This delectable Turkey Meatball Recipe in Easy Cream Sauce combines perfectly seasoned meatballs with an easy chicken based cream sauce made right in your skillet. This fabulous recipe comes together in a little over thirty minutes.
Weekends are the absolute best!! They allow me the time to create new recipes!! I can kick back and experiment and make something luxuriously good for my family. Anything creamy with gravy is right up my alley.
Now put it over noodles or mashed potatoes and now we are talking the ultimate in comfort food. These delicious Turkey Meatballs in Easy Cream Sauce turned out fantastic. I think hubby would have had three plates if I had not given him the stink eye!! If you like this recipe try porcupine meatballs, baked meatballs, and Swedish meatballs.
How to Make Turkey Meatballs in Easy Cream Sauce
Start by mixing ground turkey, bread crumbs, dried oregano, garlic powder, minced onion, egg and Worcestershire sauce in a large bowl. Using your hands roll the mixture and shape into 1 1/2 inch meatballs. Heat olive oil over medium heat in large skillet. Add the meatballs and cook until browned on all sides. Do not crowd the skillet. If necessary work in batches and remove the meatballs to a plate.
Melt the butter in a skillet over medium low heat. Whisk in the flour and cook for a few minutes while you whisk constantly. Whisk in the chicken broth, garlic powder, onion powder, Worcestershire sauce, cream and oregano. Simmer for about fifteen minutes. Add the meatballs to the skillet and spoon sauce over meatballs. Salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle with fresh parsley. Serve the meatballs and sauce over mashed potatoes, egg noodles, spaghetti, zucchini noodles, or rice. Or serve them as an appetizer with fancy toothpicks.
Four ways to keep your meatballs round!
- Refrigerate – after rolling the meatballs store covered in the refrigerator for at least one hour or up to 24 hours.
- Freeze – Place the meatballs on a cookie covered with parchment paper. They can be close together but not touching. Place them in the freezer until frozen. You can cook from frozen or transfer to freezer bags. They are good for up to three months.
- Bake – Place on a baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes or until cooked through. This method works fairly well because the meatballs are not turned like on the stove top.
- Simmer in liquid – drop into simmering broth until they are partially cooked. When they float remove them to paper towels and then brown in a skillet or in the oven.
Several of these methods can be combined to ensure nice round meatballs.
Recipe notes and helpful tips
- Use ground turkey that includes both white and dark meat. Ground turkey breast is very lean and does not make the best meatballs.
- Turkey meatballs are done when they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees. An instant read meat thermometer is a great investment.
- You can also make this recipe with ground beef but substitute beef broth in place of the chicken broth.
- Follow one or more of my helpful hints for ensuring round meatballs.
- Don’t clean the pan from the meatballs to the sauce. If there is excess grease than remove it but keep the brown bits from the meatballs. They add lots of flavor to the sauce.
- Season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper. We enjoy lots of fresh ground pepper with ours. Or try fresh basil, thyme, or rosemary.
- Do you like a lot of flavor and kick? Add a couple of pinches of cayenne or red pepper flakes.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave at a reduced power or on the stovetop on low.
- Freeze in a sturdy airtight container for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
This delicious dinner idea is easy, quick and oh so tasty. I sure hope you all like this dish as much as we do!!
Sides to go with Turkey Meatballs
Turkey Meatballs in Easy Cream Sauce
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 1/4 lbs ground turkey
- 2/3 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 cup minced onion
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Cream Sauce
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In large bowl mix ground turkey, breadcrumbs, dried oregano, garlic powder, minced onion, egg and Worcestershire sauce. Shape into 1 1/2 inch meatballs. Heat olive oil over medium heat in large skillet. Add meatballs and cook until browned on all sides. Do not crowd the skillet. If necessary work in batches. Remove meatballs to oven proof plate or cookie sheet. Place in the oven while you make the sauce.
- Melt butter in same skillet over medium low heat. Whisk in flour and cook for 2-3 minutes; whisking constantly. Whisk in chicken broth, garlic powder, onion powder, Worcestershire sauce, cream and oregano in large skillet. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add meatballs to skillet and spoon sauce over meatballs. Sprinkle with fresh parsley.
- Serve over mashed potatoes, egg noodles or rice.
Notes
- Use ground turkey that includes both white and dark meat. Ground turkey breast is very lean and does not make the best meatballs.
- Follow one or more of my helpful hints for ensuring round meatballs.
- Don't clean the pan from the meatballs to the sauce. If there is excess grease than remove it but keep the brown bits from the meatballs. They add lots of flavor to the sauce.
- Season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper. We enjoy lots of fresh ground pepper with ours.
- Do you like a lot of flavor and kick? Add a couple of pinches of cayenne or crushed red pepper.
Nutrition
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This post was originally published October 24, 2016 and was republished March 9, 2019 with new content.
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Tori
Loved it!
Beth Pierce
Thanks, Tori! So glad that you did.
Avie
Made this today and it turned great! Though, I used half ground chicken and half ground turkey because the ground turkey was 99% lean. This is now my family’s favorite meatballs recipe. Love!! Thank you Beth for sharing this perfect recipe!
Beth Pierce
The pleasure is all mine! So glad that you and your family loved the meatballs!
Sonia
Forget it! 🤦🏽♀️😂 found nutrition information 😁
Beth Pierce
Cool! So glad that you found it!
Sonia
These are so good! They are a family favorite now! I pinned this years ago and never got around to making them… wish I would have sooner! Thank you for the recipe 🥰… one question, I don’t see nutritional information… is that somewhere in the post?
Katie
Why don’t you allow somebody to pin the recipes when it’s something they really enjoy, I will now no longer be following this website I’m sorry but I think it’s really ridiculous that you won’t let anybody save these pins
Beth Pierce
I am not even sure what you are talking about. All of my recipes are pinnable. Please be very specific in your complaint.
Jennifer Prince
What a delicious take on turkey! Everyone loved the meatballs!
Pooja
Wow! this is such an amazing recipe. Thanks for jotting step by step instructions to make it sound clear and simple. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Kelly Bolen
These look amazing! Pinning for later! Thanks!
Melanie E
I’ve not made meatballs in ages although we love them. I must give this a try, the sauce sounds great x
Neely Moldovan
We love meatballs and I bet my kids would even like these
Marysa
Sounds like a great dish. It would be perfect to make a big batch of this and then serve it with the cream sauce. I think sometimes when we freeze meatballs they get a little dry, and it is nice to have something a little different for a sauce.
briannemanzb
The Turkey meatballs just melt in your mouth, it’s so good! This recipe can be a lifesaver when life gets busy.
Beth Pierce
Thanks Brianne! So glad that you like it!
Alita
This is perfect for a crowd-pleasing weeknight dinner. I’m so excited to make it for my family.
Stephanie
This is perfect for my family! My younger son loves meatballs, but I don’t like having red sauce all the time. I didn’t know what to do with them other than spaghetti and meatballs but this is such a great alternative.
Rose
In another recipe you used a small cookie scoop to form the meatballs. Would this method not work here or is the small scoop too small or is the ground turkey too sticky? Also what percentage of fat are you referring to when using light and dark meat? If you can’t tell, this is my first attempt at using ground turkey and I need all the help I can get.
Heather
How many meatballs will this recipe (4 servings) yield?
Beth Pierce
About 24