We are huge fans of these Honey Sriracha Ground Turkey Meatballs. They are quick to throw together and have the best flavor.
I typically just buy meatballs from the frozen section of the grocery store, but I have recently learned how easy it is to make your own from scratch.
The sauce that goes on top of these meatballs is incredible and the entire recipe comes together in a short amount of time, which makes these Honey Sriracha Ground Turkey Meatballs, a perfect weeknight meal.
If you don’t want to make your own meatballs, you could totally get a bag of ground turkey meatballs at the store and then mix up this sauce to put on top!
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make honey sriracha ground turkey meatballs, you need the following ingredients:
Meatball Ingredients
- Lean ground turkey
- Whole wheat breadcrumbs
- Eggs
- Onion
- Garlic powder
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Red pepper flakes
Sauce Ingredients
- Honey
- Sriracha sauce
- Soy sauce
- Rice vinegar
- Ground ginger
- Minced garlic
- Sesame oil
Garnish (Optional)
- Green onions
- Sesame seeds
Equipment Notes
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
- Sheet Pan (Quarter)
- Mixing Bowl (Large)
- Saucepan (Large)
- Non-stick Cooking Spray
- Sheet Pan (Quarter)
How to Make Honey Sriracha Ground Turkey Meatballs
- Preheat oven to 375℉.
- Lightly spray a large baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients for meatballs until thoroughly combined. Shape into balls that are about 1 ½ inches in size (should make about 35-40 meatballs).
- Set each meatball on the prepared baking sheet. Cook for 20-25 minutes or until meat is cooked through.
- While the meatballs are cooking, combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a small saucepan.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat while mixing sauce continuously, then reduce heat to low and let sauce simmer for 3-5 minutes (or until it has thickened up).
- Remove meatballs from oven and pour sauce over the top. If desired, sprinkle with green onions and sesame seeds.
Recipe Modifications
You can make this recipe with ground beef. The recipe would not need to change. Check the meatballs when cooking to ensure they do not overcook. In my experience, beef tends to cook a little faster because of the fat.
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Honey Sriracha Ground Turkey Meatballs Recipe
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 2 pounds lean ground turkey
- 1 cup whole wheat breadcrumbs
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup onion, finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Sauce
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 Tablespoons sriracha sauce
- 3 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 Tablespoons rice vinegar
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 3 teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
Garnish (Optional)
- ¼ cup green onions, diced
- 1 Tablespoon sesame seeds
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375℉.
- Lightly spray a large baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients for meatballs until thoroughly combined. Shape into balls that are about 1 ½ inches in size (should make about 35-40 meatballs).
- Set each meatball on the prepared baking sheet. Cook for 20-25 minutes or until meat is cooked through.
- While the meatballs are cooking, combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a small saucepan.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat while mixing sauce continuously, then reduce heat to low and let sauce simmer for 3-5 minutes (or until it has thickened up).
- Remove meatballs from oven and pour sauce over the top. If desired, sprinkle with green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
Nutrition
Did You Make This Recipe?We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a review or a question in the comment section below the post.
these meatballs look sooo good! I will have to try them.
Think this would work just as well if I mixed the sauce ingredients and threw it on top of the meatballs in the crockpot? That’s usually how I make all my meatballs, just this sauce is a little different.
These meatballs are homemade and baked in the oven before any of the sauce is poured over the top.
I don’t have any sesame oil. Is there something you can use in its place or would it be ok to omit it?
You will be fine to omit it. The flavor should still be great.
What if I’m having trouble getting the sauce to thicken?
You can always add just a little cornstarch or flour/water mixture to thicken up the sauce to your desired thickness.
This looks delicious. One question though? Is it spicy? Im hoping to make it tonight and my kids be able to eat it too.
It’s not that spicy. Our kids love it.
What could i use in place of rice vinegar?
The best substitute for rice vinegar is apple cider vinegar: It’s mild, with a faint apple flavor that won’t overpower.
The family loved it! I served it with steamed veggies and served on rice.
I used 1/2 the amount of sriracha to make it more kid friendly and they still thought it was a little spicy. But gobbled it all up! I also had one of our 6 year olds help make and they had fun “making dinner”. 🙂
I have a question, The nutrition chart.. How many meatballs does that account for?
It serves about 8, and if you get about 40 meatballs, then the nutrition would be for 5 meatballs.
This is a fantastic dinner and is easy to make. I serve with coconut ginger rice and a steamed green vegetable. There are almost never leftovers, even though I always want there to be!
I would love to try these but my kids don’t do spicy at all. Is there anything I could substitute for the siracha?
You can either omit the sriracha completely or substitute ketchup in it’s place