Name: BBQ Turkey Meatballs with Bacon Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 16 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: For Meatballs:; 1¼ lbs ground turkey; 4 ox Bacon; ½ onion; 2 cloves garlic; 2 oz jarred cherry peppers; 10 basil leaves; 1 tsp thyme; 1 large egg; ½ cup whole wheat panko; ½ tsp kosher salt; freshly ground pepper; For BBQ Glaze:; 2 tbsp sweet BBQ sauce; 2 tbsp ketchup

How To Make BBQ Turkey Meatballs with Bacon

Take a flavorful bite of these turkey meatballs cooked with bacon and cherry peppers, brushed with barbecue glaze, then baked until browned.

Preparation: 25 minutes

Cooking: 16 minutes

Total: 41 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Meatballs:

1¼lbsground turkey,93% lean
4oxbacon,(6 slices), roughly chopped
½onion,quartered
2clovesgarlic,halved
2ozjarred cherry peppers,(about 4 whole)
10basil leaves
1tspthyme,fresh
1large egg
½cupwhole wheat Panko,or gluten-free Panko
½tspkosher salt
freshly ground pepper,to taste

For BBQ Glaze:

2tbspsweet BBQ sauce
2tbspketchup

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
In a small bowl, combine barbeque sauce and ketchup. Set aside.
In a food processor fitted with a metal blade, combine bacon, onion, garlic, cherry peppers, basil, and thyme. Pulse about 10 times until combined and uniform in color and texture.
In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, egg, panko, salt, and pepper.
Add bacon-cherry pepper mixture to the bowl and mix until thoroughly combined. Using hands, form small round meatballs, about the size of a golf ball.
Place the meatballs on a large baking sheet lined with parchment and with a pastry or silicone brush, lightly brush the meatballs with the barbeque-ketchup mixture.
Bake for 12 minutes and then adjust the oven to broil.
Broil for an additional 4 to 5 minutes, or until meatballs are cooked through and browned.