cocktail turkey meatballs

Ingredients

• Servings: 32
• meatballs:
• 1 cup panko bread crumbs
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 1/4 cup minced water chestnuts
• 1/4 cup applesauce (such as mott's® natural applesauce)
• 1/4 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard powder (such as coleman's®)
• 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1 pound ground turkey
• sauce:
• 1 cup apple jelly
• 1 cup applesauce (such as mott's® natural applesauce)
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup chili sauce (such as heinz®)
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder (such as coleman's®)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, or more to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• mix bread crumbs, egg, 1/4 cup minced onion, water chestnuts, 1/4 cup applesauce, parmesan cheese, 1 tablespoon parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder, and poultry seasoning together in a large bowl. add ground turkey and gently mix together until just-combined.
• roll turkey mixture into 1 1/2-inch meatballs and place meatballs on prepared baking sheet.
• bake in the preheated oven until cooked through, about 20 minutes. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees f (74 degrees c).
• whisk apple jelly, 1 cup applesauce, vinegar, 1/2 cup minced onion, ketchup, chili sauce, tomato paste, brown sugar, dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon dry mustard, and 1/2 teaspoon salt together in a saucepan; bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until flavors combine, about 10 minutes.
• transfer cooked meatballs to simmering sauce, cover the saucepan with a lid, and simmer until flavors blend, about 10 minutes. garnish with remaining parsley.