Looking for a hearty appetizer recipe? Then check out these turkey meatballs served in cranberry sauce - ready in just 35 minutes!
Turkey Meatballs in Cranberry Sauce
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 35 min
- Servings 15
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground turkey
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion (1 medium)
- 1/4 cup uncooked instant white or brown rice
- 1/4 cup unseasoned dry bread crumbs
- 1 egg, lightly beaten, or 1/4 cup fat-free cholesterol-free egg product
- 1 teaspoon salt, if desired
- 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1 can (16 oz) jellied cranberry sauce
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
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Step1In medium bowl, mix all ingredients except cranberry sauce and water. Shape mixture into about 45 (1-inch) balls.
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Step2Heat 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add meatballs; cover and cook 8 to 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until thermometer inserted in center of meatballs reads 165°F.
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Step3Gently stir in cranberry sauce and water. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until cranberry sauce is melted and smooth.
Nutrition
110
Calories
2g
Total Fat
7g
Protein
15g
Total Carbohydrate
11g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 110
- Calories from Fat
- 20
- Total Fat
- 2g
- 3%
- Saturated Fat
- 1/2g
- 3%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 35mg
- 11%
- Sodium
- 50mg
- 2%
- Potassium
- 80mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 15g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 11g
- Protein
- 7g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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