How To Make Southwest Turkey Meatballs
Taste the classic favorite meatballs but, this time, with turkey meat! This turkey meatballs recipe makes a delicious dish you will definitely make again!
Ingredients
- 1¼lbs99% lean ground turkey
- 1jalapeno,seeds removed, leave some in for spicier meatballs
- 2garlic cloves
- ¼cupfresh cilantro,chopped
- 3scallions,chopped
- ¼cupseasoned plain,or gluten-free bread crumbs
- 1large egg
- 1tspcumin
- pinch oregano
- salt and fresh pepper
- cooking spray
- creamy cilantro tomatillo dipping sauce,optional for dipping
Instructions
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Lightly spray a baking pan with oil. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
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Place jalapeño, garlic, cilantro, and scallions into a small food processor or chopper and pulse a few times until finely minced.
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In a large bowl, combine turkey, chopped herbs, bread crumbs, egg, cumin, salt, and pepper.
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Using your hands, mix well and measure ¼ cup of meat, then divide in two making each meatball ⅛ cup in size.
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Roll and place on a baking pan.
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Bake meatballs at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes.
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Makes 24 meatball.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 85.82kcal
- Fat:Â 4.70g
- Saturated Fat:Â 1.13g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.05g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 1.82g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.31g
- Carbohydrates:Â 0.97g
- Fiber:Â 0.25g
- Sugar:Â 0.17g
- Protein:Â 10.00g
- Cholesterol:Â 48.10mg
- Sodium:Â 137.04mg
- Calcium:Â 19.12mg
- Potassium:Â 143.93mg
- Iron:Â 0.83mg
- Vitamin A: 21.89µg
- Vitamin C:Â 2.50mg
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