Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 20 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 372 kcal
Ingredients
2 eggs
1/2 cup pork rinds crushed
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
2 tablespoons Italian seasonings
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 1/2 pounds ground turkey
8 ounces Fontina cheese cut into 24 pieces or mozzarella
Marinara Sauce
28 ounce crushed tomatoes
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
Crock Pot Directions
In a large bowl whisk the eggs, pork rinds, cheese and seasonings together.
Add the ground turkey and mix just until combined.
Roll mixture into 24 meatballs.
Insert 1 cube of cheese into the center of each meatball. Set aside.
In a separate bowl stir together the marinara sauce ingredients.
Pour enough sauce to cover the bottom of the crock pot.
Place meatballs in the crock pot and cover with remaining sauce.
Cover and cook on high 3 hours or low 6 hours.
Oven Directions
Follow the recipe up until you put the sauce in the crock pot. Instead place half the sauce into a 9 by 13 baking pan. Add all the meatballs and cover with remaining sauce. Bake 30 minutes or until turkey is no longer pink when cut open.
Recipe Notes
Net Carbs: 7g
This recipe was first published in September 2014 and updated with video in January 2019.
Nutrition Facts
Crock Pot Cheese Stuffed Turkey Meatballs
Amount Per Serving (3 meatballs)
Calories 372
Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g
25%
Saturated Fat 8g
50%
Cholesterol 157mg
52%
Sodium 1014mg
44%
Potassium 770mg
22%
Carbohydrates 9g
3%
Fiber 2g
8%
Sugar 4g
4%
Protein 47g
94%
Vitamin A 635IU
13%
Vitamin C 9.3mg
11%
Calcium 301mg
30%
Iron 3.4mg
19%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.