These delicious and simple Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs are the perfect appetizer, game day snack, or topper for your pasta or zucchini noodle meal. I love keeping these on hand for high protein snacks! These healthy turkey meatballs are gluten free, grain free, and low carb.
If you love SIMPLE, quick air fryer recipes, try these Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts, Air Fryer Baked Potatoes, or Air Fryer Chicken Wings.
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A fun Healthy Appetizer – Made in the Air Fryer!
When Air Fryers became the new rage, I was hesitant to add one to my kitchen. Another appliance I would have to find room to store! And how often would I use it?
Turns out, a lot. I use mine all the time. It’s perfect for quickly cooking meats (I love chicken legs and chicken wings cooked in it), giving veggies a satisfying charred crunch, and for warming up leftovers for my son’s meals (I even throw pieces of pizza in there!).
I use this Air Fryer – it’s smallish, which is perfect for my little household. It’s easy to store and provides consistent results, so I know exactly how long to put my favorite foods into it for.
These meatballs have been the newest thing we’ve been throwing into it! It’s easy to mix up ground turkey with some spices and parmesan cheese, and pop them in for a fun protein option for snacks or meals!
We love these Healthy Turkey Meatballs simmered on the stovetop in a homemade sauce – they are soft and soak in the flavors of the sauce. But they are a special occasion dinner, as I don’t often cook dishes that take an hour plus!
You’ll LOVE these Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs because:
- They are made with healthy ingredients – almond flour, parmesan cheese, and TONS of fresh herbs.
- They take minutes to mix together and cook in 12 minutes in the air fryer.
- Cooking them in the air fryer gives them a delicious crunchy textured exterior, but they stay moist inside thanks to all the herbs!
- Air fryer turkey meatballs are a delicious high protein snack or appetizer to keep on hand, can be added to little lunch boxes (with dipping sauce!), or can top a plate of zoodles or pasta in a hurry.
How to Cook Turkey Meatballs in the Air Fryer
Step 1: Add the ground turkey, onions, garlic, almond flour, parmesan cheese, fresh herbs, and spices to a mixing bowl. Stir to evenly mix in the additions.
Step 2: Roll the mixture into balls. I use wet hands because ground turkey is sticky!
Step 3: Preheat the Air Fryer to 390º F for 17 minutes. Allow it to preheat for 5 minutes.
Step 4: Pop in the meatballs at the 12 minute mark. They will take 12 minutes to fully cook but not dry out inside.
How to Serve Turkey Meatballs
We love these healthy turkey meatballs served simply with marinara sauce to dip. I usually make them as a snack or to put alongside a salad for a quick lunch.
You can also:
- Top pasta, rice or quinoa with meatballs and a jarred marinara sauce.
- Keep it low carb by topping zoodles or cauliflower rice with meatballs and a low carb sauce of your choice.
- Make these a fun party appetizer by serving them hot with a dipping sauce – marinara or even alfredo sauce would be fun.
Other Healthy Air Fryer Recipes
- Air Fryer Chicken Wings in Asian Sauce
- Air Fryer Chicken Legs
- Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
- Air Fryer Breakfast Taquitos
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Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground turkey 93% fat
- 1/2 cup fresh basil chopped finely
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley chopped finely
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese grated
- 2 tablespoons almond flour optional
- 2 tablespoons onion minced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- black pepper to taste
- red chili flakes to taste
- olive oil optional
Instructions
- In a bowl, add ground turkey, and the rest of the ingredients, except olive oil. Mix until the ingredients are evenly mixed.
- Preheat an air fryer to 390º for 17 minutes.
- Roll the meat into balls, about 2 tablespoons each. This will make 12 meatballs.
- Add the meatballs into the air fryer at the 12 minute mark, and cook them until they are cooked through. Do not overcook – turkey dries out quickly!
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Notes
- Top pasta, rice or quinoa with meatballs and a jarred marinara sauce.
- Keep it low carb by topping zoodles or cauliflower rice with meatballs and a low carb sauce of your choice.
- Make these a fun party appetizer by serving them hot with a dipping sauce – marinara or even alfredo sauce would be fun.
We love turkey meatballs and cooking them in the air fryer is a great idea.
Love that these are gluten free and low carb. They are a perfect game day food.
It’s great to have some healthy, delicious, high protein options!
It’s amazing what you can do in the air fryer! I hadn’t tried meatballs until these but they came out perfect! Way easier and less mess than doing them on the stovetop.
love my air fryer! I use it all the time.
I love how delicious these are and you would never know it was Turkey terrific taste!
I’m always in search of great air fryer recipes. This one hits the spot. So happy I found it