Turkey Meatball Appetizer with Cranberry Glaze

• Meat

  • 2 lbs Ground turkey

• Produce

  • 4 cups Cranberries, fresh or frozen
  • 4 Green onions
  • 1 Onion, small
  • 1/2 tsp Parsley, dried
  • 1 tsp Sage, ground
  • 1/2 tsp Thyme

• Condiments

  • 1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Raspberry jam

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Salt & pepper
  • 1 3/4 cups Sugar

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 1/3 cup Bread crumbs

• Drinks

  • 1/2 cup Orange juice

• Liquids

  • 1/2 cup Water

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Description

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground turkey
• 1 small onion, minced
• ⅓ cup bread crumbs
• 1 tsp ground sage
• ½ tsp thyme
• ½ tsp dried parsley
• salt & pepper to taste (I use them generously)
• 4 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
• 1¾ cups sugar
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup orange juice
• 1 tbsp raspberry jam
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 4 - 5 chopped green onions

Directions

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
• Mix all of the ingredients for the turkey meatballs.
• Shape the meat mixture into 1 inch meatballs, and put them on the prepared baking sheet about 1 inch apart.
• Bake for 25 - 30 minutes.
• While the meatballs are baking, make the cranberry glaze.
• Add the fresh cranberries, sugar, water and orange juice to a saucepan over low heat.
• Cook the mixture, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries start to soften and the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes.
• Turn up the heat to low-medium and continue to cook until the cranberries burst and the berries are broken down. You can use a potato masher to help break down the berries. This takes about 10 minutes or so.
• Once the mixture has cooked, strain out the syrup.
• Stir the raspberry jam and orange juice into the strained syrup.
• Put the cooked meatballs into an oven safe baking dish, and cover them with the cranberry glaze, making sure to coat them thoroughly.
• Bake for 15 - 20 minutes.
• Sprinkle the meatballs with the chopped green onions, and serve them with toothpicks.