Whole30 & Paleo Pesto Turkey Meatballs! These meatballs are crazy easy to make and can be used in so many ways. Make a double batch and freeze half for a quick lunch or dinner later!

Summertime is totally pesto season in my book.

I want pesto in every pasta dish and pizza. I was spending an arm and a leg buying basil leaves each time a recipe needed it, so last year I decided to grow my own on our apartment balcony. (It’s actually very easy and a very forgiving herb to grow!)

I bought three basil plants (because just one wasn’t enough, obviously) and suddenly had more basil than I knew what to do with. I made pesto and mozzarella pasta salads for BBQs, forty-seven batches of walnut pesto and these paleo pesto turkey meatballs.

Here’s why these meatballs are so great:

• They’re baked, AKA no stovetop mess
• They’re made in one bowl. One.
• Six ingredients (and two of those are salt and pepper)
• They freeze great
• You can make a whole batch of ’em quickly- perfect for meal prep

If you’re living that Whole30 life, you can pair them with zoodles or any veggie noodle and a compliant tomato sauce. If you’re not, toss them with any sauce your heart can dream of and your favorite pasta! Most recently we paired these with homemade spaghetti and a tomato basil sauce (yes more basil, don’t judge) and it was to die for.

What You’ll Need

I mentioned earlier that these paleo pesto turkey meatballs were crazy easy and I wasn’t lying. Here’s what you should grab:

• Ground turkey (or chicken!)
• Pesto (If you’re Whole30, read your labels or make your own using this recipe)
• Egg
• Almond flour
• Salt
• Pepper

Kitchen Tools

• Large mixing bowl
• Parchment paper or foil
• Large baking sheet
• Baking rack (optional, see notes)

See? THE EASIEST PALEO PESTO TURKEY MEATBALLS EVER.

How To Make Paleo Pesto Turkey Meatballs

Step 1: Mix ingredients in bowl

Step 2: Form into meatballs.

Step 3: Bake

The end. So E-Z.

But a few notes: if you’re using foil, be sure to spray with non-stick before baking. Don’t be like me and end up peeling meatballs off the foil. Second, ground turkey is lower in fat, but the fat still bakes out while they cook. If you bake your meatballs up on a rack like this and put that over your baking sheet, the fat will drip down onto the foil and you won’t have this issue.

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Whole30 & Paleo Pesto Turkey Meatballs

Whole30 & Paleo Pesto Turkey Meatballs! These meatballs are crazy easy to make and can be used in so many ways. Make a double batch and freeze half for a quick lunch or dinner later!

Servings

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground turkey
• 2 tbsp pesto
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper

Servings Ingredients 1 lb ground turkey 2 tbsp pesto 1 egg 1/2 cup almond flour 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven and prepare a baking sheet by lining it with foil. Spray foil with non-stick or drizzle olive oil.
2. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well with your hands.
3. Form into 24 meatballs, about 1.5" in diameter and arrange evenly on baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes.

Recipe Notes

• If you line your baking sheet with foil, be sure to spray with non-stick before baking.
• Bake your meatballs up on a baking rack over a baking sheet to allow fat to drip down if desired.

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