{"id":35123,"date":"2025-04-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/?p=35123"},"modified":"2025-04-09T10:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T14:41:13","slug":"carrot-pineapple-turkey-meatballs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theleangreenbean.com\/carrot-pineapple-turkey-meatballs\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrot Pineapple Turkey Meatballs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Love turkey and pineapple recipes? These Carrot Pineapple Turkey Meatballs are easy to make and packed with vegetables. Prep them ahead of time and eat warm or cold for a quick lunch or dinner.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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*Originally published 4\/2019. Updated 4\/2025*<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hi friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m excited to share these turkey meatballs with pineapple today. Many of you requested easy ground turkey recipes and I immediately knew I wanted to make meatballs. They’re one of my favorite easy protein sources because they can be eaten warm or cold and it’s so easy to play around with the flavor combos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easy Pineapple Turkey Meatballs For Dinner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For today’s version, I simply added some carrots to the food processor and processed them into tiny pieces (almost like carrot rice) so I could mix them into the turkey. Then I added some red pepper for extra veggies, green onions for flavor and some diced pineapple to help keep them moist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By chopping the veggies extra small and adding the sweet element of pineapple, these turkey meatballs are kid-friendly and can be a great way to add veggies to dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Pineapple and Turkey Works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ground turkey and pineapple may seem like an unlikely combination but it really works! The mixture of the two helps make the perfect sweet and savory turkey meatballs <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By saving the juice from the canned pineapple, you can easily make a quick glaze that’s slightly sweet like a teriyaki glaze but with much less added sugar. If you use fresh pineapple for the meatballs, you could sub orange juice for the glaze. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients for Turkey and Carrot Meatballs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To make these carrot pineapple turkey meatballs you just need a few basic ingredients, nothing fancy! Some of the things you’ll need:<\/p>\n\n\n\n