Best 4 Turkey Cocktail Meatballs Recipes

TURKEY COCKTAIL MEATBALLS WITH ORANGE CRANBERRY GLAZE

Steps:

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

COCKTAIL TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• For the meatballs, combine breadcrumbs and buttermilk in small bowl and let sit for about 5 minutes.
• Combine turkey in medium bowl with egg, fresh sage, salt and pepper.
• Stir in breadcrumb mixture.
• Roll into 1-inch meatballs.
• Make the sauce in a small saucepan combining the ketchup, vinegar and honey over medium heat.
• Simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Heat large skillet over medium high heat with a little oil for frying, and add meatballs.
• Fry meatballs until browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Lower heat and pour sauce over meatballs, stirring gently to coat, and let simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes or until nicely combined and heated through.
• Serve meatballs with toothpicks.
• Can be kept warm in a chafing dish or a crockpot.

COCKTAIL TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Mix bread crumbs, egg, 1/4 cup minced onion, water chestnuts, 1/4 cup applesauce, Parmesan cheese, 1 tablespoon parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder, and poultry seasoning together in a large bowl. Add ground turkey and gently mix together until just-combined.
• Roll turkey mixture into 1 1/2-inch meatballs and place meatballs on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Whisk apple jelly, 1 cup applesauce, cider vinegar, 1/2 cup minced onion, ketchup, chili sauce, tomato paste, brown sugar, Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon dry mustard, and 1/2 teaspoon salt together in a saucepan; bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until flavors combine, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer cooked meatballs to simmering sauce, cover the saucepan with a lid, and simmer until flavors blend, about 10 minutes. Garnish with remaining parsley.

TURKEY COCKTAIL MEATBALLS RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Prepare meatballs by soaking bread crumbs in milk; add ground turkey and remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. Shape into 1 inch balls; place on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until cooked through. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine ingredients for sauce and heat over medium heat. Add cooked meatballs to sauce and stir to coat. Serve immediately or transfer to a slow cooker to keep warm. Cook's note: This recipe can also be prepared in advance and re-heated.