Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs can be made in under 30 minutes with a few simple ingredients. Use them for an easy dinner or meal prep.
These air fryer turkey meatballs can be used in so many ways. I am no stranger to a good meatball like these Basic Meatballs, Parmesan Pesto Chicken Meatballs and Porcupine Meatballs.
If you like baked turkey meatballs you will LOVE these air fryer meatballs. I have been using my air fryer almost everyday. It crisps foods perfectly on the outside and keeps it juicy and moist on the inside.
Ingredients Needed: ground turkey, egg, panko bread crumbs, soy sauce and parsley
Why this Recipe Works
- Making these in the air fryer makes for easy cleanup, no oven required and fast!
- Can be used for many different meals.
- Using ground turkey is a good source of lean protein.
HOW TO MAKE AIR FRYER TURKEY MEATBALLS
- Mix together ground turkey, egg, panko crumbs, parsley and soy sauce until combined.
- Roll the mixture into small, 1-inch balls.
- Spray the air fryer basket with non-stick cooking spray. Put half of the meatballs in the basket.
- Air fry at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. I like to stop at the 5 minute mark and flip meatballs over. Cook for additional 5 minutes.
- Set cooked meatballs aside and place the other uncooked meatballs in the air fryer. Cook for 10 minutes.
Tips for the Perfect Meatball
- Don’t over mix to ensure tender meatballs.
- Add 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning to the mix for Italian turkey meatballs.
- Be sure not to crowd the air fryer basket. Cook in two batches to ensure they get cooked evenly.
CAN YOU FREEZE TURKEY MEATBALLS
Yes! Cook the meatballs and let them completely cool. Place them on a baking sheet and freeze until solid. Place the frozen meatballs into a freezer safe bag or container.
When ready to cook, thaw meatballs and place them back in air fryer for 5 minutes or bake or warm in slow cooker.
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This is the same Air Fryer I use at home. I cook with it almost everyday and we love it!
Turkey meatballs are great served with a side dish or used for meal prep. I will double the recipe and have them for several days during the week. Serve them rice, pasta, zucchini noodles, roasted veggies or even in a sandwich.
Enjoy!
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Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
- ground black pepper
Instructions
- Mix ingredients in a bowl.
- Lightly spray air fryer basket and place half of the meatballs in basket.
- Cook meatballs at 400 degrees for 5 minutes. Turn the meatballs over and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Remove cooked meatballs and place the remaining uncooked meatballs in the air fryer basket and repeat. Cook for 5 minutes at 400 degrees, flip and cook another 5 minutes.
Notes
- Don't over mix to ensure tender meatballs.
- Add 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning to the mix for Italian turkey meatballs.
- Be sure not to crowd the air fryer basket. Cook in two batches to ensure they get cooked evenly.
Salome
Thank you for this recipe Heather! Super easy- Quick and delicious! Even my toddler enjoyed it!
Barbara
I just made this recipe using ground turkey. Definitely a keeper quick and easy and clean up was a breeze!!!
Stephie
Easy, simple, delicious. We added them to French bread with marinara sauce and shredded cheese.
Margaret
Question: Will these be firm enough to go, frozen, in a crock-pot with chili cranberry sauce? That’s our go to cocktail party snack, but I want to get away from the pre-made, frozen, beef, meatballs. The fat and sodium in those are brutal!
heather
Yes, they should definitely be firm enough. Hope you enjoy!
Shantrell Lewis
I had some ground turkey in the fridge and decided to try this recipe. They turned out great! Very flavorful. I didn’t have panko or any other breadcrumbs on hand so I substituted them by grinding up an equal amount of Organic rolled oats instead. I also added salt, pepper, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning. Yum! Only down side is that some of the meatballs stuck on the basket, despite me spraying the air fryer, lol. Otherwise, this recipe is a keeper.
Jennifer
These are perfect for a quick & easy, healthy air fryer meatball recipe!
Jennifer
So if you do the math, 175 /15 is 12 calories a meatball. Could that be right?
Cindy
The meatballs were fine but they made a total mess of the air fryer basket, drip pan and oven door. I didn’t see any great advantage to using the basket compared to baking them on the pan, so next time I will just bake them on the pan.
Terry
I mad these meatballs with ground chicken, let me tell you we are on WW and my husband said this is a keeper! He really liked them we had them with idohaon veggie mashed potatoes and pears. This was a win our hour!!!!
Dianna
I made these with gluten free breadcrumbs and they turned out perfectly! I didn’t have any soy so I used Worcestershire sauce instead and added some Italian seasoning. They were delicious!
Ingrid
How many meatballs are in one serving?
heather
I usually get about 15 meatballs from this recipe. It depends on how big/small you make them.
Tiffany
Is it 175 calories per ball or 12 calories per ball
Grace
could you substitute coconut flour for the bread crumbs?
heather
Yes, you can substitute. I have actually even left the bread crumbs out before and they were good.
Pat
I plan to try your Turkey Meatball recipe for my first meal in the Air Fryer I just brought.
However it only goes up to 390 degrees. I did a quick google and found two other recipes and they also say 400 degrees. Should I return this air fryer and get one and get one that goes up to 400°? It was on sale for $250 so it was not cheap and if it doesn’t do what I need.
Thanks Pat
heather
They should be fine cooked at 390 but it is strange it doesn’t go up to 400 degrees.
Grace
My Walmart brand was only a third if that and goes to 400!
Debbie
I’ve made these meatballs twice now. But I doubled and tripled the recipe so I could have something frozen and ready to go. I did change the panko breadcrumbs to multigrain breadcrumbs because we’re on the Mediterranean Diet. It does change the flavor somewhat but they’re still great. This recipe is a keeper.
heather
Glad you like them Debbie!!