Sweet and Spicy Crock Pot Turkey Meatballs and A Delicious Side Dish
This past week, I have been trying to eat wholesome and healer meals. My goal is to eat nutritious meals jam packed with vitamins and minerals for every meal. I have been doing great by eating things like salmon, fresh vegetables, and turkey. Replacing high carb, and red meat meals has been fun, and actually quite tasty; especially when it came to yesterday’s Sweet and Spicy Crock Pot Turkey Meatballs.
Typically, I make hamburger based meatballs for my family, but since I wanted a more nutritious protein I went with turkey. The very best part about slow cooking meatballs for 6 hours in a from scratch sauce is that they actually tasted like beef! I had to tell my husband they were turkey which amazed him! My family typically loves my recipe for sweet and sour meatballs but I had none of those ingredients in the house and wanted something other than traditional red sauce.
Like most kids, my three can be very picky when it comes to accompanying side dishes. They are not fans of mashed potatoes, most veggies, or even steak fries. I was anxious to see if they were going to enjoy the Veggie Fries we picked up from Stop & Shop for them. I figured they would make a great side dish for the turkey meatballs.
Here are the ingredients I used for my “everything but the kitchen sink” sweet and spicy turkey meatballs:
Sweet and Spicy Crock Pot Turkey Meatballs:
- 2 lbs of all natural ground turkey
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1/2 cup gluten free breadcrumbs *you can use regular panko
- sea salt, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper to taste
Sauce:
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
- 1/2 cup white diced onions
- black pepper, chili powder to taste
Directions:
In a large bowl add all of the above meatball ingredients and mix with clean hands. Form meat mixture into balls, and place them into a slow cooker.
In a large bowl combine all of the sauce ingredients, and whisk well.
Pour sauce over the top of meatballs and slow cook for 6 hours on low.
Enjoy these Gluten Free Meatballs!
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
I love that these have a kick to them! They sound awesome!
Jennifer says
Thanks so much for sharing this. It looks really tasty, and I’m all about crock pot recipes!
Jenna Wood says
When I first heard about Veggie Fries I was very sad to hear they were not sold on the Pacific Coast yet. These look absolutely delicious and a great substitution for starchy potato fries.
Emily says
Veggie fries look SO yummy!! Also those meatballs look pretty easy and delicious too.
Chelley @ AisForAdelaide says
They are SO good! Addie and Millie both love them, as well! Such a great side dish to dinner!
MyKidsGuide says
EVERYTHING looks amazing : from veggie fries to those spicy meat balls. I have to try these
Liz Mays says
A meal like this sounds great. I’ve been cooking a lot with turkey lately and that sweet/spicy sauce sounds great. I need to try some veggie fries too!
Mistee Dawn says
Yum! Those meatballs love so good! And the veggies fries! I never even knew about them! Awesome!
Autumn @Mamachallenge says
These look yummy! I love finding new gluten free recipes to try for my husband!
Sarah Marturano says
What a great way to get the kiddos to eat their veggies. Those meatballs look so yummy.
Allie D. says
I love sweet and spicy food! I will give this recipe a try. It looks fantastic!
Debi- Lifestyle Blogger says
I love meatballs. Any kind. I love the idea of sweet and sour turkey meatballs. I have to try them.
Jody @easypeasymom says
Yum, these look delicious! The fact that they cook in the crockpot is an added bonus! Pinning, thanks for sharing!
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Quirky Homemaker says
The meatballs look yummy. I use ground turkey for almost everything I do. And the veggie fries look interesting too. I bet they’re good!
Rosie says
These meatballs sound wonderful and they sure look good! I never noticed veggie fries before, where have I been, I’ve been missing out big time!