Turkey Cocktail Meatballs with Orange Cranberry Glaze

Description

You can make these ahead and freeze them without the glaze, then the day of the party, defrost them and simply reheat in the sauce.

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ pounds ground turkey
  • ¼ teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ½ cup plain bread crumbs
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup canned jellied cranberry sauce
  • ½ cup orange marmalade
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon minced jalapeno pepper
  • 1 tablespoon minced Fresno pepper
  • 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Mix the turkey
  2. poultry seasoning
  3. garlic salt
  4. onion powder
  5. salt
  6. pepper
  7. Worcestershire sauce
  8. and cayenne pepper together in a bowl. Stir in the egg
  9. milk
  10. and bread crumbs. Cover with plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  11. Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat. Roll the turkey mixture into balls
  12. about one tablespoon each. Place the meatballs in a single layer in the skillet. Brown meatballs on all sides
  13. flipping occasionally. Place browned meatballs on a clean baking sheet. Set aside.
  14. Combine cranberry sauce
  15. marmalade
  16. and chicken broth over medium heat in the skillet used to cook the meatballs. Stir in the jalapeno and Fresno peppers
  17. then return meatballs to skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low
  18. and continue to cook until the meatballs are no longer pink in the center and glaze is reduced. Season with salt and pepper.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Servings: 8

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