Turkey Stuffing Meatballs Recipes

TURKEY STUFFING MEATBALLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat a saucepan to medium heat and melt the butter. Add the diced onions and celery and sprinkle with the kosher salt. Cook onions and celery, occasionally stirring for about 5 minutes. Then add garlic and fresh sage. Continue cooking for an additional 2 minutes. Take the mixture out of the pan and let cool to room temperature.
• Line a baking pan with parchment paper and set aside, and preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Add the onion mixture to a large mixing bowl with the ground turkey, dried sage, black pepper, nutmeg, thyme, cornbread stuffing mix, and eggs. Use your hands to mix well, but not aggressively.
• Use a cookie scoop or hands (see tip) to portion out the meat mixture into 1 1/2 - 2-inch balls and place them on the baking sheet. Be sure to leave room between the meatballs, so they cook evenly. Spray with cooking oil or baste with a little olive oil. Bake for 16-20 minutes, or until the center of the Turkey and Stuffing Meatball measures 165°F.

TURKEY & STUFFING MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400° and spray a large rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine the stuffing mix, pretzels, milk, turkey, egg, cranberry, and parsley. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Roll meatball mixture into 1 ½ inch balls and arrange on prepared baking sheet. Bake until meatballs are cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir cinnamon, orange zest, and garlic powder into cranberry sauce.
• Serve meatballs warm with cranberry sauce for dipping.

TURKEY STUFFING MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Place a baking rack over a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• In a small bowl, combine the stuffing mix and milk and stir. Set the mixture aside until all of the milk has been absorbed, about 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine the ground turkey, stuffing mixture, egg, 2 tablespoons cranberry sauce, sage, thyme, celery salt, and pepper. Mix well.
• Shape the turkey mixture into 1 inch meatballs. Arrange the meatballs on the baking rack.
• Bake until the meatballs become golden, about 20 minutes. Remove them from the oven and brush with 1/4 cup cranberry sauce. Return them to the oven and bake until they reach an internal temperature of 165°F on a meat thermometer, another 5 minutes.
• Serve immediately with the remaining cranberry sauce for dipping.

STOVE TOP STUFFING MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking pan with foil and spray with Pam. Set aside. Remove stuffing mix from box. Crunch stuffing mix (in the bag) up a bit. In a mixing bowl combine meat, egg and stuffing packet. Mix with a large fork. In a saute pan, heat olive oil. Chop onion and add to olive oil. Sautee onion until it just begins to caramelize. Add onion mixture to meat mixture and combine well.
• Form meatballs and place them on the baking sheet.
• Bake for 15 minutes, turn each meatball over. Bake another 5 minutes till meatballs are done. Serve with toothpicks and variety of dipping sauces.

MOZZARELLA STUFFED TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• pre-heat over to 400F degrees.
• cut mozzarella cheese into very small cubes.
• mix breadcrumbs (I use pepperage farms herb crusted stuffing mix) and cayenne pepper in large bowl.
• add 1 egg and minced garlic to breadcrumbs.
• fold in ground turkey.
• may need to add more breadcrumbs to desired texture.
• roll meatballs to about 1 inch size.
• make hole in each meatball and add small cube of mozzarella cheese to middle, then pinch meat around and roll to fully cover cheese.
• Place on lighty greased baking pan.
• bake at 400F degrees for 15-20 minutes, or until meatballs fully cooked.