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Carb Free Turkey Meatballs (5 Ingredients)

➢ By Dr Jedha & DMP Nutritionists | 11 Comments
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Carb free turkey meatballs

That image doesn’t really do these Carb Free Turkey Meatballs justice because they are incredibly delicious. And not only is this entire meal just 5 ingredients, but it’s cooked using the slow cooker, so it’s a 100% ‘set and forget’ meal.

This meal is part of the 5 Ingredients Dinner Menu we’re working on, just to show you that it really doesn’t have to be difficult to get dinner on the table, and fast!

Each meal in the menu contains just 5 ingredients, which means they are super duper easy to make and fast too – usually 10-15 minutes and you’re done!

The only exclusions to the 5 ingredients rule are:

  • Olive oil
  • Lemon
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Water

These are 5 common staples that most people tend to have on hand so our 5 ingredients recipe don’t include these in the ingredients.

Carb free turkey meatballs
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Turkey 'Slow Cooked' Meatballs

You'll thoroughly enjoy the savory moist cheese filled meatballs that couple perfectly with the tomato sauce and slight crunch of low carb cabbage rice.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time6 hours hrs
Total Time6 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Servings: 4 serves
Calories: 399kcal
Carbs: 13g
Net Carbs: 8g

Ingredients

  • 17.6 oz ground turkey mince
  • 2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 14oz canned diced tomatoes - (no added salt)
  • 1.7 oz Parmesan cheese - equiv. 1/2 cup
  • 21 oz green cabbage - shredded into rice chunks
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Pour the canned tomatoes in the bottom of your slow cooker.
  • In a bowl, mix the ground turkey, oregano, and half the parmesan cheese. Roll into balls and place them into the slow cooker as you roll them.
  • Put slow cooker on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours.
  • Heat a large pan with a little olive oil and fry up the cabbage until cooked to your desire - either crispy or soft.
  • Serve the turkey meatballs on top of the cabbage rice. And eat the leftovers the next day!

Notes

Meatballs can be frozen, either cooked or raw.

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You don’t need a fancy slow cooker. A low cost low-high setting cooker will do the trick. Sharp knives are a staple item you’ll use every day.

And a set of handy measuring spoons and measuring cups are probably one of the most used kitchen items

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  1. A Tourangeau

    11/19/2021 at 6:52 am

    I made the meat balls into burgers no sauce l did use an egg to hold them together baked them for about 30 minutes excellent juicy and tender !!!!

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    • Emily - Dietitian (MS, RD)

      11/21/2021 at 9:51 am

      Great idea!

      Reply
  2. TR

    08/07/2018 at 5:39 pm

    Must have done something wrong. The turkey was very dry, and didn’t have taste. We had to resort to sugarfree ketchup to help get the food down!

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    • Emily - Dietitian (MS, RD)

      08/08/2018 at 9:09 pm

      Hmm, I have yet to try this recipe so I cannot compare. If you decide to try again I would make sure the meatballs are really sitting in the canned tomatoes so they can absorb all the delicious juices!!

      Reply
  3. Michelle Steinfeldt

    11/29/2016 at 8:41 am

    just found your site and I plan to make use of it! thanks for the info and I look forward to all your suggestions.

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  4. Cherryl

    11/23/2016 at 6:30 am

    Hi Jedha i enjoy reading the articles and recipes. Would like to know if weetbix is good as my husband and i have this for breakfast. I have them with some almond milk(unsweetened) with chia seeds, lsa meal and some cimmamon powder.

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    • Jedha

      11/23/2016 at 3:52 pm

      Cherryl, the question is, how is it affecting your blood sugar? Weetbix is low in sugar, which is good because most cereals are high in sugar. But just 2 biscuits is 20 g carbs. For you this may be fine, for others this might be too high. Eating them with a protein or fat will help lower spikes in blood sugar. For instance, almond milk, nuts, chia – that’s a good way to eat it. Not fruit, milk and honey, which all just add more carbs.

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  5. Ayke Kawarman

    07/29/2016 at 7:41 am

    Dear Jedha,

    Thank you so much for making me understand more about low carb eating. It has helped loads!! Let those blogs keep coming. Your recipes give me inspiration.
    Thanks again!

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    • Jedha

      07/29/2016 at 5:04 pm

      You’re welcome Ayke! Glad you’re feeling inspired, that’s what we’re here for :)

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      • Debbie

        08/12/2016 at 2:42 pm

        Love using my slow cooker!! The turkey meatball looks so easy. Um!!

        Appreciate it and others that I have tried. The breakfast smoothie, another
        good one!!

        Thanks for all you do!!

        Debbie

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        • Jedha

          08/12/2016 at 5:21 pm

          Yes, the slow cooker is awesome!! Enjoy :)

          Reply

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