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Jan 31

Greek Meatballs with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

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Baked turkey meatballs get a HUGE upgrade with some greek flavors, and the addition of the most glorious roasted red pepper sauce! This dinner is sure to be devoured and loved by all!

Heck yes, this recipe is as delicious as it sounds. And in other breaking news, my bell pepper hating child gobbled up this sauce as if she hadn’t eaten in days.

While keeping with my approach of lightening up meals without skimping on flavor, this recipe includes a few steps that are absolutely necessary. Roasting red peppers in the oven for some smoky flavor, adding red wine vinegar for a bit of tang, and some avocado oil for some extra healthy fat that is unbelievably satisfying! This recipe has it all you guys. Mix up the type of meat you use if you prefer. I went the ground turkey and sausage route, but these would also taste delicious with beef or even lamb.

Oh and if feta cheese is your thing (and okay for your belly), toss some in there.

You won’t be disappointed!

We do have a few extra steps in here, but I promise it’s worth the work. Baking the meatballs, and also roasting those peppers. This is one I make for a Sunday dinner. The great news is that this recipe makes PLENTY, and is perfect for Sunday meal prep, for guests, or even just for leftovers.

Fresh herbs for garnish are a must! And to serve? These can easily be a main dish on their own, or as an appetizer. As a main dish, you can serve over cauliflower rice or rice, or my personal favorite, butternut squash noodles.

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Greek Turkey Meatballs with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Servings 6
Author Amy Rains
5 from 2 votes
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Ingredients

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce:

  • 6 red bell peppers
  • 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp olive oil or avocado oil
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp sea salt

For the meatballs:

  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 1 lb ground turkey sausage
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup almond flour
  • 1 tsp salt + more to taste
  • 1/4 cup finely diced red onion
  • 1 tbsp coconut aminos or soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
  • 2 tbsp freshly chopped mint

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Prepare your peppers: Cut each pepper in half or thirds, strip membrane, de-seed, and brush the tops with olive oil.

  2. Place peppers on a baking sheet and cook for about 20 minutes, or until the peppers are nice and soft and are slightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool. Reduce the heat of the oven to 375 degrees.

  3. Meanwhile, make the meatballs. Combine the ground turkey and sausage with a whisked egg, almond flour, salt, red onion, coconut aminos, parsley, and mint. Mix well with your hands. 

  4. Using your hands or a cookie scoop, form balls approximately 1.5 inches in diameter. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Transfer pan to the oven, and bake for about 20 minutes.

  5. While meatballs are baking finish the sauce. Combine the peppers, oil, vinegar, salt, and garlic into the blender. Pulse until smooth.

  6. Remove meatballs and serve warm drizzled with red pepper sauce over cauliflower rice, rice, or vegetable noodles. Garnish with feta cheese and additional fresh herbs (thyme, or basil), if desired. 

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  1. Rebecca says

    March 16, 2019 at 10:31 pm

    Can regular flour be used instead of almond flour? Excited to try this recipe!

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    • Amy says

      March 17, 2019 at 9:44 am

      Yes, you could also do regular breadcrumbs

      Reply
  2. Lo says

    April 5, 2019 at 10:09 pm

    I have a jar of roasted red peppers I need to use up! Do we think I can sub those out? How should I adjust the sauce? I’m thinking less oil.

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    • Amy says

      April 6, 2019 at 12:39 am

      Yes, I would cut the oil and use the peppers.

      Reply
  3. Kathie says

    July 23, 2019 at 8:27 am

    5 stars
    Very tasty and quite filling. In fact we wound up with 8 servings (froze 3 dinners worth). I roasted my peppers on the grill. Served these with brown rice and a couple slices of grilled eggplant. Thanks for a great recipe

    Reply
    • Amy says

      July 24, 2019 at 3:24 pm

      5 stars
      Love hearing that!!

      Reply
  4. Laura says

    August 14, 2019 at 5:59 pm

    Am i able to do this without an egg or substitute something else? (allergies)
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Amy says

      August 14, 2019 at 8:01 pm

      Go ahead and omit the egg!

      Reply
  5. Shannon says

    February 8, 2020 at 9:51 pm

    This was so delicious and worth the effort! I didn’t have ground turkey so I used ground pork and pork Italian sausages.

    Super tasty and great recommendation to serve over butternut squash noodles. I wouldn’t have thought of that! Thanks for another amazing recipe!

    Reply
  6. Ali says

    August 16, 2020 at 5:44 pm

    Great recipe Amy! Will definitely add to the regular rotation. Was shocked at how the Greek flavors really came through in the meatballs.

    Reply
  7. Oliver says

    October 27, 2020 at 9:28 pm

    Just made this tonight and it was delicious. I made whole wheat spaghetti to eat it with and it was great. The only complaint is that my wife is pretty sensitive to the flavor of vinegar and it was pretty prevalent in the sauce. I will probably cut the vinegar in half next time. If you are sensitive to vinegar I would suggest you do the same. I will definitely be making this again!

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    • Amy says

      October 29, 2020 at 11:55 am

      I love vinegar, so I agree that it might have more than some are used to! Thanks for your comment and glad you all enjoyed it!

      Reply

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