These Paleo Turkey Sweet Potato Meatballs are spicy, flavorful and delicious. Enjoy them plain, with a dipping sauce or over noodles.
Hi Friends!
I’ve had the idea for these floating around in my head for a while now. Lately I’ve been on a meatball kick. I find them to be the perfect post-workout snack and don’t mind eating them cold. Plain meatballs get a little boring though so I’m always looking for ways to spice them up.
I did that literally this time with a jalapeno but then I took things even further by adding sweet potato and bacon! Full disclosure- hubby thinks the bacon flavor was too much and that they basically tasted like bacon balls. I disagree and think they taste delicious. But if you’re worried about it you could cut back on the bacon or leave it out. I added it because I was using lean turkey, which can get a little dry if you’re not careful.
Oh, and as an added bonus, turkey + sweet potato = protein & carbs all in one for post-workout muscle recovery. That’s a win in my book!
Here’s how you make them:
PrintPaleo Turkey Sweet Potato Meatballs
These Paleo Turkey Sweet Potato Meatballs are spicy, flavorful and delicious. Enjoy them plain, with a dipping sauce or over noodles.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 16
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground turkey
- 1 cup cooked, mashed sweet potato
- 1 egg
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 – 2 jalapenos, minced
- 1/2 cup almond meal (or breadcrumbs)
- 1/2 cup onion, diced
- 2 strips bacon, diced
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
- Mix well and form into balls (I made about 16).
- Bake at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes (or until internal temp reaches 165 degrees), flipping once.
Notes
Feel free to cook these in a pan instead of baking them if you want to, or brown on all sides before baking for added flavor.
Like I mentioned, these are delicious by themselves, but they’re also pretty versatile. I highly recommend dipping them in bbq sauce. I made them for the paleo crowd so I used almond meal but if you’re not paleo, feel free to use breadcrumbs and regular bbq sauce. If you’re paleo, here are some Paleo BBQ Sauce ideas.
If you want to take them in a more traditional direction, they’re also great over spaghetti with tomato sauce!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
Sweet potatoes + turkey = THE BEST! 🙂 It’s Thanksgiving in June!
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I made this. Was absolutely delicious. I had some jasmine rice with them and dipped them in cranberry chipotle BBQ sauce. Yum!
so glad you liked them!
I would definitely make these. I love turkey meatballs and the addition of sweet potatoes is awesome!
Oh yum! I want to eat these right now!!
we’ve been on a make our own meatballs tear here lately too.
but sweet taters?! ID NEVR HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT.
Woah! These sound incredible. My weird kids don’t like meatballs, but maybe with the addition of bacon they’d get on board?! Gotta try it!
sound delicious! I make almost the exact same thing but as patties. 😉
These sound so good! I bet sweet potato tastes so yummy with turkey, just like thanksgiving 🙂
Oh my, what a fabulous recipe! These sound amazing!!
I’m super duper excited about these since I’ll be doing a Whole 30 in July. These will be perfect!!
i really like the sound of these!
do you cook the bacon before adding it? thanks — these look great. my kids will love them.
nope you don’t need to!
even better! thanks!
Yum! Another great recipe Lindsay.
Oooo these look amazing! The bf would love these.
Just what I need a new recipe that I can use with turkey meat. I am saving the recipes you send and will open them when I have time right now life is upside down but I love the recipes.
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I swore that I would not print any more recipes until I have tried all the ones I already have printed but I’m going to make an exception this time. These look wonderful!!
Look great! Thanks for the recipe. I love sweet potatoes so it’s always fun to try them new ways.
Looks amazing Lindsay!! 🙂
I really liked that you kept these gluten-free – meatballs are one of those randomly gluten-full items!
Would love having these on hand for an easy meal or snack!
These look great and it just so happens that I went to a farm by my house and got sweet potatoes.
Dont tell anyone but I totally love me some meatballs…
Love this recipe, gotta share:) I’ve just added meat back to my diet and turkey is one of my favorites: ) Great recipe!!! You have become quite the talented photographer Lindsay!
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Very creative recipe Lindsay. I love the sound of all those ingredients packed into a meatball – yum! Bacon and turkey are a great combo.
Do you have the nutritional infro for these meatballs???
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i don’t, but you could always put the recipe into my fitness pal or something similar to find out!
Elaine, I checked it on our Recipe Analyzer. 1 meatball (59 g) has 89 kcal, Protein: 7.12 g, Fat: 3.71 g, Carbohydrates: 6.75 g – basic macronutrients, it’s no space here to post all vitamin, minerals.
Thank you! Due to dietary restrictions and general family preferences (I have a super picky household, y’all!), I used only the sweet potato, turkey, garlic, (dried minced) onion, and added some salt/pepper. I was worried about omitting so many ingredients, but these were super yummy!! Now I need an excuse to make them for a potluck or something so I can include the jalapeños!
Thank you so much for these simple recipes! I’ve been looking for some meals I can freeze and quickly pull out for my daughter and me; these are perfect!