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Turkey Cocktail Meatballs with Orange Cranberry Glaze

Total Time
1h 53m
35m prep · 78m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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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

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

Instructions

  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    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.

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