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oven baked turkey meatballs

Juicy Oven Baked Turkey Meatballs with Healthy Vegetables

Easy, oven baked turkey meatballs baked with tasty vegetables in a healthy casserole dish! So much flavor in your casserole pan, these juicy turkey meatballs are definitely not dry! Makes great use of those leftover vegetables in the refrigerator for a nutritious meal!
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Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:1 hour
Total Time:1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: oven baked turkey meatballs
Servings: 6

Ingredients

Turkey Meatballs

  • 1.5 pounds ground turkey
  • 1 egg
  • 1½ cups quick cooking oats
  • 4 ounces tomato sauce
  • ½ onion minced

Vegetables and Sauce

  • 4 celery stalks cut in 1-inch pieces
  • 4 carrot sticks cut in 1-inch pieces
  • 14.5 ounces sliced stewed tomatoes undrained
  • 10.5 ounces cream of chicken
  • 14.5 ounces cut green beans drained
  • ½ onion cut in quarters
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • vegetable oil

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • In a large bowl, combine the ground turkey, egg, quick cooking oats, tomato sauce, minced onion, and salt and pepper to taste. Once combined, form into 2-inch meatballs.
  • In a large frying pan, add vegetable oil over medium heat. Brown the meatballs for 1-2 minutes on each side. Tip- If you don't have a pan large enough to brown the meatballs, you can use two pans at the same time. Combine to one pan when simmering.
  • Add the cut celery stalks, cut carrot sticks, sliced stewed tomatoes (don't drain the can), and cream of chicken to the pan with the meatballs. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes over medium-low heat.
  • Add the drained cut green beans to the pan. Stir gently to combine. Dump the pan into a casserole dish. Put the quartered onion on the outside corners on top of the casserole dish.
  • Cover the casserole dish with aluminum foil. Bake for 1 hour or until the carrots and celery are cooked and softened. Season with additional salt and pepper when serving. Enjoy!

Notes

  1. I made 15 meatballs with the measurements in this recipe.
  2. If you don't have quick cooking oats, old-fashioned oats can be used instead.
  3. I used an 8½ inch round casserole dish that was 4 inches deep. However, a 13x9 casserole dish can be used as well. In a 13x9 dish, you can bake for 45 minutes and adjust as needed.
  4. The biggest check is to make sure the carrots and celery are soft. So, depending on which casserole dish you use, you can check one at the end of the baking time to check for softness. The meatballs will be cooked already at this time, as it was previously browned and simmered!
  5. See Sam’s Pro Tips for this Oven Baked Turkey Meatballs for further detail.