Turkey Sausage Meatballs In Sage Cream Sauce
Unbelievably easy oven baked Paleo turkey meatballs and sage cream sauce. (Gluten free, whole30, paleo). Perfect for a weeknight dinner or breakfast! On the table in LESS than 25 minutes!
Breakfast meatballs. Is that a thing? If not, I just made it a thing today. And no regrets, because these were DELICIOUS! Packed full of fresh rosemary, sage, and thyme- you’re gonna love them (or at least, I hope you do… 🙂 ).
Savory breakfasts: sage “sausage” meatballs!
I am like, waaaay into savory breakfasts! The way I see things, it’s like, save best for last; more like eat the best for breakfast, then do that again for lunch, and on repeat for dinner!
Savory breakfasts are my jam. Whether that’s from years of my Mom instilling this into my head as a kid- swapping out of bowls of cereal for bowls of soup. Or just the fact that I love, love kale, avocados, and greens, and two meals a day with them just isn’t enough!
Anyway,… Things kinda spiraled and got out of control as you can see… savory breakfast meatballs with cream sauce (oh it’s good!). And if you are a little shy about trying savory for breakfast, this recipe can be served over a bed of sautéed kale and cauliflower rice for lunch or dinner!
This recipe was inspired by my turkey sausage patties. They are easy, quick, convenient and a great source of protein! Especially, since I’m not too into the whole red meat thing (wish I liked it better!) Turkey is a great protein to have on rotation in my house. And I looove it! I love it!
I like to prep this recipe (minus the sauce) and store them in glass lock containers in the fridge, for easy meal prep throughout the week! Trust me, these savory meatballs are a life saver when you need dinner on demand! And they make a mean turkey meatball sandwich!
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These are the glass containers I love using for meal prep with this recipe!
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1/2 cup white onion chopped
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup fresh sage chopped
- 3 medium cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary chopped
- 1 tablesopon fresh thyme chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon truffle salt or sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1-2 tablespoons avocado oil for cooking
- 2 cups full fat coconut milk be sure to use full fat canned coconut milk (otherwise, the sauce won't be thick and creamy). I used Chaokoh brand.
- 1/2 small white onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon fresh sage chopped
- 2 medium cloves garlic minced
- canned sun-dried tomatoes to taste preference
- sea salt or truffle salt, to taste
- black pepper or red chili flakes, to taste
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| Cook Time | 20 minutes |
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
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Ingredients
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Sauce
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- Preheat oven to 375F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and drizzle it with avocado oil (about 1-2 tablespoons).
- In a bowl combine all ingredients for the meatballs (except the oil).
- Form 1 1/2" round meatballs by scooping some mixture into your hand and rolling until round. Place the meatballs on the baking tray with parchment paper and roll lightly in avocado oil (that is already on the tray). Bake on 375F for 20 minutes until golden.
- In a pan saute onions and garlic for the sauce in 2 tablespoons oil (avocado or olive). Once the onions and garlic are golden brown add in the rest of the ingredients for the sauce and heat until simmering. Then take off the heat and pour over meatballs.
- To make this a complete meal I love sautéing 4 cups cauliflower rice with 4 cups kale and serving the meatballs alongside (or over) the veggies.
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Nutrition Facts
Turkey Sausage Meatballs In Sage Cream Sauce
Amount Per Serving
Calories 98
Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7g
11%
Saturated Fat 4g
20%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 19mg
6%
Sodium 126mg
5%
Potassium 71mg
2%
Total Carbohydrates 2g
1%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Sugars 1g
Protein 6g
12%
Vitamin A
1%
Vitamin C
3%
Calcium
1%
Iron
5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Omg these looks delicious! I love meatballs and sage is my favorite herb 😍 Pinned! Can’t wait to try them 🤗
I can’t eat almond flour – what do you recommend for a whole30 substitute?
Hi Caroline, you can use hazelnut flour or oat flour.
I made these tonight and they were delicious! My husband isn’t paleo or GF and he loved them too which is always a plus! I added some tapioca starch to the sauce to thicken it a bit (we like a thicker sauce). So flavorful, the meatballs are great on their own!
So good to hear!
Um… there is no sage in this recipe.
Hi Patty, you may have missed it- it calls for 1/4 cup fresh sage :).
Yup, I was looking for sage in the sauce…. duh
Hi Patty, there is 1 tablespoon fresh sage in the sauce as well. 🙂 Hope that helps!
Looks delicious! I couldn’t get the sauce to thicken up! Otherwise it’s great!
If I were to sub coconut flour for almond what would that do rest of the recipe? My daughter has a nut allergy. They look yummy and a great way to expand the kids typical dinner choices.
Hi Diane, that wouldn’t work because coconut flour is much different than almond flour (it absorbs liquid and is grainy), but oat flour would work great- is that an option?
How many servings does this dish make? Are the nutrients listed per meatball?
Hi Kelsey, it makes 24 meatballs with sauce- each serving a 1 meatball and sauce to go with it!
I’ve made these 4 times now. They are the most delicious meatballs I’ve ever had (and I’m Italian!! Lol)
That is so great to hear! Thank you!
For the nutrition info, how many meatballs in one serving? Thank you!
Nevermind. Just saw the comment above. Thanks!
Hi Jill, it’s one meatball + cream sauce.
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Very good and tasty. Next time will make it as a meatloaf and perhaps adjust the red pepper seasoning for that purpose.
Can I use dried sage in the meatballs? I don’t have any fresh.
Hi Jennifer, that may change the recipe a bit- I wouldn’t use as much dried sage, but it should still work!
Hey Kaylie, I don’t drink coconut milk, would almond milk work the sauce or would it make it taste completely different? Thanks!
I just had another reader say they used cashew milk with arrowroot to thicken and it worked! I haven’t tried that myself, but others have said it works. Hope that helps!
We made this recipe a couple nights ago and it was a huge hit! We served it over brown rice fettuccini, but I’m hoping to try it over sautéed zucchini noodles in the future. SO flavorful and so happy to have something so delicious, flavorful and CREAMY even though I’m limiting dairy! Please keep posting recipes, we love them!
Thank you!! Love hearing this!
Hi there, would it be ok to use dry herbs for this recipe? I have a hard time using all my fresh herbs before they go bad.
Hi Michelle, that should work, I haven’t tried it though.
We just made this tonight and I used dried powdered sage. 1 Tablespoon was enough bc dried herbs are strong. I also used red onion instead of white or yellow, and because we have a large family we also added 1 pound of organic chicken sausage in the sauce while it boiled. For those of you looking for an alternate to almond flour you can also use cassava. We served it over roasted spaghetti squash. Yum!!!
Made this tonight and it is delicious!!!!!!
Hi Kaylie! This looks AMAZING! I know you already answered a million variations of this question, but does regular flour work for am almond flour substitute? I have no dietary restrictions!
Hi Alyssa, regular flour should work! I haven’t personally tried it, but I’m thinking it would work just fine. 🙂
Made these for the family the other night after work, super simple. My hubby told me 5x how much he liked them. Thanks for the wonderful addition to my menu!
So good thank you for the recipe! I fried some sage for a topping along with some walnuts.
Hi Kaylie. I’ve subscribed as a Patreon and got the shopping list but it seems a little confusing. Is there a week by week shopping one? And are the other weeks available as well?
Hi Marisa, the shopping list is for week one of the meal plan.
Hi Kaylie, made this tonight and it turned out delicious! I forgot, however, to add the almond flour and didn’t notice until the meatballs were already done. Just curious what adding the flour does being I thought they turned out perfectly fine with the missing ingredient.
I’ve never used coconut milk to make a cream sauce, does it have a coconutty flavor?
Hi Kristie, it does if you eat it straight out of the can, but not when used in recipes. 🙂
Do you use the whole can or just the cream on the top?
Hi Erin, I use the whole can- just shake it up. 🙂
Whenever you say sun dried tomatoes to your taste, how much should I add in the sauce??
Hi Tiffany, I add about 2 tablespoons.
Thanks, Kaylie! Would arrowroot flower work with this? Or Bob’s Paleo flour mix?
Arrowroot flour will work. 🙂
Do you know the calories, protien, fat and carbs content?? The nutritional info please. I made it tonight, delicious!
Hi Amanda, it’s at the bottom of the recipe. 🙂
I made this last night and it was absolutely delicious! I wanted to have it for breakfast this morning, but that would mean I couldn’t have it for lunch so I’m expectantly waiting. Thank you for your awesome recipes!
Thank you Gratin! Glad to hear you enjoyed it. 🙂
I made this last night and it was DELICIOUS!!! I’m loving coconut milk for many things on my whole 30, but I was a little wary about it as a cream sauce. But with all of the added flavor, it was so savory and delicious. I did use ground turkey AND ground pork for a little kick. I’ve come back today to peruse your other recipes. Thanks for this one though, it’ll definitely make it’s way onto our table again.
Great to hear Erin!
I loved this recipe! I wrapped the balls in cabbage for an added veggie and baked them as cabbage rolls. Also I added some coconut aminos for a little deeper flavor in the sauce. So so good!
Love that idea Sarah!
How can this be made in the instapot?
Hi Bridget, I haven’t ever cooked with an instant pot, so I couldn’t say. Sorry!
Hi, this might be a silly question but does the coconut milk leave a strong coconut flavor? I tried a recipe once and it was just too overpowering! This recipe looks amazing!
Hi Ashley, there isn’t a strong coconut flavor in this recipe to me. 🙂
I made this recipe tonight for the first time and it was delicious! My entire family loved it. I have just one question about the meatballs: do you brown them before putting them in the oven? I didn’t brown them first and my meatballs weren’t cooked through at the 20 minute mark. I ended up leaving them in the oven for 45 minutes and I still would have liked them a bit more well done. Thank you!
Hi Joy, I don’t brown my meatballs before going in the oven.
Made these and am in love!! How long does the cream sauce last? I’m prepping the meatballs and freezing for my meal plan but wondering if the sauce would freeze well too.
Hi Leanne, the sauce freezes too! I just reheat it with the meatballs and it’s great! Enjoy 🙂
WHAT ARE SOME GOOD VEGGIES TO GO WITH THIS RECIPE?
Hi Maria, sautéed zucchini or asparagus would be yummy!
Wow! The sauce is amazing! I will be making other proteins with it! Even my cheeseburger and pizza loving husband thought it was absolutely delicious! Thank you!
Great to hear, thank you Linda!
I’ve never in my life commented on a recipe. These are amazing and I’ve made them, as written, about 6 times already. Today I added spinach to the sauce and it was a great way to bulk up the veggies. I cannot wait to dive into more of your creations. Thank you for sharing!
Wow, thank you so much Christi!
These were Amazing! Only thing I did different was use dried herbs and I served over cauliflower rice. OMG YUMMMMMY! Thank you!
Hi! What’s the serving size for the meatballs?
Hi Caitlan, this recipes makes 24 meatballs. 🙂
This recipe is amazing! Just made it for the 2nd time. Thanks!
Instead of truffle salt how would u Incorporate truffle oil
Hi Natasha, you could put a drizzle of truffle oil over them and the sauce when they are finished cooking.
This was one of the most delicious dinners I’ve put on the table in a long time! The kids loved it as well as the husband! I ate it for breakfast lunch and dinner till it was gone! I made exactly as written except I used dried herbs instead of fresh and tapioca flour instead of almond. I paired it with spaghetti squash which soaked up the sauce perfectly! Winner!
My family doesn’t eat strictly paleo but we are trying to eat super clean and I happened upon this from Pinterest and I just HAD to comment and let you know how much we loved this! We served it over veggie pasta and even the two-year-old gobbled it up! Thank you for giving us another regular family favorite!!
Thank you Jessa! Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
Hi. How many servings are in this dish? I’m trying to understand how the nutritional information breaks down.
Thank so much!
It’s 24 meatballs, so it’s per meatball with some sauce for the nutritional info.
For anyone with a nut allergy, I used regular GF flour in place of the almond flour and it worked out great! I also used dried herbs instead of fresh because it’s what I had on hand but this recipe was a hit and I plan on making it again tonight! A win with my non-paleo husband too so that’s always a bonus 🙂 Thanks for a yummy, healthy recipe I can use over and over again!!
Love this! Thank you for sharing Jamie!
Hi Kaylie, I just made the mix for the meatballs and they are not rolling like a “meat ball”. I’m wondering if I did something wrong but I filled the direction the turkey is sticking to my hands.
Hi Sarah, it will be kind of sticky, I use an ice-cream scoop that makes for a clean and easy scooping process, but if you don’t have access to one, you can just add more flour or flour you hands. 🙂
These were delicious! I put them on top of Butternut Squash “Rice” and it was a great complement to the flavors.
Great to hear Kristen!
What is the adjustment if you want to make this as a meatloaf instead? Ingredients/cooking time?
Hi Lillian, I’m not really sure how long that would be… maybe like 40-45 minutes? I would keep an eye on it and use a meat thermometer.
I didn’t have almond flour, so used wheat flour. I didn’t have coconut milk either, but used regular milk. Served it with pasta, absolutely delicious and will cook it again. Thank you!
Great to hear Sigrid!
Would Half & Half substituted for coconut milk work?
Hi Brenda, that might work- it will still be thinner, but it might work. 🙂
Absolutely delicious!! I’ve made the meatballs four times now, and it’s so good and easy. I’ll be trying it with the sauce soon, just need to get the coconut milk. I’ve subbed out the almond flour for plain bread crumbs and that’s worked very well for those with no sensitivities. My Mom is GF so we’re looking forward to making it for her with the almond flr. Also we haven’t had fresh sage but we’ve used 1 tsp ground sage and usually throw in some garlic powder and extra minced garlic as we are big garlic fans, and we’re so happy with it. One night we ate it directly off the baking tray! Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe!
So awesome to hear, thank you Whitney!
Making these right now!! Instead of meatballs I formed them into little sausage patties 😀 Can’t wait to try them!
Tonight I made this dish for the very first time. I’m honing my cooking skills and exploring recipes that are delicious and healthy. While making this dish, I already had rosemary and thyme in my pantry, although the recipe called for Fresh rosemary and thyme. I used what I had and it turned out amazing! What I really like about this dish is how the coconut milk and the sundried tomatoes compliment each other. I used unsweetened coconut milk. Definitely saving this recipe for the future! My family loved it.
Great to hear, thank you Sonia!
The meatballs are amazing. I used dried herbs because that is what I had, and they turned out great. I need to chop my onions finer for the sauce and I wish the sauce had been thicker. Served over the suggested cauliflower rice and added spinach. Yum!
Great to hear, thank you Tara!
Hi! For meal prepping, how long does the sauce last? Should we be making it fresh everyday?
Hi Jullieanne, you can make it up ahead of time and leave it in the fridge for about 4-5 days, so no need to make it fresh every day- it can also be frozen! 🙂 Enjoy!
Wondering what would be flavorful sub for the sundried tomatoes, unfortunately my little has a tomato allergy. Any thoughts, hoping it won’t be to bland omitted.
Hi Tiffany,
You could use roasted red peppers to add flavor and a similar texture of the sundried tomatoes. Adding a little extra olive or avocado oil salt and pepper will bring it all together. I hope this helps!
Made these last night and the flavors were delicious but the sauce was super thin. I tried adding some cornstarch to thicken it up but it was just really runny and not like a sauce. The meatballs were a hit though even though I burned the bottoms.
Hi Ashley,
Glad the meatballs were a success! For the sauce make sure to use the full-fat canned coconut milk. This will help with creaminess and thickness in the sauce. When adding in cornstarch make sure to whisk into the sauce thoroughly and giving it a few minutes to boil. I hope this helps!
How many servings does this make with the sauce. It says 24 servings / meatballs and at the bottom it gives you nutritional facts. Is that for 1 meatball with sauce? Confusing. I never says how many servings with the sauce and meatballs
Hi Cindy, yes it’s for one meatball with sauce.
Saving this to try soon as it sounds amazing & I LOVE sage. But, I gotta ask… who eats just ONE Meatball (unless it’s gigantic)? Thats not realistic unless it’s an appetizer portion (even then, who eats just one? lol). This is a general question, yet what makes folks posting recipes shy away from including nutrient info for a normal portion? It can be deceptive for people who don’t pay attention & have no idea how to decipher nutritional info. Just a thought…