Grammy's Kitchen · Meatballs · Turkey Meatballs
One of 38 meatballs recipes we measured
It ranks #36 of 38 for moistness among the meatballs recipes we compared. 50 cooks on www.onceuponachef.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 38.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| egg | 8% | 10% |
| dairy | 0% | 6% |
| aromatics | 6% | 9% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| liquid | 5% | 12% |
| vegetables and beans | 106% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 50 g | 1 large egg |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil, (plus more for serving) |
| Heaping 1/2 teaspoon salt | |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic, (minced) |
| 30 g | 2 tablespoons water |
| 30 g | 3 tablespoons minced yellow onion, (from 1 small onion) |
| 605 g | 1 1/3 lb 93% lean ground turkey ((see note)) |
| 23 g | 2/3 cup dried Italian-style bread crumbs ((such as Progresso)) |
| 38 g | 1/3 cup freshly grated pecorino Romano cheese, (plus more for serving) |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons olive oil, (for cooking) |
| 680 g | 1 (24-oz) jar good quality Marinara sauce (such as Rao's) |
Method: 3 steps, published by www.onceuponachef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I was going to make Italian sausage meatballs but our market did not have them today so I bought ground turkey and found your recipe. I did make the meatballs smaller, as I don't really like big meatballs unless they are the main course and I wanted to make sp” — a cook, 5.0★
“Great recipe and flavors. My meatballs were a little dry/dense which may be due to pilot error? When I see grated cheese in cup measurements I translate that to oz need to grate for specific recipes, in this case I grated approx 2.5 oz. It seemed like a lot ” — a cook, 5.0★