Grammy's Kitchen · Meatballs · Turkey Meatballs
One of 38 meatballs recipes we measured
It ranks #5 of 38 for slice integrity among the meatballs recipes we compared. 9 cooks on www.cookingclassy.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 | 10% | 10% |
| dairy | 11% | 6% |
| aromatics | 9% | 9% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 11% | 12% |
| vegetables and beans | 140% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 12 g | 1/3 cup dry bread crumbs, (homemade or store-bought) |
| 53 g | 3 - 4 Tbsp milk |
| 34 g | 1/2 cup (1.2 oz) finely shredded parmesan cheese, (plus more for serving if desired) |
| 40 g | 1/4 cup very finely chopped yellow onion |
| 6 g | 2 tsp minced garlic |
| 12 g | 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley, (plus more for garnish) |
| 12 g | 2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil, (plus more for garnish) |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp dried oregano |
| 454 g | 1 lb. 93% lean ground turkey, (very cold, I recommend Jennie-O since it's less wet and sticky) |
| 50 g | 1 large egg yolk |
| 4 g | 3/4 tsp salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper |
| 14 g | 1 Tbsp olive oil |
| 680 g | 1 (24 oz) jar marinara sauce ((I recommend Rao's Tomato Basil)) |
Method: 11 steps, published by www.cookingclassy.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I'm baking these babies right now for a homemade marinara, and they look gorgeous!! I followed all the ingredients except before I added the turkey meat, I placed it in the freezer while preparing the bread crumb mixture. I recently read that keeping the turke” — a cook, 5.0★
“People can easily say the same thing about "Prego". It's just a matter of opinion....Speaking of opinion there are many ways to get one's across without sounding condescending, just saying.......” — a cook, 5.0★