Teriyaki Meatballs Recipe
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These turkey teriyaki meatballs are juicy and and so flavorful with a homemade teriyaki glaze. They come together quickly making them an easy dinner idea for a busy weeknight. Try them over a bed of steamy rice or with toothpicks as an appetizer. Baking the teriyaki meatballs at a higher temperature seals in the natural juices and produces wonderfully soft meatballs that are healthier than frying. You can easily double this recipe to feed a crowd.
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Ingredients for Teriyaki Meatballs:
16 oz lean ground turkey
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
1/4 cup green onion, finely chopped
1 large egg
1 tsp freshly grated ginger or 1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 garlic clove, pressed
2 tsp sesame oil
For the Teriyaki Sauce:
1/4 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
2 Tbsp hoisin sauce
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1/2 Tbsp sesame oil
1 medium garlic clove, minced
1/2 tsp fresh ginger or 1/8 tsp ground ginger
To serve Teriyaki Meatballs:
Sesame seeds and green onion for garnish
How to Make Teriyaki Meatballs:
1. Line a 17×12 rimmed baking sheet with Reynolds Wrap® Parchment paper or foil. Pre-heat oven to 400˚F.
2. Combine meatball ingredients in a large bowl: 16 oz ground turkey, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, 1/4 cup green onion, 1 egg, 1 tsp fresh ginger, pressed garlic clove and 2 tsp sesame oil. Use your hands or a spoon to mix just until combined.
3. Roll into 1 1/4″ to 1 1/2″ meatballs and bake at 400 for 10 to 12 mins or until juices run clear or a meat thermometer reads 170˚F. Meanwhile, make the sauce.
4. Simmer the sauce ingredients together in a small sauce pan for 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently or until slightly thickened.
5. Transfer warm meatballs to a mixing bowl, drizzle with warm sauce and toss to combine.
How to Store Leftover Teriyaki Meatballs:
Shortcut: To store leftover teriyaki meatballs, wrap them in foil and refrigerate.
Teriyaki Meatballs Recipe
Ingredients
For the Meatballs:
- 16 oz lean ground turkey
- 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup green onion, finely chopped
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp freshly grated ginger or 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1 garlic clove, pressed
- 2 tsp sesame oil
For the Teriyaki Sauce:
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 2 Tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1 medium garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 tsp fresh ginger or 1/8 tsp ground ginger
To serve:
- Sesame seeds and green onion for garnish
Instructions
- Line a 17x12 rimmed baking sheet with Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil. Pre-heat oven to 400˚F.
- Combine meatball ingredients in a large bowl: 16 oz ground turkey, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, 1/4 cup green onion, 1 egg, 1 tsp fresh ginger, pressed garlic clove and 2 tsp sesame oil. Use your hands or a spoon to mix just until combined.
- Roll into 1 1/4" to 1 1/2" meatballs and bake at 400 for 10 to 12 mins or until juices run clear or a meat thermometer reads 170˚F. Meanwhile, make the sauce.
- Simmer the sauce ingredients together in a small sauce pan for 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently or until slightly thickened.
- Transfer warm meatballs to a mixing bowl, drizzle with warm sauce and toss to combine.
Notes
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These came out great! I had to add a little more cook time to mine, about 5 extra minutes. Personally, I think the meatballs needed a little salt added. Even though the soy & hoisin sauce are salted, I think it still needed a touch. Regardless, yummy recipe! Thanks!
I want to make these in a crockpot for my relatives graduation party.
How much sauce should I make for approximately 5lbs of meatballs? I have already precooked your meatballs (beef and pork mix) and frozen them.
Hi Lisa! I have not tested these in a crock pot. The sauce in this recipe is written for 16 ounces (1lb) of meat. I hope that helps with your calculations.
Thank you so much! I will let you know how it goes. Excited to try them!
I made these with ground beef. I would not change a thing! They were delicious! I would definitely make small ones and use as an appetizer.
That’s awesome, Patti! Thank you for your wonderful review!
What can I substitute for the hoisin sauce? Would love to try these but have no hoisin.
Hi Claire, this recipe truly is the best with hoisin sauce, and while I haven’t tried a substitute, here’s what one of our readers shared: “Made these and substituted the hoisen sauce for regular bbq sauce+ another tablespoon of soy sauce and a squirt of siracha .. I have no idea how close it was to the original recipe, but it was amazing. Thankyou. I always come to your site for dinner inspiration.yum.” I hope that helps.
I’ve made this recipe 5 times now. Definitely good enough for company or when a friend needs a meal delivered. Yummmmmmmmm
Nice to know that you enjoyed this, Jenn!
I love these! I’ve made them about 5 times so far and would like to freezer prep a few batches for when baby comes. Do you recommend freezing them raw or cooked? Cooked with the sauce or without? Thanks!
Thanks, Ali. We’re glad you love this! I haven’t tried freezing them, but I think that would work to pre-cook and then freeze them. If freezing raw, I would thaw completely in the fridge before baking and add the sauce to the cooked meatballs per the recipe.
I doubled the meatball recipe and hoped to use 1/2 the sauce to avoid the extra sugar. Even still, the sauce coated the meatballs very well! However, I felt the meatballs lacked a pop of flavor. With that said, I did use ginger paste (I didn’t have fresh). I am excited to try the recipe again with fresh ginger and add a touch of salt (or soy sauce) to the meatball recipe. Thank you for the recipe!
Made these out of ground pork as I don’t like turkey, but they were delicious and will definitely make them again….thanks
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it, Jeanne!
Made my teryaki meetballs with ground pork as I don’t like turkey, but they turned out fantastic and would definitely make them again…thanks
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it, Jeanne!
These are amazing. I had a hard time waiting for the hubs to get home – couldn’t stop licking the sauce spoon. So yummy
Thank you for your good comments and feedback!
These have taken my meatballs to a whole new level. I am in love with this recipe. Thank you for sharing.
You’re so welcome, Rebecca. So glad you enjoyed it!
This recipe is so tasty. Not too salty, perfect amount of sweetness. I used more green onion because I love it. Very tasty 🤤
Thanks for your good comments and review, Jessica!
This recipe is so good!! We do ground chicken instead of turkey sand even my picky 1 year old loves these!! Also made them in the air fryer once and amazing !! But do you happen to know how many calories, fats , carbs & protein is in this dish?
Hi Felicity, The serving size and nutrition can be found at the beginning of the print-friendly recipe card (located at the bottom of the recipe post). The nutrition label shows counts “per serving.” Hope that helps!
This has been one of our favorites. I’m not sure my kid took a breath while eating multiple plates of it. He told us to add that to our favorites to make again. 😊 Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome! Great to know that this is now one of your favorite recipes at home.
The cooking time in the meatBalls had to be doubled and the sauce turned into a sticky mess that could not be pored over the meatballs it’s like there was a liquid ingredient missing here , so disappointed as I’ve tried many of your recipes but this one didn’t work!
These are very good. My 16 year-old has requested these multiple times…and he is a little picky. So, this is a score for sure. Thanks Natasha!
That is the best when kids love what we parents make, especially the picky ones. That’s so great!
Natasha this is a winner!!! Wow loved it so much.They only thing I changed was that after baking the meatballs for 12 minutes,they looked a bit pale so I fried them a bit on the stove with olive oil to give them some color.
Thanks for your comments and feedback, Yashira. I’ve never experienced that before, was it perhaps because of the meat that was used? But I’m glad that you were able to make it work!
I notice you have a chicken teriyaki recipe but the teriyaki sauce has different ingredients from your meatballs and salmon. Can the sauce from your meatballs and salmon be used on chicken? If so, how many chicken thighs?
Hi Jessica, I haven’t tested that but I think it’s a great idea!
One of my family’s favorites.
Great to hear that, Roz. I hope you and your family will love all the other recipes that you will try!
So good! I thought it sounded like a lot of sugar in the sauce so I tasted it before I added any and I’m glad, it was plenty sweet without any sugar at all! Maybe it depends on the brand of hoisin sauce you use, and obviously each person’s preferences. Really delicious recipe though, thank you!
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
These were awesome!!!! Served with rice and broccoli. I think I will cut the sugar in half next time, and they will still be delicious
Aren’t they so good! I’m so happy you enjoyed that!
Love these meatballs. Family fav. Will make again! Thanks so much Natasha.
5 stars
That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review!
Best teriyaki meatballs!!!
Thank you so much for your great comments and feedback!
Omg! This is delicious! Btw everything I make from your recipe is great! My favorite is your teriyaki salmon my son who dislikes fish will only eat your teriyaki salmon! You need to publish a book soon! Keep up the great work and God bless.
That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review, Shivani! You’re so nice.
Delicious substituted turkey for beef and increased sauce by one third for extra sauce on rice.
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing that with us, Jennifer.
So, you used ground beef instead of turkey? I am wanting to try that. All you had to do different was add more sauce?
Followed the recipe, except used ground beef instead of turkey. Turned out so good and so tasty. Will definitely be making again!
So nice to know that. Thanks for your great feedback!
Can you substitute ground beef for the turkey?
Hi Melinda, ground beef will give you a slightly different flavor profile and beef tends to be a little drier in meatballs but I think you could make it work.
Did you try the ground beef? Wanting to do the same and need to know if I need to change any other ingredients or measurements to make it work.
Delicious meatballs! Restaurant quality and so easy to make. Thank you for the recipe!
I’m so happy you enjoyed that, Ronita!
I just made Teriyaki meatballs and Ground Beef Stroganoff (i added broccoli 🥦) and they are both delicious. Yuuuuum!!!!! Thank you for the recipes.
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it!
I have these on my list to try. I have not found many ground turkey recipes on your website. Do you have a turkey burger recipe? I’d love to try one. I didn’t know where on the website I could submit requests.
Hi Sara, I do not have a turkey burger however several of our readers have subbed beef for turkey. I would recommend looking through our burger recipes HERE and checking out the comments for turkey substitutions.
I made these tonight and they were very good. Mine were a little on the dry side but possibly I over baked them. I made them a little bigger (12 meatballs) and took them out at 160 degrees, so I was surprised. I did not make the teriyaki sauce but used a really quality bottled brand and added chopped pineapple to it. Sprinkled the sesame seeds and chopped green onions on top. Looked very yummy in the serving bowl! Served with brown rice. Will definitely make them again!
Thank you for sharing that with us Donna!
Not enough sauce! Had to double it but still not enough sauce!!!
Very tasty! My only issue is that it took WAY longer to cook the meatballs than the 10-12 mins mentioned
Thank you so much for sharing that with us, Jodi.
Can you make this recipe without Panko? Have gluten allergy
Hi J, I haven’t tried that substitution so I’m not sure if they would be too dry or not. The bread crumbs make the meatballs really tender and I don’t think it would be as good without them. If you test it out, let me know how it goes!
I’ve just made them…awesome. The homemade teriyaki sauce tastes so good. Even the people who are not the real fans of fresh ginger or soya sauce would appreciate such a meal:)
I reduced the amount of sugar, 1 Tbsp is really enough.
Very nice Joanna and thanks for the tip!
I just made these and only thing is I wish I read the reviews beforehand. Delicious, I would also reduce the sugar next time I make this. I mixed mine with ground Jimmy Dean Sage pork sausage. Yum. So happy I found this recipe though!
I very rarely take the time to actually review recipes but I just have to for these. This was my third different recipe I’ve tried for the teriyaki turkey meatballs and if this didn’t work, I was going to throw in the towel and accept they were supposed to be dry and bland. I am SO glad I tried these because They are everything I was wanting and more! I made them for meal prep for my lunches this week and they are just as great on day four as they were the first day I made them! These are a winner!
I’m so glad this one worked out for you! That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite, Danielle!
Natasha can I make these ahead for party?
Hi Katie, we store leftover teriyaki meatballs by wrapping them in foil and refrigerating. So I imagine that should work a day or so ahead.
I 4x the recipe and the meatballs are delicious but the sauce is very sweet. Any ideas how I can alter the existing sauce to make it less sweet?
Hi John, we always stick to these proportions so my best suggestion would be to either use less sauce or reduce the brown sugar a little. I’m glad you loved the meatballs!
cut the brown sugar way down
Can you make these in a slow cooker/crockpot? If so how?
Hi Tania, I haven’t tried them in a slow cooker but it does sound nice! You might need to add a little more sauce if reheating in the slow cooker.
Wow! The flavours are insane in these! I made them and also made a side of your Cabbage Fried Rice recipe and gee they went down a treat!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Viki! Thank you for the wonderful review!
I made these meatballs and loved them but there was very little sauce. In the pictures you were able to pour the sauce over the meatballs. I had less than a 1/4 of a cup . Should I double the recipe?
Hi Terry, I’m wondering if you had it at high heat and it reduced too much? We had just a little over a 1/4 cup once the sauce was complete.
First of all, never store things in foil. That is highly dangerous because the ya metal after all. Jus throw it in a Tupperware and throw some plastic wrap on it. Other than that great recipe.
Thank you so much for sharing that with me.
Pineapple has something in it that will actually tenderize a tough cut of meat. Using it in a meatloaf or meatball mix might be counterproductive. Probably would have been best to grill the pineapple separately for flavor then add to the meatball recipe as an add-on.
Sorry! The pineapple comment I submitted was meant to be a reply to a Elissa’s comment. I didn’t see the comment link after each comment until after I had submitted it.
Ferrell, did you try them with pineapple? That sound even better to me. I’m making my grocery list now, planning on making them tonight for dinner and after reading this, I think I’ll be adding the pineapple. Great call
goin wit two meat so I can compare , one batch turkey one pork
Thank you for sharing that with me! I hope you enjoy this recipe!
I keep coming back to this recipe, it is great. Very easy and convenient for a weeknight meal. Not to mention, the teriyaki sauce recipe is perfect. It isnt too sweet like a lot of others Ive found. I use it as a dipping sauce for chicken poppers too
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite!
I made these Teriyaki Meatballs for dinner and a potluck the next day. They were a hit!!! I haven’t had such an easy recipe like this to follow in a while. And when I say easy, I mean really easy! Including prep and actually making them. Just because it lacks in steps and ingredients does not mean it lacks in flavor. I would totally make these again!
The only thing I would do different is doubling up on the sauce recipe. Our leftover meatballs soaked up all the juice so we know next time to have some sauce on reserve to drizzle again.
I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe! Thank you for sharing your awesome feedback with me Corinna!
Do you use toasted sesame oil or regular sesame oil for this recipe.
thank you
Hi Monique, we have a picutre of the oil we used towards the beginning of the recipe. We used regular sesame oil. I hope that helps.
These are terrific!!! I made them exactly as the recipe said and they were moist and flavorful! Even my ex hubby tried them and said I knocked them out of the park. I will definitely be making this recipe again!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Teresa! Thank you for the wonderful review!
This recipe was so easy to make and delish!
Thank you!
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it
So juicy and delicious! I started with 6lbs of ground turkey when making these so I ended up with LOTS of meatballs. Was too lazy to make the sauce and instead heated 2 bottles of teriyaki sauce (soy vay veri veri brand). Served with jasmine rice and an asian salad kit (costco) that I added chopped yellow bell pepper, tomato and cucumber to – such a quick meal to throw together. This one is a keeper!
Sounds like you found a new favorite! Thank you for sharing your great review with us, Kitti!
I love the sauce but had two problems with the meatballs. Truth be told I cut in some very tiny pieces of pineapple for added sweetness; other than that use the recipe as written. My problems were 1) the meatballs fall apart when I removed them from the oven, and
2) the mouth feel was rather gritty and left a filmy feeling coating.
I’m not sure how much of my problem was my pineapple modification and how much the recipe but is there a trick to holding them together?
HI Elissa, I haven’t had that experience with this recipe so I suspect it was due to modifications. When I made these, they kept together without any issues. I suggest making the recipe as written since I haven’t tried that add-in. A “gritty” or “filmy” texture is also strange. Was the ground turkey fresh and not cooked while partially frozen? Cooking partially frozen meat can cause texture issues.
Best. Meatballs. Ever!!!! Juicy and flavorful. And I plan to use the teriyaki sauce in all different kinds of dishes. Keep sharing! 🙂
Hi Nikki! This made my day! Thank you so much for this awesome review!!
Could these be frozen?
Hi Dina, I haven’t tried freezing, but I think that would work to pre cook and then freeze them. If freezing raw, I would thaw completely in the fridge before baking and add the sauce to the cooked meatballs per the recipe.
Would you be able to cook these in the crockpot. Or maybe make them before and keep them warm in the crock pot for potluck /hosting events
I haven’t tested that but I think it could work to reheat/ keep them warm in a crockpot. If you experiment, let me know how you liked the recipe. 🙂
Will chicken work?
Yes, ground chicken would probably taste even better, particularly ground chicken thigh meat 🙂
These turned out great! I love how fast, inexpensive, and so yummy these meatballs are. In my past experience, ground turkey would always turn out dry, but these were very juicy. Thank you for all the work you do. Being able to get amazing recipes for free, how great is that!
You’re welcome Kseniya! I’m happy to hear how much you love this recipe. Thanks for following and sharing your excellent review!
Could it be ground beed instead turkey??
Hi Mario, ground beef will give you a slightly different flavor profile and beef tends to be a little more dry in meatballs but I think you could make it work.
When making beef meatballs, I add freshly pre-cooked jasmin rice. The rice helps to make them moist.
Great tip Jane, thanks for sharing!
I have never heard of hoisin sauce. I wonder what it is made of and how it tastes. Would you say that it is necessary or could it be skipped?
Hi Jane, it is like a sweet, thick teriyaki sauce. There are recipes for homemade hoisin sauce online but it seems easier and less expensive to purchase it unless you need large quantities of it.
Do you ever make anything that isn’t amazing? just curious!! Made this Sunday, part 2 of Natasha’s kitchen weekend. Made a double recipe..mercifully…thought would have leftovers.. and I tripled the sauce..as my son was coming and likes sauce… Supreme hit.. and son took everything home for himself.. after lunch.. Perogies for supper that night …lol THanks again..
You’re welcome Helyn! You’re too sweet, lol! I’m glad to hear how much you love the recipe. Thanks for following and sharing your fantastic review!
I have made this recipe several times and it is always a big hit. I would like to make it as an appetizer for a New Year’s Eve party. I work the 2 days before the party and would love to make them ahead of time. Do you think baking them and leaving them in tha fridge for 2-3 days would work. My idea is to then combine the meatballs and sauce in a slow cooker to heat them up. Please let me know your ideas, I know you are a pro at hosting 🙂
Hi Jenny, I haven’t tried them that way but it does sound nice! You might need to add a little more sauce if reheating in the slow cooker. Also, side note: I haven’t hosted for almost 2 years (living with my parents while house hunting/ building a house). I’m so excited for hosting again in 2018!! 🙂
Delicious! A huge hit in our home. I did reduce the amount of sugar, halved the amount, but kept everything else the same. Amazing flavour! In my “keeper” recipes. Thank you Natasha!
My pleasure Lori! I’m happy to hear how much you love the recipe! Thanks for sharing your fantastic review!
Wow Natasha this teriyaki sauce is amazing. Add it to steak and asian veggie stir fry last night and it was a huge hit. Have made the meatballs before too and they are awesome. Love your recipes.
What a great suggestion! I’m glad you love the recipe Lorraine! Thanks for sharing your great review with other readers!
These meatballs are wonderful. Made them several times. Would not change it. But I do triple the sauce as we really really love it. Thank you for a great yummy recipe.
You’re welcome Sherry! I’m so glad everyone loves the recipe! Thanks for sharing your fantastic review!
you go girl!
Is there any alternative to pressed garlic?? Would minced do the job?. Thanks
Yes, you can finely mince the garlic if you prefer 🙂
Natasha, if I wanted to make these a day ahead of time, should I coat the meatballs with the sauce right away or do it the day of?
Hi Nadia, I think you could do it either way. I coated with sauce right away and it worked great reheated the next day 🙂
Hi Natasha. Can I used pork instead of turkey?
Hi Vicki, I think that should work fine 🙂
Natasha, I am planning to try to make this as an appetizer for Thanksgiving. I am going to my family’s home, so I don’t need to feel awkward about asking to use the oven, etc. My plan is to prep the meatballs and make the sauce completely on Wednesday. Then bake meatballs and reheat sauce on Thursday. So, I suppose my question is, will this change any instructions? Or is this a bad plan for some reason? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
Hi James, that should work fine and I hope you enjoy the meatballs! 🙂
This turned out so good. I try to stay off high fodmap foods so I omitted the garlic and used UDIs white bread for bread crumbs. It was actually really good even before I poured the sauce over it. With the sauce of course, its better. So glad I found this. Thanks for sharing a great recipe!
Nerissa, thank you for such a nice review and you are very welcome 😁.
I have the PICKIEST 1 year old. I make these meatballs, except flatten into patties, dredge in breadcrumbs, and pan fry. He won’t touch a thing on his plate, but he will gobble these right up. Mom and dad get the sauce as a dip for their turkey “nuggets.”
I’m so happy to hear that your picky eater loved the recipe. Thank yo for sharing that with us 🙂
Hi
I made it tonight. We loved it! I mixed a tiny amount of pork with the turkey and added some orange juice to the sauce to stretch it. Served it with rice and broccoli. Will definitely make it again
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks for sharing that with me 🙂
GReat .Did it twice . Double portion lol
Oh awesome! I’m so happy you enjoyed the recipe 🙂
This was delicious!! The sauce is amazing. Do you think it would work if I just sauté some chicken, slice it up and then mix with the sauce? I love your recipes 😊
Sauce would work great with chicken as well. Let me know how you like it 😀.
So, no salt for the meat mixture? I am making it right now.
I did not add salt to the meat mixture because the sauce has plenty of salt flavor in it. I hope you enjoy the recipe!
Delicious and very easy!! I did double the sauce recipe since my family like to have extra to pour over rice. Natasha, would it be possible to get nutrition facts added at a later time like calories, fat, etc? Thanks again!
🙂 Natalia
Hi Natalia, I don’t typically include calorie counts because of the time constraint that I have. I really need to hire some help to do that for me! 🙂 When I need a quick answer though; I have used caloriecount.com (their recipe analyzer is free).
Thanks for the recipe, but am I suppose to add teriyaki sauce, because I don’t see it as one of the ingredients.
Jo-Ann, there is no need to add teriyaki sauce since you make one from scratch.
Hi Natasa
Do you think can use chicken instead turkey mince? I’m not a huge fan of turkey. Thank u 🙂
Yes, ground chicken would probably taste even better, particularly ground chicken thigh meat 🙂
I cant have hoisin sauce, what can I use as a substitute
Hi Marianna, I haven’t really tested any substitutions in this recipe so I can’t say for sure. An easy fix is to use your favorite store-bought teriyaki sauce like Yoshida’s for example, warm it up and toss with the meatballs. Hoisin is difficult to substitute without substituting for several ingredients to replace it because it adds thickness and flavor to the sauce – it’s sort of like an Asian BBQ sauce.
Made these and substituted the hoisen sauce for regular bbq sauce+ another tablespoon of soy sauce and a squirt of siracha .. I have no idea how close it was to the original recipe, but it was amazing. Thankyou. I always come to your site for dinner inspiration.yum.
I’m glad to hear that Katie! Thanks so much for following!
My family loved these! And it was a quick dinner! Love those when you have little ones! Thanks Natasha!!
I’m so happy your family loved it! Yes I definitely know how great that is when you have little ones!! 🙂
This looks sooo good! Could I make it with beef instead of turkey and would the baking in the oven be the same temp and minutes too?Thank you!
Hi Veronica, I think 100% beef might be a little dry for these meatballs. If you make the meatballs the same size, they should bake in about the same amount of time. Test one for doneness to make sure and bake until no longer pink in the center.
Thank you Natasha!
Wow, really, I can’t get over that delicious taste! So simple and yet – sooo great. Thank you for this recipe – it’s a real keeper
Thank you so much for the awesome review! I’m so happy you loved the recipe 🙂
Turkey meatballs and sauce were delicious. I served them over fried rice. Since there are only two of us, the recipe made enough for another meal. Thanks.
I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe. I definitely wouldn’t mind leftover meatballs! 🙂
this looks quite awesome!! thank you! just wanted to know, Is there an alternative to baking them? can one pan fry or cook them otherwise?
Yes, you can definitely pan fry them if you wish 🙂
We love meatballs and teriyaki flavored sauce….perfect recipe! The sauce looks so good and would work with so many different recipes. Pinned. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for sharing and pinning. You’re so nice! I hope you love this recipe. The sauce is very versatile 🙂
Absolutely delicious!!!!even my picky husband loved it and hes not a turkey lover 😉 Loveeee your chinese/asian food especially the sweet and sour chicken thank you Natasha!
Nina, I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for sharing your great review!
Natasha the meatballs are very tasty. I like your souse. Recipe just amazing. All your recipes are sssooo easy and sssooo good. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Nina, I’m so happy you enjoyed it! 🙂
If I wanted to make these low carb, would it work to use almond flour (or meal) in place of the panko? Thanks!
Hi Danie, I haven’t tried that substitution so I’m not sure if they would be too dry or not. The bread crumbs make the meatballs really tender and I don’t think it would be as good without them. If you test it out, let me know how it goes!
I do that too, but I just leave the panko out entirely which does make it drier but doesn’t bother me. The kids still eat them. But I’m eager to try this recipe because it’s teriyaki flavored and my kids love teriyaki!!!
Oh awesome! Laura, thanks for sharing that!
Man these meatballs look good! It’s not even lunchtime, but I’m ready for a bowl of rice and meatballs lol
Thank you Marina! I always find myself starving after being online and looking at food. Thank you for that awesome compliment! 🙂