This recipe for Raspberry Glazed Turkey Meatballs takes the old classic, grape jelly meatballs, and gives it a modern, healthier spin. Skinny Girl Raspberry Dressing and Preserves give these turkey meatballs flavor and sweetness without adding tons of fat and sugar. Bourbon, Dijon, Worcestershire and thyme provide nice contrasting savory notes to the sweetness from the preserves
Best of all, you can make these meatballs in just 30 minutes. The sweet and savory flavor make these meatballs a great fit for any occasion, from appetizer to easy dinner.
These Raspberry Glazed Turkey Meatballs are perfect to add to your Super Bowl or Valentines’ menu, or both!
Recipe developed for Skinny Girl Brand.
Raspberry Glazed Turkey Meatballs
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Course:
Appetizer, lunch, Main Course, Snack
Keyword:
meatballs
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup Skinnygirl™ Raspberry Dressing, divided
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 3/4 cup Skinnygirl™ Raspberry Bellini preserves
- 2 tablespoons bourbon, optional
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium bowl combine turkey, breadcrumbs, egg, ¼ cup Skinnygirl Raspberry Dressing, garlic, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper.
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Roll mixture into 16 1-1/2 inch balls and arrange on parchment lined baking sheet. Bake 20 minutes or beginning to brown and meatballs are thoroughly cooked.
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Meanwhile, in small saucepot, combine remaining ¾ cup Skinnygirl dressing, Skinnygirl Rasberry Bellini Preserves, bourbon, mustard and Worcestershire. Bring to a boil over high heat then reduce heat to low. Combine cornstarch with ¼ cup water. Stir into raspberry mixture and simmer 2 minutes or until thickened.
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Toss half of glaze with meatballs and serve remaining sauce with meatballs for dipping. Garnish with fresh thyme.
