• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to header navigation
  • Skip to footer top navigation
  • Skip to footer bottom navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Skinny & Fit is Always Delicious
Display Search Bar
Follow me on Facebook! Follow me on Pinterest! Follow me on Instagram! Follow me on YouTube! Contact Cart

Skinny Fitalicious®

Because skinny & fit always tastes delicious

  • Weight Loss Coaching
    • Weight Loss Coaching / Free Consult
    • Client Testimonials
  • Free Class
  • Podcast
  • Recipes
    • Recipe Index
    • Hormone Weight Loss 7-Day Meal Plans
    • Protein, Fiber, Calorie Calculator
    • Free Resources for Fat Loss
    • Megan Recommends
  • Podcast
  • Cookbook
  • About
    • About Megan
    • Policies
    • Contact

BONUS!

3 Smart Strategies To Stop Cravings So You Can Lose Weight!

Home » Recipes » Meal Prep

Low Calorie BBQ Meatballs in Muffin Tins

Published: Oct 28, 2017 · Modified: Mar 3, 2025 by Megan

Jump to Recipe Jump to Video Print Recipe

Low Calorie BBQ Meatballs! Easy, oven baked turkey meatballs with veggies, potato flour and BBQ sauce. Made in mini muffin tins for a simple pre-portioned meal prep meal!

Meal Prep BBQ Meatballs in Muffin Tins! Easy, oven baked turkey meatballs with veggies, potato flour and BBQ sauce. Made in mini muffin tins for a simple pre-portioned meal prep meal! Gluten Free + Paleo + Low Calorie 

Meal Prep Saturday! Here we go with another EASY, healthy, delicious recipe. This one's a goodie! I should know too because I've been hooked on  meatballs lately. Breakfast meatballs and low carb zucchini parmesan meatballs have made regular appearances since I started cooking for two.

These Healthy BBQ Meatballs are extra special because not only are they delicious, they come with a hack that will change your meal prepping meatball life!

Meal Prep BBQ Meatballs in Muffin Tins! Easy, oven baked turkey meatballs with veggies, potato flour and BBQ sauce. Made in mini muffin tins for a simple pre-portioned meal prep meal! Gluten Free + Paleo + Low Calorie 

You ever feel like making the same size meatballs is a challenge? Well, I've got a hack that makes it easy to make the perfectly sized meatballs every single time. A mini muffin tin! It helps you roll them into the perfect size every time, and bonus they bake perfectly in the oven in less than 15 minutes. Watch the video below to see how easy it is!

These are loaded with potato, low sugar BBQ sauce and a homemade BBQ spice mix. It's like eating meatloaf and potatoes in meatball form. For the recipe, I used cassava flour which gives it that potato taste. Most other flours (other than coconut) can be substituted. Just note the nutritional difference. Enjoy!

Meal Prep BBQ Meatballs in Muffin Tins! Easy, oven baked turkey meatballs with veggies, potato flour and BBQ sauce. Made in mini muffin tins for a simple pre-portioned meal prep meal! Gluten Free + Paleo + Low Calorie 

Meal Prep BBQ Meatballs in Muffin Tins! Easy, oven baked turkey meatballs with veggies, potato flour and BBQ sauce. Made in mini muffin tins for a simple pre-portioned meal prep meal! Gluten Free + Paleo + Low Calorie 

Healthy BBQ Meatballs in Muffin Tins

Megan Olson
BBQ Meatballs made low calorie! Easy, oven baked turkey meatballs with veggies, potato flour and BBQ sauce. Made in mini muffin tins for a simple pre-portioned meal prep meal!
5 from 1 vote
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine American
Servings 18 meal preps
Calories 54 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 lb extra lean ground turkey breast any ground meat will work
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons white onion diced
  • 1/8 cup carrots grated
  • 1/3 cup cassava flour *
  • 1/4 cup low sugar BBQ sauce + more for topping
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 F. Prepare a mini muffin tin by spraying the cavities with cooking spray.
  • Heat a small skillet with extra virgin olive oil to medium heat. Saute onion and carrot 3-4 minutes until the onion is translucent.
  • Transfer the onion and carrot to a mixing bowl with the ground turkey, BBQ sauce, flour, salt and seasonings.
  • Use your hands to mix the ingredients together. Do not over mix.
  • Roll the meat into 18 meatballs. Place in the meatballs in the prepared muffin tin cavities.
  • Bake at 375 F 12-15 minutes flipping the balls half way through.
  • Remove from the oven, portion into meal prep containers and top with more BBQ sauce as desired.

Video

Notes

  • I used cassava flour which is Paleo friendly. Almond flour, oat flour or a basic Gluten Free flour would wok too.
  • Nutritional data is for one meatball. For the meal prep containers, I added healthy potato tots from Sprouts & green beans. Nutritional data does not reflect this so be sure to this.
  • My Amazon shop has more products similar to those used for this recipe and that I recommend to my nutrition clients.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 54kcalCarbohydrates: 3.8gProtein: 6.6gFat: 1.5gSaturated Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 22.6mgSodium: 81.2mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 0.8g
Tried this Recipe? Let me know!Let us know how it was!

About Megan

Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.

< Previous Post
Next Post >
371 shares
  • Share8
  • Tweet

Reader Interactions

Leave a Comment
    5 from 1 vote (1 rating without comment)

    Leave a Comment Cancel reply

    Recipe Rating




  1. Agness of Run Agness Run says

    October 31, 2017 at 3:27 am

    This is a truly great and finger-licking lunch idea, Megan! Is it possible to use red onion when preparing the recipe?

    Reply
    • Megan says

      October 31, 2017 at 7:15 am

      I'm sure you can Agness!

      Reply
  2. Lindsay Cotter says

    October 29, 2017 at 9:45 am

    I love that you made these in muffins tins! Your meal prep game is on fleek friend !

    Reply
    • Megan says

      October 29, 2017 at 12:56 pm

      Aww thanks lady!

      Reply

Primary Sidebar

Welcome!

Megan is a nutritionist, author of the Low Calorie Cookbook and podcast host of the Dish On Ditching Diets. Megan helps women over 35 stop dieting, heal their relationship with food and lose weight sustainably. Megan lost 80 pounds herself. Here you get healthy, lower calorie recipes!

More on my weight loss coaching here

Popular

  • Healthy High Protein Burrito
  • A hand dipping a cracker into a healthier buffalo chicken dip with cottage cheese.
    Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip
  • four pancakes stacked on a white plate with a fork.
    Low Calorie Protein Pancakes
  • Healthy Crockpot Buffalo Chicken with just 4 ingredients! Chicken slow cooked in a secret high protein sauce make super tender and juicy shredded chicken. An easy recipe for meal prep. Low Carb + Low Calorie + Gluten Free
    Healthy Crockpot Buffalo Chicken

Healthy 4th of July Recipes

  • Shredded BBQ chicken crockpot served on a bun with a jar of bbq sauce in the background.
    Shredded BBQ Chicken Crock Pot
  • A bowl of healthy broccoli crunch salad surrounded by small bowls of ingredients.
    Broccoli Crunch Salad with Greek Yogurt
  • A bowl of healthy French onion dip on a plate surrounded by chips and veggies.
    Healthy French Onion Dip
  • Healthy potato salad in a tan bowl on a table with a linen napkin underneath.
    Fresh and Healthy Potato Salad

Some links on this site are affiliate links for which I am compensated a small commission if the link is clicked and a purchase is made. There is no cost to you. For a full disclosure policy, visit my Policies.

My Cookbook

low calorie cookbook

Follow me on Facebook! Follow me on Pinterest! Follow me on Instagram! Follow me on YouTube!
  • Weight Loss Coaching
  • Free Weight Loss Class
  • Podcast
  • Recipe Index
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Accessibility
© 2025 Skinny Fitalicious® Design by Melissa Rose Design Development by Once Coupled

Rate This Recipe

Your vote:




A rating is required
A name is required
An email is required

Recipe Ratings without Comment

Something went wrong. Please try again.