Monday, August 22, 2011

Karen's Turkey Meatballs

This recipe is a great substitute for ground beef and a great way to reduce calories.  I never thought I would see the day when I would use turkey over hamburger, but these meatballs have so flavor  they made a believer out of me.   I'm sure you will agree and never use ground beef again after making and tasting my special meatballs.  Turkey is very bland so make sure you  season well to assure your meatballs have good flavor.

Ingredients

2 lbs ground turkey
1 egg
1 small onion chopped (red works best, but yellow is OK)
3 cloves minced garlic
1Tb ketchup
1 Tb spicy mustard
2 Tb Worcester sauce
1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 Tb poultry seasoning
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 Tb dill
1 Tb thyme
2 cups old fashioned oats (do not use instant oatmeal)

mix all ingredients together (using your best tools your hands)  you can also use a spoon if you are afraid to get your hands dirty.  If mixture is to sticky add a little more oatmeal.    refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight for ingredients to merry together.

  1. pre heat large skillet, add 1-2 Tb olive oil  to coat bottom of pan.  form turkey mixture into medium size meatballs (1 1/2 inches) and place in skillet leaving space between for easy turning.  Cook uncovered 6-8 minutes then turn and continue browning another  6-8 minutes. Turn off heat and cover with lid for 10 minutes.  Serve

Serve with a salad or vegetable side dish and you have a great low calorie meal

serves 4

4 comments:

  1. We're going to do this one as well. I know these are good, I've had them before!

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  2. We made these last week and need to try them again...I think we made them too big so we had to cook them for forever and they were dry. What do you mean by "medium sized"? The flavors were good but we could have probably added even more spice. I know these are good though, so I definitely want to try again!

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  3. I usually make them so they fit in the palm of my hand, around the size of a large egg. I usually brown them on each side for 6 minutes then cover and let them rest for 10 minutes, they should be perfectly cooked.

    As far as flavor, turkey is very bland and needs a lot of seasoning. Try increasing the amount of herbs by 1 tsp, I also sometimes use poultry seasoning, if you smell the mixtue and you will be able to tell if it needs more seasoning.

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