Aiming for Thanksgiving Meatballs

Hey everyone! This week for my PIGskin Challenge I was dying to try some turkey meatballs hoping they'd remind me of Thanksgiving dinner. I loaded these up with celery, onion and Bell's Seasoning...

$64,000 Question:

Can anyone tell me why ground turkey just isn't the same as whole turkey? 

While they didn't remind me of Thanksgiving they are very good, 

I wouldn't hesitate to make these again and serve them over rice for dinner!

One last artsy pic:

thanks for humoring me, you guys are the best:@)

Turkey Meatballs
1 lb ground turkey
1/2 C fresh breadcrumbs
1/4 C onion, finely diced
1/2 C celery, finely diced
1 1/2 tsp Bells Seasoning, or other poultry seasoning
1 tsp dried parsley
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 egg
1 Tblsp olive oil
2 Tblsp water
1 can turkey gravy

1. Mix everything except the last three ingredients. This will be very sticky.
2. Chill for 20 minutes in the freezer.
3. Pour some flour into a bowl, coat hands with flour and start rolling meatballs. I dropped the meat in my hand and sprinkled some flour over each meatball before I rolled it. The meat is still soft, it will be sticky.
4. Heat a skillet to medium, add olive oil and begin browning the meatballs. Go slowly, it will take maybe 15 minutes to brown them. 
5. Once browned remove any oil that may be in the pan (I really didn't have any).
6. Add the water and immediately cover with a lid. Let the meatballs steam for 10 minutes while occasionally shaking the pan. 
7. Add gravy, doctor it up as you'd like (I added a little more Bells Seasoning, a bit of turkey base and some black pepper), heat through while scraping the bits off the bottom of the pan.

Have a happy day!