Gobble Gobble Balls (Thanksgiving Meatballs)

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    40 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr

  • Servings

    24 meatballs

  • Calories

    104 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    American

Gobble Gobble Balls (Thanksgiving Meatballs)

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

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Ingredients

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Garlic Croutons:

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

Meatballs:

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

Instructions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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 (6%) Monounsaturated Fat 2g (10%) Cholesterol 41mg (14%) Sodium 184mg (8%) Potassium 102mg (2%) 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%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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