Easy Baked Turkey Spinach Meatballs (Gluten-free)

These Easy Baked Turkey Spinach Meatballs are delicious and healthy meatballs made with fresh spinach, rolled oats, and ground turkey. They are baked in the oven and are a simple way to sneak veggies into a meal! Naturally gluten-free and dairy-free.

Need a way to sneak in some spinach into your life? Then you need to try these turkey and spinach meatballs!

I love this healthier meatball recipe because they are baked, they are made with a leaner protein option and they are made without bread crumbs.

Oh and they are easy to make AND are family + toddler approved. Win-Win.

I also love using oats as a bread crumb replacement in meatballs. My Ground Turkey Meatballs with Oats recipe is made weekly because my toddlers love them so much.

Those meatballs were the inspiration for these spinach ones. I wanted to hide veggies inside and see if my toddlers would eat them. And they did!

Ingredients needed

• ground turkey-using regular fat instead of fat free turkey is better here because it makes the meatballs more juicy
• rolled oats– you can use regular or quick oats
• fresh spinach
• onion powder
• garlic powder
• dried basil
• dried oregano
• dried thyme
• salt
• pepper
• egg
• balsamic vinegar– you can also use soy sauce or coconut aminos if you don’t have balsamic vinegar on hand

How to make these baked turkey spinach meatballs

Step 1: Chop up the fresh spinach!

To do this, put the spinach into a food processor and mix it until finely chopped.

Step 2: Mix all the ingredients together.

In a large bowl, mix all of the ingredients from the ingredient list together.

Step 3: Roll the meat into Tablespoon sized meatballs.

Step 4: Bake

Recipe Tips

1. Don’t use low fat ground turkey. Use a higher fat ground turkey. This results in a more moist meatball.
2. Use fresh spinach! I have not tested these with frozen spinach, but I imagine the process of the frozen spinach melting would change the texture of the recipe.
3. Make sure your rolled oats are certified gluten-free to avoid cross-contamination.
4. Use a mini cookie scoop to roll the meatballs. These turn out to be the perfect sized meatball!
5. Don’t over-bake or the meatballs will dry out.

How to serve these dairy-free turkey meatballs

• For starters, you can serve these covered in tomato sauce with pasta.
• I also really like eating these meatballs with pesto sauce. YUM.
• Or you can eat them as is, with veggies and potatoes on the side.
• You can use them to make a healthier meatball sub or sandwich!

Other meatball recipes you may enjoy:

These Keto Meatballs from Four Score Living. They look amazing and are made using a handful of healthy ingredients.

These General Tso Meatballs have the most amazing ginger and honey sauce. YUM.