Turkey Meatballs with a Chipotle Barbecue Cranberry Sauce

Name: Turkey Meatballs with a Chipotle Barbecue Cranberry Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Makes 16-20
Ingredients: 1 lb ground turkey; 1/3 cup oats; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1 garlic clove, minced; 2 Tbs Worchestershire sauce; 2 Tbs sage, minced; 1 Tbs rosemary, minced; 1 Tbs thyme, minced; 1 Tbs chives, minced; salt and pepper to taste; 1/2 yellow onion, diced; 1 clove of garlic, minced; 1 Tablespoon thyme, minced; 12 ounce cranberries; u00bd cup orange juice; u00bc cup molasses; 3 Tablespoons honey; 2 Tablespoons light brown sugar; 2 chipotle peppers in adobo, minced; 1/2 cup ketchup; 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar; u00bc teaspoon cinnamon

By Leslie Blythe appetizers, Hors d'oeuvres, Turkey Baking, Simmering

January 31, 2015

Recently, I have catered event after event. I have been developing some new hors d'oeuvres to add to my repertoire. These Turkey Meatballs with a Chipotle Barbecue Cranberry Sauce are a new meatball recipe that got some rave reviews.

Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Yields: Makes 16-20

Ingredients

Meatballs

1 lb ground turkey

1/3 cup oats

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 garlic clove, minced

2 Tbs Worchestershire sauce

2 Tbs sage, minced

1 Tbs rosemary, minced

1 Tbs thyme, minced

1 Tbs chives, minced

salt and pepper to taste

Sauce

1/2 yellow onion, diced

1 clove of garlic, minced

1 Tablespoon thyme, minced

12 ounce cranberries

½ cup orange juice

¼ cup molasses

3 Tablespoons honey

2 Tablespoons light brown sugar

2 chipotle peppers in adobo, minced

1/2 cup ketchup

2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1Preheat oven to 375°F.

2Place all ingredients for the turkey meatballs in a large mixing bowl and mix together until just combined. Season with salt and pepper.

3Take two tablespoons of the mixture and form into a meatball. Place onto a lightly greased baking sheet and repeat until all of the turkey mixture has been used.

4Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned and completely cooked through.

For the sauce

1Sauté the diced onion in a little olive oil, add the garlic and thyme in a saucepan and then add the cranberries, orange juice, molasses, honey, brown sugar and chipotle peppers.

2Place first six ingredients into a saucepan and stir. Bring the mixture to a simmer, over medium to medium-low heat. Once the cranberries begin to macerate, about 10 minutes, stir in the remaining ingredients.

3Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally until the sauce has thickened and reduced by 1/3. Serve with meatballs.

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