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I\u2019m a bit skeptical when it comes to meatball recipes<\/a> \u2014 mostly because my grandmother makes, in my humble opinion, the best meatballs of all time. I grew up in an Italian American household where meatballs in bubbling marinara were a Sunday night staple, and I\u2019ve had very few meatballs live up to Grandma\u2019s caliber. But that doesn\u2019t stop me from trying other versions of meatballs, because I am a genuinely curious cook. What kind of meat, bread, and seasoning mixture are you using in your recipe? Does it include cheese or chopped vegetables? Are the meatballs baked in the oven<\/a>, or cooked slowly in a Dutch oven? These are all questions that populated my brain when I came across Jessica Alba\u2019s turkey meatball recipe, shared with the team over at Martha Stewart.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Jessica shared her big-batch turkey meatball recipe with Martha on television many moons ago, in 2012. Jessica would make the meatballs with her then-toddler as a way to get her more excited about the food that they were cooking together. (And apparently it worked!) The recipe looks seemingly easy and has a handful of rave reviews from people who make these meatballs every single week (and claim they\u2019re far from dry, which is always my big concern with ground turkey). So, as a meatball connoisseur, I decided to give it a try. Here\u2019s how it went.<\/p>\n