FREEZER-FRIENDLY TURKEY MEATBALLS

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These tender, delicious turkey meatballs straight from your freezer make 30-minute meals easy and enticing.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Entree

Time 1h30m

Yield 32

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Ingredients

3 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups milk
8 slices white bread, crusts removed, cubed (about 5 cups)
40 oz ground turkey
2 teaspoons salt
1 large onion, finely chopped (about 2 cups)
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup olive oil
3 cans (15 oz each) Muir Glen™ organic pizza sauce, if desired

Steps:

In large bowl, mix eggs and milk. Add bread; cover and refrigerate 20 minutes. Drain off and save 3/4 cup of the egg mixture, and discard remaining egg mixture. Stir bread and the 3/4 cup egg mixture with spoon until smooth. Add remaining ingredients except oil and pizza sauce, and stir gently until combined.
Heat oven to 400°F. Line 2 rimmed cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. Top each pan with a rack. Spray with cooking spray.
Using wet hands, shape meatballs into 64 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Dip or brush bottoms of meatballs with oil, and place 1 inch apart on racks.
Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until instant-read thermometer inserted in center of meatballs reads 165°F. Serve with warmed pizza sauce.
To freeze, skip Step 2. After Step 3, place raw meatballs on parchment-lined cookie sheet; cover with plastic wrap, and freeze until firm, at least 2 hours. Label 8 quart-sized freezer plastic bags, including date, then add 8 meatballs to each. Press air out of bag, seal and freeze up to 3 months.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 110, Carbohydrate 4 g, Cholesterol 40 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 220 mg, Sugar 0 g, TransFat 0 g