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Paleo Slow Cooker Thai Red Curry Turkey Meatballs

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Posted:12/7/20
Updated:6/1/22
Red curry meatballs on plate with cilantro and lime
Red curry meatballs on plate with cilantro and lime

Get those slow cookers out for these Thai Red Curry Turkey Meatballs! Paleo and Whole30 compliant recipe. This recipe is always a hit! 

Up close red curry turkey meatballs on place with cilantro garnish

Finally a new slow cooker recipe this year!

One of my goals this winter is to make use of our slow cooker. The more meals we have prepped for dinner, the less work I have to do in the evening. Obviously cooking is part of my job but when I am in the kitchen most hours of the day a majority of the week, I don’t always get excited about making dinner. Especially if I don’t have anything truly planned out. I mean some days Mr. FMK helps with dinner but if we’re being honest, he just doesn’t have the patience for following recipe instructions. So the more meals we have ready to go, the easier it is on both of us.

Oh oh! I also just bought an Instant Pot *AAHHH* I am nervous yet excited at the same time. I was very apprehensive about buying one. I mean, does one really need another small kitchen appliance – especially when one’s pantry and cabinets are already overflowing with too many things… Clearly I am still apprehensive because it’s been sitting in the packaging for over a week now. OOPS.  But I plan to bust it out this weekend and try some simple recipes out to get the hang of it. At the very least maybe some chicken breast to have for salads and whatnot. Hopefully some of you have an Instant Pot and I can share some recipes here with you all!

Okay, but enough about the Instant Pot. I am getting ahead of myself. Backing up to the slow cooker and these turkey meatballs!

Paleo Slow Cooker Thai Red Curry Turkey Meatballs

Red curry meatballs on plate with cilantro and lime

I may be a teeny tiny bit obsessed with mixing red curry paste and cashew butter – see here, and here… oh and here. What can I say? The combination is freaking awesome.

So now I bring your these turkey meatballs mixed in my favorite cashew curry sauce, made with no added sugars – Whole30 compliant if that’s your jam. 

I used a Medjool dates to help bring some sweetness to the sauce (I felt it was lacking without), but you can also sub with honey or molasses (like I used in this recipe).

ingredients for turkey meatballs, red thai curry sauce and crockpot

MEATBALL INGREDIENTS

  • ground turkey
  • almond flour
  • egg
  • red curry paste
  • onion 
  • garlic

FOR THE SAUCE

  • canned coconut milk
  • cashew milk
  • cashew butter
  • red curry paste
  • coconut aminos
  • ginger
  • lime
  • fish sauce (optional)
  • garlic
  • Medjool dates (or molasses, honey)

There is a tad bit of prep work with making meatballs but I promise it’s worth it. You need to slightly brown the meatballs before adding them into the slow cooker with the sauce. The sauce can be made in a small food processor or blender and then it gets added into the slow cooker with the browned meatballs.

Now you just cook on high for about 2 hours or low for about 4 hours.

Red curry meatballs on plate with cilantro and lime

Serve with your favorite veggies, cauli rice, sweet potato noodles, zoodles, or your favorite grain if not eating paleo. There were plenty of leftovers with  this recipe so I enjoyed all ways 😀

However you choose to enjoy them, these Red Thai Turkey Meatballs are delicious and make great leftovers too. When you don’t have to make lunches every day and dinner every night, life is good.

Turkey meatballs in bowl with red bell pepper and cilantro

Let me know if you make this recipe by leaving a comment and rating below! It helps others learn more about the recipe too. Xx Ashley

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Get those slow cookers out for these Thai Red Curry Turkey Meatballs! Paleo and Whole30 compliant recipe.

  • Author: Ashley
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 2 hours
  • Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
  • Yield: 6-8 1x
  • Category: dinner
  • Method: slow cooker
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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for the meatballs:

  • 2lbs 94% lean ground turkey
  • 1 large egg
  • 2/3 cup almond flour (meal should also work)
  • 1/2 cup diced onion
  • 1 TBS red Thai curry paste
  • 1 TBS minced garlic
  • 1/4 tsp salt

for the sauce:

  • 14oz can lite coconut milk (1 1/2 cups)
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cashew milk (or non dairy milk of choice)
  • 2/3 cup cashew butter
  • 1/4 cup coconut aminos (or tamari, soy sauce if not paleo)
  • 3 TBS red Thai curry paste
  • 3 large Medjool dates, pitted (or 3 TBS honey or molasses)
  • 2 TBS finely chopped fresh ginger, or 1 TBS ginger paste
  • 2 TBS minced garlic
  • juice of 2 limes
  • 1 tsp fish sauce (optional but adds flavor)
  • 1/2 tsp salt, to taste

Instructions

  1. make the meatballs: In large bowl add all ingredients for turkey meatballs. Uses large spoon to combine, then use hands as needed. Scoop mixture using medium cookie scoop, or about golf ball size and place on baking sheet. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and brown meatballs in batches as needed, about 2-3 minutes on each side. Transfer browned meatballs to crockpot
  2. make the sauce: in a small food processor or blender add all ingredients for sauce (make sure canned coconut milk is in it’s liquid state – run under hot water if needed).  Blend until smooth; taste test and add more salt or a touch more sweetness if desired.
  3. Pour sauce into crockpot with browned meatballs; cook on high for 2 hours or on low for about 4 hours. Check doneness with meat thermometer if desired (165ºF).
  4. Serve Thai Red Curry Turkey Meatballs with zuchhini noodles, sweet potato noodles spaghetti squash, cauli rice or greens for a paleo/Whole30 compliant meal. OR enjoy with rice, quinoa, etc.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/8th
  • Calories: 411
  • Sugar: 9g
  • Sodium: 777mg
  • Fat: 23g
  • Saturated Fat: 3g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 0g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 23g
  • Fiber: 2g
  • Protein: 29g
  • Cholesterol: 83mg

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About Ashley

"Ashley Walterhouse is the founder of Fit Mitten Kitchen, based in the Greater Lansing Area of Michigan, AKA “the Mitten.” Ashley grew up as a picky eater but later discovered that eating healthy was actually easy and fun. She started FMK in 2015 as a way to share her newfound love of developing healthier recipes for all to enjoy."

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  1. Emily HL says

    1/12/2018 at 12:16 pm

    Making these ASAP!

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      1/12/2018 at 3:47 pm

      Woo! You’ll have to let me know what you think 🙂

      Reply
  2. Wanda says

    1/13/2018 at 1:45 am

    Can I cook this on the stove top?
    Love your recipes and this one looks yummy.

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      1/14/2018 at 5:56 pm

      Hi Wanda, Yes – I am sure you can cook this on the stove top I just did not try that myself. I would guess once you brown the meatballs, you can pour the mixed sauce in the skillet and allow the meatballs to simmer for a while – check middle of meatball with meat thermometer for safety. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  3. Alex Hammett says

    1/28/2018 at 9:12 am

    Hi, seeing how much that goes into this, I thought I would leave a comment. I made it on stove top at low heat and turned out great. I even reheated and served the next day, still perfect. Loved using ginger, I’m always scared to use it since it’s so strong, ingredients in the sauce proportioned well, flavors all turn out balanced. I ended up making the meatballs much simpler because with the red curry and egg, they turned out gooey. Loaded up on almond flour, even added tapioca flour, still couldn’t get the meatballs firm enough to cook on skillet. The sauce is so tasty, you can throw in frozen meatballs or something and it will still be delicious. Thank you for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      2/5/2018 at 7:52 am

      Thanks so much for the feedback Alex!

      Reply
  4. Amy says

    6/1/2019 at 8:46 am

    Can these be made in the instant pot? ?

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      6/3/2019 at 1:48 pm

      Unfortunately I am not certain for the time/pressure on this recipe. I will try and add to my list for IP recipe testing.

      Reply

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