined sugar free
- dairy free
- paleo
- Whole30
Hungry for more?
Check out some of my other meatball recipes:
- Greek Chicken Meatballs with Tzatziki
- Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
- Asian Inspired Meatballs
- Creamy Tomato and Leek Covered Meatballs
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Herby Turkey Meatballs
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground turkey
- ½ cup almond flour
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 tbsp coconut aminos
- ½ tbsp onion powder
- ½ tbsp garlic powder
- 1 ½ tbsp poultry seasoning
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix until well combined. I use my hands!
- Roll the turkey mixture into about 20 meatballs and space out on the parchment lined baking sheet. To keep the mixture from sticking, I coat my hands in a little avocado oil or olive oil.
- Cook in the oven for 20-25 minutes.
- Serve with my mashed potatoes and gravy and enjoy!
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
Ingredients
Mashed Potatoes
- 12 small (or 6 med/large) potatoes
- ¾ cup milk (I use unsweetened almond milk)
- 3 + 1 tbsp ghee, separated (can sub vegan butter)
- 1 tbsp garlic, minced
- salt, to taste
Gravy
- 3 tbsp ghee (can sub vegan butter for dairy free)
- 3 tbsp tapioca starch/flour
- 2 cups bone broth (I use Bonafide Provisions Chicken Bone Broth)
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp dried thyme
- ¼ tsp dried rosemary
- ¼ tsp dried sage
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
Instructions
Mashed Potatoes
- Place potatoes in a pot and cover with water, just hitting the top of the potatoes.
- Bring water to a boil then reduce the heat to medium/low.
- Cover with a lid and cook for 25-30 minutes (small potatoes) or 30-35 (med-large potatoes), or until fork tender.
- Drain the potatoes and place back into the pot. Mash the potatoes, then slowly add in the milk, mixing with each addition.
- Add 3 tbsp of ghee, garlic and a generous amount of salt.
- Blend with immersion blender, mash by hand, or whip with a food processor or hand mixer until smooth/your desired consistency.
- Top with remaining tbsp of ghee/butter and salt/pepper.
Gravy
- Bring bone broth to room temperature.
- Heat ghee/butter in a sauce pan on medium heat, then stir in tapioca starch once warm.
- Whisk together until no clumps remain, then slowly pour in the bone broth, whisking as you pour.
- Turn up the heat and bring the gravy to a simmer, allowing it to thicken.
- Once thick, stir in seasonings and serve warm!
I made this for the first time tonight and it was a HUGE hit with the family. The flavors compliment each other so well between the meatballs, mashed potatoes, and gravy. I halved the ingredients to make a smaller batch because I get nervous if recipes don’t turn out like I hope they should. Now I’m wishing I had used the exact amount of ingredients indicated for. Leftovers would have been awesome! Now that I know this recipe is a winner, I’ll make a whole lot more for next time! Well done with this meal! 🎉
Hi Erin! I am so thrilled to hear that you loved this recipe! Thank you so much for making it and leaving this kind review! Can’t wait for you to have leftovers next time. 🙂
I made these herby turkey meatballs along with the gravy for dinner and it was delicious! It has such a cozy, flavorful taste for the winter. I highly recommend this recipe for an easy week night meal!
I am so glad you loved this recipe, Melissa! Nothing better than a cozy weeknight meal in the colder months, right?! Thank you for making and reviewing. 🙂
This recipe is phenomenal! Easy to follow and delicious! I am currently in Whole30 and this was one of the best meals I’ve made. Whole30 or not, these are the BEST turkey meatballs I’ve ever had!
The only thing I adjusted was the seasoning because I didn’t have poultry seasoning, just replaced with some of my favs.
Ah, Michaela, I am so thrilled that you love this meal on Whole30 or not! That’s one of my biggest goals when creating recipes to share with the world! Thank you so much for making this recipe and for rating/reviewing it! I love that you made this recipe work with the seasonings you had on hand as well. 🙂
Do you have suggestions for a substitute for the almond flour? I have a family member who’s allergic to almonds.
Thanks! Can’t wait to try these.
Unfortunately at this time I have not tested an alternative to the almond flour that this recipe calls for, but you could potentially Google a good alternative option (be sure to check conversation ratios!) based on the needs of your family member!
My husband and I are doing Whole30 this month and this was the perfect, comforting meal. I served it to my whole family and my kids loved it too!
I’m so thrilled the whole family loved this! Thanks, Gemma. 🙂