In a large bowl add your grated apple, ground turkey, red onion, panko, eggs, garlic powder, black pepper, and salt. Stir everything together until well combined.
Now it's time to roll your meatballs: Using your hands make 12, 1-inch meatballs.
Once you are done forming your meatballs, heat a large stovetop pan to medium-low heat. Once the pan is hot add your oil to the pan, then immediately add your meatballs to the pan. Cook the meatballs for about 20 minutes (covered with a lid to trap in the moisture) rolling around to another side every 2-3 minutes, so you get a nice golden brown color all the way around.
While the meatballs are cooking, heat a medium saucepot to medium-low heat and add your: stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, brown sugar, and red pepper flake to the pot. Stir everything together and cover with a lid and let cook for 10-15 minutes. Stir every few minutes scraping the bottom to prevent burning.
Once the meatballs are cooked through remove them from the pan. Leave the pan on medium-low heat and add the water to the pan, using a spatula scraps any turkey residue off the bottom of the pan and combine it with the water, this is going to add flavor to your zucchini noodles. Now add the zucchini noodles to the pan, toss with the water, then cover with a lid for 3 minutes, tossing every minute. You do not need to cook these noodles long at all, you are simply warming them up.
Now it's time to plate! Start by plating your zucchini noodles, top with 4 meatballs per serving, then add your tomato sauce over top. Serve and enjoy!
Macro Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Turkey Meatballs with Zucchini Noodles
Amount Per Serving
Calories 388Calories from Fat 76
% Daily Value*
Fat 8.4g13%
Saturated Fat 1.9g12%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.7g
Monounsaturated Fat 2.5g
Cholesterol 167.5mg56%
Sodium 218.5mg10%
Potassium 1143.1mg33%
Carbohydrates 43g14%
Fiber 6.3g26%
Sugar 27.2g30%
Protein 35.8g72%
Vitamin A 24.3IU0%
Vitamin C 36.9mg45%
Calcium 40.3mg4%
Iron 15.5mg86%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.