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August 22, 2016 By Janice Pattie 14 Comments

Low Calorie Sweet and Sour Turkey Meatballs

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Low Calorie Sweet and Sour Turkey Meatballs are packed with flavour and comes in at under 300 calories. including a portion of quinoa.

I may have overindulged a little when on holiday.  So it’s back to counting calories and cutting out cakes from my diet.  

However, that doesn’t have to mean dull and boring food,  I’m on a mission to make some of my favourite dishes lower in calories. Low Calorie Sweet and Sour Turkey MeatballsYou can read about my holiday indulgences in French Cheese Cake in the Charente-Maritime  It must have been the French cheese that piled on the pounds…it couldn’t possibly have been the wine and delicious Pineau de Charentes… everyone knows that wine has no calories when you are holiday…don’t they?

An impressive French Cheese Cake: a stack of cheeses decorated with leaves, herbs and flowers.

THE 5:2 FASTING DIET

I’ve been managing my weight with the 5:2 Fasting Diet for about 18 months now. it’s pretty simple to follow and ideal if you have a hectic schedule and your life doesn’t allow you to follow a routine.

 I simply have two days in every week when I eat 500 kcal. Men are allowed 600 kcal.   On the other five days of the week, I eat normally.

That doesn’t mean eating everything under the sun and expecting to lose or maintain weight, but you can eat sensibly and enjoy some higher calorie foods on your non-fasting days.  

How to Make Sweet and Sour Turkey Meatballs
add a little extra umami with Clear Spring pastesMaking the meatballs is simple and adding flavours to the meatball mixture really helps to lift the turkey mince which can be a bit bland without a little help.

Use lots of vegetables to help add flavour too.  Vegetables are also generally lower in calories than meat or carbs and they help to fill you up.   Peppers, mangetout peas and baby corn

Low Calorie and Low Cost 

Sweet and Sour Turkey Meatballs are low calorie, and they are also a low-cost meal.  

I calculated these prices from a leading supermarket but you could probably get the cost down even further by buying at a market or a discount supermarket (prices calculated August 2016).

  • Turkey Breast Mince £3.00 per 500g
  • Red pepper 50p
  • Baby corn and mangetout £1.60
  • Spring onions 12p
  • Ginger 5p
  • Oyster sauce 60p
  • Rice wine vinegar 50p
  • Chutney, ketchup and marmalade 20p
  • Garlic 3p
  • Oil and spices 10p

Total: £6.70 

4 portions at £1.67 per portion or 6 portions £1.12 per portion  

(with quinoa £1.58 per portion) Quinoa –  60g –  47p

Low Calorie Sweet and Sour Turkey Meatballs

More Low Calorie Meals from Farmersgirl Kitchen 

Fish Pie with Spinach

Low Calorie Fish Pie only 300 kcal per portion 

Mexican Spiced Cauliflower Quinoa Meatballs

Mexican Spiced Cauliflower and Quinoa Meat Free Meatballs 

Slow Cooker Honey and Soy Chicken so easy to make and so delicious

Slow Cooker Honey & Garlic Chicken 

Get more 5:2 Diet Recipes from the  Pinterest Board 5:2 Fasting Diet  recipes from me at Farmersgirl Kitchen, Lavender and Lovage , London Unattached and Freycob Good Food Made Easy with more that we have pinned. 

Read more about the science behind 5:2 intermittent fasting at The 5:2 Fast Diet

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Sweet and Sour Turkey Meatballs

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This low calorie Sweet and Sour Turkey Meatballs recipe allows you to enjoy all the sweet and sour flavour with the minimum calories.
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4
Calories 295 kcal

Ingredients
 

For the meatballs

  • 500 g turkey mince
  • 2 spring onions
  • 15 g ginger grated
  • 1/2 tsp Chinese five spice
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 tsp oil

For the sauce

  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1 red pepper
  • 12 mangetout peas
  • 6 baby corn
  • 1 clove garlic finely chopped
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • 4 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp ketchup
  • 1 tsp mango chutney
  • 1 tbsp marmalade
  • 1 tsp Clear Spring Umami paste with ginger optional

Instructions
 

Make the meatballs

  • Mix together the turkey mince, 5 spice powder, finely chopped spring onion, salt and grated ginger in a bowl.
  • Form the mixture into small balls about the size of a walnut ( I made 20 meatballs from 500g of turkey mince)
  • Heat the oven to 160C
  • Heat 2 tsp oil in a wok or saute pan and fry the turkey meatballs until brown on all sides, place the meatballs in an ovenproof dish and place in the oven for 15 minutes to ensure they are cooked through.
  • Stir fry the red (bell) pepper, mangetout or sugarsnap peas, baby corn and garlic in the pan until they have taken on some colour and are starting to soften slightly.
  • In a bowl mix together the cornflour and rice wine vinegar, then add all the other ingredients and mix well.
  • Add to the stir fried vegetables and stir, add a little water if the sauce is too thick. Turn down the heat and cook for 2 minutes to ensure the cornflour starch is cooked out.
  • Add the meatballs and coat with sauce.
  • Serve with rice or other grains such as quinoa.

Notes

Total Calories 921
Calories per portion for 6 people 154 kcal + 60g dry weight quinoa (cooked) = 286 kcal per portion
Calories per portion for 4 people 230 kcal + 60g dry weight white rice (cooked) = 368 kcal per portion
60g dry weight quinoa – 132 cal
60g dry weight white rice – 138 cal

Nutrition

Calories: 295kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 25gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 92mgSodium: 660mgPotassium: 440mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1210IUVitamin C: 43mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 2mg
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  1. Heidi Roberts says

    August 23, 2016 at 8:42 pm

    Those meatballs look absolutely delicious – would love some on my plate!

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    • Janice Pattie says

      August 23, 2016 at 8:50 pm

      Thanks Heidi 🙂

      Reply
  2. janie says

    August 24, 2016 at 10:31 am

    5:2 or not, I would happily indulge in these little beauties Janice!
    Janie x

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    • Janice Pattie says

      August 24, 2016 at 9:01 pm

      They are tasty and certainly not diet food

      Reply
  3. Claire Jessiman says

    August 24, 2016 at 10:58 am

    Love the sounds of these! Impressed that you can also have grains alongside without bumping up the calorie count too much.

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    • Janice Pattie says

      August 24, 2016 at 9:17 pm

      Thanks Claire, small portions of each but I do like that balance.

      Reply
  4. Dom says

    August 24, 2016 at 11:47 am

    oh wow, isn’t it funny that ‘sweet and sour’ makes me feel old? I adore this recipe… love the turkey meatballs and the way you’re cooking them. Very on with the turkey mince!

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    • Janice Pattie says

      August 24, 2016 at 9:17 pm

      Thanks Dom, we need to revive ‘sweet and sour’ it’s so tasty!

      Reply
  5. Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says

    August 24, 2016 at 11:59 am

    We love making sweet and sour meatballs for a quick and east meal, I actually have a similar recipe planned 🙂 it beats a takeaway any day!

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    • Janice Pattie says

      August 24, 2016 at 9:10 pm

      I look forward to seeing what you make Dannii, your recipes are always inspiring.

      Reply
  6. Glamorous Glutton says

    August 25, 2016 at 2:40 pm

    These are great, I rarely cook with turkey, but i’m definitely going to try these. GG

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    • Janice Pattie says

      August 25, 2016 at 7:39 pm

      I’m going to be using more turkey too GG.

      Reply
  7. Manjiri Chitnis says

    August 26, 2016 at 5:00 pm

    these look so delicious, I love that they are easy on the pocket and easy to make, I have to get back on the 5:2 and stop making excuses!

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    • Janice Pattie says

      August 26, 2016 at 6:12 pm

      It’s easy to fall off the 5:2 wagon, but quite easy to hop back on too! Glad you like the Sweet and Sour Turkey meatballs.

      Reply

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