Get ready for the best homemade Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs recipe. A family favorite recipe that's versatile and makes a great meal prep or freezer meal. They are easy to assemble and quick to cook, ready in 10 minutes. Eat them right away, or freeze for another day!
This simple recipe is perfect all year long! Whether eating them for a back-to-school lunch or making them as an appetizer for a Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner or New Years Eve Party, you can't go wrong.
Be sure to check out our other air fryer favorite meals like Air Fryer Quesadilla, Air Fryer Turkey Bacon and Air Fryer homemade Taquitos. Drizzle on some Avocado Crema!
Try this gluten free option with gluten free sweet and sour meatballs. Try this ground turkey recipe, ground turkey Alfredo.
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Ingredients
Refer to this list of ingredients for tips and tricks. We try to us the best ingredients!
- Ground Turkey- We love ground turkey! It is so lean and I feel better when I eat ground turkey versus ground beef.
- Bread Crumbs- You can either make your own bread crumbs or buy them near the pasta. We have done both with great success.
- Milk
- Parmesan- Grated parmesan works best with this recipe.
- Yellow Onion
- Garlic- We use minced garlic for a stronger flavor but you can also used garlic powder.
- Egg
See recipe card for quantities.
How To Make Turkey Meatballs in Air Fryer
Follow these step-by-step instructions to have these tasty meatballs ready in no time at all. My kids can't get enough of this recipe.
1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the breadcrumbs, milk, parmesan, garlic, and diced onion. Add the ground turkey and mix in with the other ingredients. Next crack the egg into the ground turkey mixture.
2. Mix until a ground turkey mixture is created.
3. With the raw meat mixture roll meat into balls, about the size of a golf ball. Place the meatballs in a lightly greased air fryer basket evenly spread out.
4. Cook the Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs for 10 minutes at 400* F. Flip the balls over at 5 minutes and continue cooking.
Hint: The meat mixture can get sticky when rolling into balls. For best rolling technique roll the meat as if you are making cookie dough balls.
Substitutions and Variations
- Gluten Free - take out the breadcrumbs and milk to make this a gluten free meatball. The taste and texture will still be delicious!
- Italian Meatballs- Add 1 tablespoon of dried Italian Seasoning to make these Italian Style Meatballs.
- Spicy - add chili pepper flakes for a spicy version of this recipe.
- Try this fun recipe using cream cheese and Bisquick Cream Cheese Sausage Balls.
Storing Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs
Store cooked meatballs in the refrigerator in an air tight container for 2-3 days. Reheat in the air fryer or the microwave.
Freeze
This is a great meal to freeze for another time. Freeze cooked meatballs in the freezer for 1-2 months in an air tight container. When your ready to eat, thaw and then air fry for 5 minutes.
I always have these in the freezer. When I make pasta or a quinoa bowl I pull a couple out and cook them in the microwave. They are so nice to have on hand.
Top tip
Make sure to flip the meatballs halfway through the cook time so they cook evenly. This will ensure you have a delicious and juicy dish!
Recipe
Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground turkey
- ⅓ cup breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ cup grated parmesan
- ¼ cup yellow onion diced
- ½ tablespoon garlic. minced
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon table salt
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 400* F.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the breadcrumbs and milk, mix. Add in the parmesan cheese, finely diced onion, garlic, and salt. Mix well.
- Next add in the ground turkey and mix in the other ingredients into the meat. Add the egg and mix until the meat mixture is smooth.
- Form the meat mixture into golf ball sized balls and add them to a lightly greased air fryer basket. Space them out evenly. You may need to cook 2-3 batches depending on the size of your air fryer.
- Air Fry for 5 minutes and then flip each meatball over and cook for an additional 5 minutes or until cooked all the way through.
- Enjoy topped on spaghetti, as a meal prep add on, as an appetizer, or freeze.
Notes
- Add 1 tablespoon of dried Italian seasoning to make them Italian Meatballs.
- These make a perfect freezer meal. Freeze after cooking, thaw and reheat in the air fryer for 5 minutes.
- Make sure to flip halfway through for even cooking.
- Wet your hand while rolling each bowl so the mixture doesn't stick.
Andrea says
My family loves these homemade meatballs. We made a double batch and froze half and used the other half in quinoa bowls, and for spaghetti night. My kids couldn't stop eating them!