Meal prep bowls with Greek turkey meatballs are a healthy, balanced lunch option. Easily customizable, get the recipe now.
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Whether you’re a working professional or a busy stay-at-home mom, lunch can often be a missed opportunity when it comes to a healthy diet.
After all, when your life gets busy, you’re less likely to take the time to have a truly nourishing, healthy meal. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
While meal prepping dinners is great and all, I find that meal prepping lunches (and breakfasts) is essential if I want to eat healthy throughout the day – rather than just picking on whatever happens to be around the house.
Even if you don’t make the bowls, I highly recommend making the Greek turkey meatballs.
Made with lean turkey, chopped spinach, feta cheese, and dried herbs, they’re PACKED with flavor. Plus, no bread-crumbs required!
These Greek turkey meatball bowls are a balanced, nourishing lunch option that can be easily made ahead of time and reheated throughout the week.
I also recommend making a simple Greek yogurt dressing using Greek yogurt, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, onion powder, and dried or fresh herbs.
If you have extra time, you could also whip up a batch of tzatziki sauce instead (or buy some at the store).
A great thing about this healthy Greek turkey meatball bowl recipe is you can make it as simple or complex as you’d like.
Some ideas for additional toppings include:
Grain bowls and salads are ideal for meal prep as they’re so flexible and customizable. This means that they lend themselves well to using in-season produce and on-sale proteins.
Plus, if you’re on a special diet, mix-and-match meals make it easy to adjust the nutrients to meet your needs.
Making a balanced meal prep grain bowl or salad is a simple formula:
Any and all vegetables work, including raw, roasted, steamed, or grilled. I’ll often do a mix of roasted veggies and raw leafy greens. To keep your meals exciting, I recommend trying to focus on seasonal vegetables.
Again, any protein will do. Chickpeas, baked tofu, and lentil meatballs are some of my go-to’s.
Canned tuna, baked salmon, or grilled white fish are great ways to get in some healthy fats.
And for meat-eaters, feel free to use any leftover chicken or beef from the night before. I’m also a big fan of using turkey meatballs.
This is where you can add a lot of texture to your bowl or salad.
Some of my favorite grains to use include farro, barley, pearled couscous, and quinoa. Brown or black rice are also good whole-grain options.
You could also swap out the grains for a starchy veg, like sweet potatoes, winter squash, or regular potatoes.
Don’t forget about the fat! Avocado slices, nuts and seeds, pesto, and olive oil are all great ways to add some healthy fats to your meal.
While I try to eat plant-based at least twice a day, I’ve found that including a lean protein like turkey at lunch is a great way to keep those hunger cravings and afternoon fatigue at bay.
Ground turkey especially is one of my go-to animal-based proteins as it’s high in protein, low in saturated fat, and so versatile!
Whether you’re in the mood for Italian, Greek, Chinese, Thai, Mexican, or American, turkey just goes with everything. Plus, you can form it into meatballs or patties, use it in a meatloaf, or crumble it in a skillet.
If it’s in your budget, I do recommend buying organic ground turkey. I usually go for 93% lean as I find 99% lean to dry out too much.
One more benefit? Both raw and cooked ground turkey freeze really well. So whenever I see organic turkey go on sale, I make sure to stock up!
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Love these meatballs. Just tasty and delicious for packed lunch in tortilla wraps. Thank you.
Love these meatballs. Just tasty and delicious for packed lunch in tortilla wraps. Thank you.
Love that you used them in a wrap! Thanks for sharing Devy!
These turkey meatballs are so loaded with flavor, I end up snacking on them as I’m making these fabulous meal prep bowls! A winner!
They really are so flavorful! So glad you enjoyed the recipe Jenn!
As a busy woman, there is nothing I appreciate more than some awesome, delicious meal prep ideas. These meatballs look fabulous, and I love how versatile you have made this recipe!
100% Sunena! So glad you love the recipe idea!
I really love these Greek turkey meatballs. So yummy and healthy too!
So glad you enjoyed them Jesse!
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