Best Simple Thanksgiving Turkey Meatballs Recipes

THANKSGIVING GOBBLER TURKEY DINNER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment, spray with non-stick spray and set aside. In a medium skillet over medium heat, add the butter and olive oil. When the butter starts to foam, add in the onion and celery. Sauté, stirring often, until the onions and celery start to soften. ~10 minutes. When they are softened, add in the garlic, stir and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, put in a small bowl or plate and allow to cool to room temp. ~15-30 minutes.
• In a bowl, tear up 3 slices of bread and add in the milk. Smush the bread down into the milk. You're making "milk bread". The bread will soak up all/most of the milk. Allow to rest for 5 minutes. In a mixing bowl add in the turkey, cooled onions/celery/garlic mixture, the milk bread mixture, seasonings, egg, and cranberry relish. Take the remaining dry piece of bread and tear up into small pieces and put that into the bowl as well.
• Without overworking the mixture, gently mix just to combine. The mixture should be wet but hold a shape when you form it into a ball. If it doesn't you can add a little bit of regular bread crumbs (1-2 tablespoon) but the mixture will be soft but should hold a shape. Scoop enough meat mixture to form a 2" round ball (I use a large cookie scoop to measure out my meatballs). Wet your hands and shape. Damp hands are a trick to keeping the mixture from sticking to your hands! See notes for smaller meatballs. Place the meatballs on the pan and repeat until all of the meatballs are formed.
• Either spray the meatballs with olive oil with a mister OR using a pastry brush, brush each one with olive oil. This helps with coloring and browning.
• Bake for 20-23 minutes or when the internal temp of the meatball reads 165F. See notes for smaller meatball baking times. If you want a darker char, pop the meatballs under the broiler for a minute.
• Allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

SIMPLE THANKSGIVING TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients until blended.
• Form into balls (will make roughly one dozen golf ball size balls).
• Heat oil in skillet.
• Cook meatballs in skillet until browned and cooked through.

WORLD'S SIMPLEST THANKSGIVING TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Pull the neck and giblets out of the cavity; ditch the liver and save the rest of the giblets for gravy. Dry the turkey with paper towels, then season inside and out with salt and pepper. Fill the turkey with aromatics like chopped onions, carrots, apples and herbs, then place breast-side up in a roasting pan and brush with melted butter. Tent with foil and roast for 2 hours (for a 10- to 12-pound turkey; add an extra 15 minutes per pound for larger birds). Remove the foil, baste with more melted butter and crank the oven to 425 degrees F. Roast for another hour or until the meat at the thigh registers 165 degrees F. Let rest while you make the gravy.

TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta. In a bowl mix together; green onion, garlic, egg, bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. With a fork stir in ground turkey or chicken and season to taste with salt and pepper. (You can crumble some in a skillet, cook, taste, and then adjust seasoning). Shape mixture into small meatballs. In a large skillet heat olive oil. Add meatballs in a single layer and let them cook for 2 to 3 minutes a side, without disturbing. If they stick, loosen with a slotted spoon. Stir in tomato sauce into the skillet, cover and simmer 10 to 15 minutes (while spaghetti is cooking) to reheat sauce and cook meatballs through. Drain pasta and then return to the pot and toss with remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Dish out a portion of pasta on each plate and spoon some meatballs and sauce in center.

THANKSGIVING DINNER TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Place ground turkey in a bowl.
• In a separate small bowl, take 3 slices of bread and soak in milk until soft, wring out some of the milk and pulverize over the ground turkey.
• Cut the other 3 slices of bread into a small cube (reserve to add last).
• Sauté the celery in olive oil, remove the celery from the oil and add to the turkey with the next 5 ingredients (leave oil in the pan to fry meatballs).
• Mix thoroughly (do not overmix).
• Fold in the cubed bread.
• Wet your hands and roll balls approximately the size of golf balls.
• Cook on med-low heat until nicely browned on all sides, transfer to plate to keep warm.
• For the sauce and to finish:.
• Turn heat up on pan to medium, add additional olive oil to pan. When hot, add mushrooms and shallots.
• Sauté until mushrooms begin to give up their liquids.
• Stir in cream of mushroom soup and water until incorporated.
• Return meatballs to sauce to heat through and/or finish cooking.