Honey- Mustard Turkey Meatballs

* Exported from MasterCook *

Honey - Mustard Turkey Meatballs

Recipe By : Bonnie Durkin, Nescopeck, Pennsylvania
Serving Size : 15 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Posted To Recipelu Poultry

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 pound ground turkey breast
1 egg -- lightly beaten
3/4 cup reduced fat ritzr crackers -- crushed
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese -- part skim milk,
-- shredded
1/4 cup onion -- chopped 1/2
-- teaspoon ground
ginger
6 tablespoons dijon mustard -- divided
1 1/4 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
1/4 cup green pepper -- chopped
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon onion powder

In a bowl, combine turkey, egg, cracker crumbs, cheese, onion, ginger and 3 tab
lespoons mustard. Form into 30 balls, 1 inch each. Place in a greased 13-inch
X 9-inch X 2-inch baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 20 - 25 mi
nutes or until juices run clear. In a saucepan, combine pineapple juice, green
pepper, honey, cornstarch and onion powder; bring to a boil, stirring constant
ly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more; reduce heat. Stir in remaining mustard unti
l smooth. Brush meatballs with about 1/4 cup sauce and return to the oven for 1
0 minutes. Serve remaining sauce as a dip for meatballs.

Serving Size: 3 meatballs

Calories: 176, Total Fat: 8gm, Calories from Fat: 40%, Saturated Fat: 2gm, Ch
olesterol: 48mg, Sodium: 337mg, Carbohydrate: 14gm, Protein: 11gm

NOTES : I serve these often during the holidays. It's nice to have a turkey me
atball that doesn't taste like you should have used beef. These meatballs can b
e prepare ahead and frozen, so you can treat even drop - in guests to a hot sna
ck.

By "Dorothy Tapping" <unicorn4@usit.net> on Dec 30, 1997.





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