Gobble Gobble Balls (Thanksgiving Meatballs)

Name: Gobble Gobble Balls (Thanksgiving Meatballs)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 24 meatballs
Ingredients: 2 cups bite-sized pieces of stale country bread; 1 garlic clove; extra-virgin olive oil; kosher salt; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 pounds ground turkey; 2 cups garlic croutons or stuffing cubes; 1 cup dried cranberries; 2 large eggs; ¼ cup bread crumbs; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; Pinch of ground cinnamon

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Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings
24 meatballs
Calories
104 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
American

Gobble Gobble Balls (Thanksgiving Meatballs)

Megan Mendez

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All your favorite flavors from Thanksgiving are stuffed into these delicious turkey meatballs!

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Ingredients

Servings

Garlic Croutons:

2 cups bite-sized pieces of stale country bread
1 garlic clove minced
extra-virgin olive oil
kosher salt

Meatballs:

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds ground turkey
2 cups garlic croutons or stuffing cubes
1 cup dried cranberries
2 large eggs
¼ cup bread crumbs
2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
2 teaspoons kosher salt
Pinch of ground cinnamon

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Instructions

For the garlic croutons: Preheat the oven to 375°F. In a large bowl, add the bread pieces and garlic and drizzle with enough olive oil to lightly coat the bread (about a couple tablespoons or so). Toss gently to combine and season with salt.
Place the croutons on a large rimmed baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Stir and continue to bake until the croutons are golden brown and crunchy, checking and stirring every 5 minutes.
For the meatballs: Preheat the oven to 450°F. Drizzle the olive oil into an aluminum foil-lined 9×13-inch baking dish and use your hand to evenly coat the entire surface. Set aside.
Combine the ground turkey, croutons, cranberries, eggs, bread crumbs, sage, salt, and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl and mix by hand until thoroughly incorporated.
Roll the mixture into round, golf ball-size meatballs (about 1 ½ inches), making sure to pack the meat firmly. Place the balls in the prepared baking dish, being careful to line them up snugly and in even rows vertically and horizontally to form a grid. The meatballs should be touching one another.
Roast for 20 minutes, or until the meatballs are firm and cooked through. A meat thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball should read 165°F.
Allow the meatballs to cool for 5 minutes in the baking dish before serving.

Notes

This recipe uses kosher salt (aka cooking salt, kitchen salt, coarse salt outside of the US). If you are using table salt, definitely scale down the salt as that is a saltier type of salt! The type of salt will make a big difference in how salty your food tastes, so keep that in mind.
Adapted from The Meatball Shop Cookbook

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1meatball Calories 104kcal (5%) Carbohydrates 7g (2%) Protein 8g (16%) Fat 5g (8%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 2g Cholesterol 41mg (14%) Sodium 184mg (8%) Potassium 102mg (3%) Sugar 5g (10%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 24meatballs

Amount Per Serving

Calories 104 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1meatball
Calories	104kcal	5%
Carbohydrates	7g	2%
Protein	8g	16%
Fat	5g	8%
Saturated Fat	1g	5%
Polyunsaturated Fat	1g	6%
Monounsaturated Fat	2g	10%
Cholesterol	41mg	14%
Sodium	184mg	8%
Potassium	102mg	2%
Sugar	5g	10%