Cranberry Meatballs
These Cranberry Meatballs are a delightful blend of flavors, featuring tender turkey meatballs coated in a tangy cranberry sauce. Perfect for gatherings, they offer a savory and sweet bite-sized treat that will impress your guests.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 36 servings 1x
- Category: Desserts
- Method: No bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ cup minced onion
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¾ cup jellied cranberry sauce
- ½ cup chili sauce
- ¼ cup BBQ sauce
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon Sriracha chili sauce
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine ground turkey, panko bread crumbs, milk, minced onion, egg, salt, and pepper. Mix until all ingredients are evenly incorporated.
- Roll the mixture into 1 ½-inch meatballs and place them on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until fully cooked and golden brown.
- While the meatballs are baking, prepare the sauce by combining jellied cranberry sauce, chili sauce, BBQ sauce, orange juice, Dijon mustard, Sriracha chili sauce, salt, and pepper in a large saucepan.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the sauce thickens and reduces.
- Once the meatballs are cooked, add them to the saucepan with the cranberry sauce and stir to coat them evenly.
- Optionally, transfer the meatballs and sauce to a slow cooker set on low heat to keep warm until ready to serve.
Nutrition
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 30mg