It took me a good three attempts to perfect these Thai Turkey Meatballs. The first time, the flavors just weren’t there. The second attempt was better, but needed a little more. Third times a charm because these FLEW off the plate. We couldn’t stop talking about how much we loved them and wanted them again. Loaded with veggies and infused with the perfect flavor combination of ginger, chili, garlic, and more!
Paleo Thai Meatballs
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 lb. organic ground turkey or chicken
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 1/4 cup scallions, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 1/2 tsp chili paste*
- Dash fine pink sea salt
- Optional: Dash red pepper flakes
Sauce
- 1/4 cup coconut aminos
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil or sesame oil
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 2 tsp fresh grated ginger
- 1 tsp chili paste
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375
- In a bowl combine all meatball ingredients
- Mix well and form into balls
- Place balls on lined baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes
- While baking, combine all sauce ingredients in a small pot over medium heat
- Once boiling, stir, and reduce heat to a simmer
- When meatballs are done pour sauce over it, or use sauce as a dipping sauce
Recipe Notes
- *Can sub sriracha for chili paste
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37 comments on “Thai Meatballs”
Oh how I love Asian Meatballs–these look amazing!!
I am a huge meatball fan and love using turkey to keep it light. Love the flavor combo. Sharing now!
Sounds like it was a pretty perfect weekend. The sushi making and tapas sound especially fun! These meatballs look delicious and I love the Thai flavors you gave them!
These look terrific. May give them a try this week with my family. I laughed when I saw your comment about Sushi. Tried this at home also, but my rolls were too thick with rice. Just couldn’t get the right amount of rice in the roll to make it hold together, too much. Any hints from your class?
Dear Lexi, These meatballs sound wonderful…I love all the flavors in this dish. This would be a hit with my family. xo, Catherine
These look perfect! I want them all. Congrats on winning the TBN award thing by the way.
These are right up my alley! I love Thai flavors, but never thought to make a meatball with them. Great idea!
I LOVE thai food! Can’t wait to try these!
I just made these tonight and they are so aaaaamazing! Thank you!
Not going to lie, I was drooling when I saw you post this on instagram- I’ve been stuck on sweet and salty paleo meatballs but love the idea of a Thai flavoured one!
These sound amazing Lexi!! And look so good. Glad you had an awesome weekend. A night making sushi followed by meals out and shopping sounds like it was a great way to spend a few days.
Thank you Amy! Can you eat these??
Currently, no because of the chile paste and red pepper flakes. However, I am starting to think about some reintroductions. Overall, I haven’t really felt different doing AIP. I have an appointment with my endocronologist next week. Hopefully I’ll get more blood tests done to see how my thyroid levels are doing and then go from there. Will let you know how it turns out (I’ve been missing not tasting some of the goodies you’ve posted recently). 😀
These were soooooo tasty!!! Very flavourful and juicy. Thanks Lexi!
Just finished making these. Taste test a big hit with hubby and me, we loved them,
I loved the flavors in these meatballs. The meatballs and sauce were on the salty side for me so I would eliminate the salt in the recipe and find some amino that is low sodium. I would also double the amount of sauce for the meatballs; I found that it wasn’t enough as a single recipe.
These were so easy to make and DELICIOUS! thank you!
So happy you liked! 🙂
HI Can’t wait to make these tonight (finally)!! How many meatballs would you say is a serving size? Thank you for all your recipes and cook book!!!
Beverly
It depends if you’re making it as an appetizer or dinner, and what else you’re serving with it!
These look great, I can’t wait to try! Do you know if there is anything to sub the coconut aminos with? Thanks!
It’s a soy sauce alternative — so if you use Tamari or soy sauce it’ll work the same!
So excited for these but they are sooo sticky! Whats your trick to rolling them into balls when they get stuck all over your fingers? Thanks!
Wet your hands 🙂
Can these be frozen? If so, would I cook them first?
Yes, I would! 🙂
I’ve never heard of amminos, are they better for you than tamari or soy?
If you don’t like fish sauce can I omit it?
Yes to omitting the fish sauce. Coconut aminos is a soy sauce alternative! I prefer it. Use whichever.
These are absolutely amazing! I make a few without chili paste for the kids and then add extra for the hubs and myself. Everyone absolutely loves these over rice!
I made these today, using a #100 disher ((1.8 teaspoons) to portion. They were adorable little hors d’oeuvres! I served them on a square plate, with the dipping sauce in the center (in a square bowl). HUGE hit, and I will make them again and again!
Love these meatballs!!! This recipe is very forgiving, I’ve added chopped red bell peppers and mushrooms to get some extra vegetables in. Make extra, you won’t regret it because they are so good reheated!
Super simple to make with tons of flavor . The whole family enjoyed them.
These were so flavorful and delicious- and all three of my children enjoyed them as well!!! That’s a win in my book! Served them with a yummy crunchy Asian style broccoli slaw 👍🏼
These meatballs were so delicious! The flavors were amazing and it is a nice quick recipe! I served them with sautéed sweet potato noodles.
After I made these the first time my husband declared them “the best thing I have ever made.” Really?! Haha! I make them weekly now. My toddler likes them if I make them in a stick shape. I like to dip mine in a sweet Thai chili sauce too. Great with rice and a chopped Asian salad. The fresh ginger is everything!
Another go to recipe for our family. We served them rice noodles (for those that aren’t watching carbs) and zucchini noodles for the rest of us. They are loaded with flavor. Easy to make and definitely easy to eat. We doubled the sauce since we are excessive dippers (lol).
These were excellent! I shared the recipe with some non-paleo folks as well! I doubled the sauce and added a small amount of truvia for a sweet heat and used half the sauce on some carrot noddles (caroodles?). My boyfriend gobbled it up!