Let the almonds do the marinating! These Soy Sauce Almond Crusted Meatballs are just 5 ingredients and covered in soy and wasabi-flavored almonds for tons of flavor and an awesome texture.
Hello, Monday—I wish I was happier to see you. If I’m being honest, I’m not feeling so well today and I think I’m getting a bit sick. I felt completely fine yesterday morning—I went and got brunch with my friend who was home for Thanksgiving and created two recipes in the afternoon—but by 4 or 5 pm, I couldn’t stop sneezing, my nose was runny and I was getting a sore throat. Woof. Cheers to hoping today and the next few days are on the up!
However, I’m not here to talk about my illness—I would never do that to you. I’m here to talk about football.
Similar to Thanksgiving, people go to football-watching parties for the food. I mean, right? No? Just me? Ok great. What I guess is probably true is that people go to football-watching parties for two reasons 1) the game and 2) (more importantly, in my opinion) THE FOOD. What are your favorite football snacks? Chips and dip? No offense but… kind of boring. How about meatballs? More specifically, almond crusted meatballs. MMMMMM yup, talk about a snack hack. Completely improve the taste and texture of meatballs with almonds! Ah almonds—how I love you and your versatility.
I tried Blue Diamond’s Wasabi & Soy Sauce almonds for the first time and surprisingly loved them. I say “surprisingly” because I hate wasabi which is why I’d never tried the flavor before. But, I gave them a try and really, truly, genuinely enjoyed the flavor and immediately thought adding them to turkey meatballs would be a good idea. These meatballs come together in 30 minutes flat and can be served with a side of soy sauce (or even sriracha!) for dipping purposes. Oh! I also made mine huge, but if you’re hosting a party, feel free to make smaller meatballs so you’ll have more to feed your guests. OR, alternately, if you’re watching the game by yourself, feel free to add them to a bowl of rice and veggies. Either way, I promise these almond crusted meatballs go really well with football.
Soy Sauce Almond Crusted Meatballs
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- 1 lb ground turkey or beef I used turkey
- 1 egg
- 1/2 yellow onion diced
- 1/2 bread crumbs I used gluten free
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 cup Blue Diamond Wasabi & Soy Sauce almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Grind almonds up in a blender or food processor, pour into a bowl and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, egg, onion, and breadcrumbs; mix together with a spoon.
- Using your hands, form mixture into meatballs. Mine were a bit larger, but feel free to make yours however big or small you'd like.
- After all of the meatballs are formed, roll them one by one in the almond pieces and then place on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes and remove from oven.
- Serve with a side of soy sauce or sriracha and enjoy!
Notes
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Q: What is your favorite football-watching snack? Do you watch football?
Thank you for this recipe, I tried it yesterday and it was the best ~
urgh why take me to get taco bowls out of gross shells when you could have made this instead.
Wow that coating looks so good! Sounds easy too – I’ll have to try!
Hope you feel better and the signs of getting sick go away before it can turn into a full last cold/flu! I love how creative you got with this recipe 🙂
Aw, I’m sorry to hear you aren’t feeling well! Hopefully it passes soon. :/
On the bright side, you nailed it with these meatballs! They look amazing and are a perfect way to use those scrumptious almonds. I can just see everyone stuffing their cheeks full with these at a football party! 🙂
So when I saw these, I immediately said in my head “WTF? WTF is this?! I need it!” No lies. You definitely know how to dress a meatball! I can’t wait to test this out sometime. Hey! Maybe another Christmas app idea! 😉
Wow!! These look amazing! What a great recipe! Thanks for sharing! Speaking of wasabi, one time my family went out for dinner and my mum’s dish came with wasabi and she thought it was avocado… so she took a BIG bite. That was a big mistake, because her mouth hurt so bad!! Poor mum! Hahaha
Oh no!!! I’ve gotten a tiny bit on my sushi before and even that makes me have to drink a huge gulp of water. I can only image if I took a big bite of it.
I bet my family would love these for an appetizer or as a dinner over zucchini noodles! Either way, they look delicious and so easy-to-make!
Thanks Rachel! The almonds definitely take the meatballs up a notch in flavor.
I grew up in Green Bay so big Packers fan here and I’m always looking for game day food. These are perfect! I hope you feel better soon. Being sick is never any fun!
Thanks Megan! Currently feeling better than yesterday, so I’m hoping that’s a good sign.
I grew up in LA sans football team and then went to a college without a major football following! I do enjoy the superbowl for the social aspect to it 🙂
Yes me too! It’s definitely a good excuse to get people together.
These looks so delicious, and so much fun to serve and share!
Thanks!! 🙂
Oooh yum, these look great! I love wasabi and generally anything spicy. We watched the Redskins kick some butt yesterday, which was pretty awesome to see!
That’s great! Miguel pretends to be a Redskins fan since he’s from DC, but truth be told he’d rather just watch soccer 😀 Either way, Go Redskins!