Herbed Turkey Meatballs

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/2 yellow onion, chopped
• 1 small celery rib, chopped
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 cup fine fresh breadcrumb
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2/3 cup orange juice
• 1 cup cranberries (fresh or frozen)
• 1/4 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 425 degrees and lightly oil a rimmed baking sheet.
• 2 in a large frying pan over med-high heat, melt the butter.
• 3 add the onion and celery and sauté until softened, 4-5 minutes.
• 4 spoon into a bowl and let cool, and set frying pan aside.
• 5 add the turkey, bread crumbs, egg, oregano, and ½ tsp each salt and pepper to the cooled onion mixture and mix gently but thoroughly with your hands.
• 6 shape the mixture into 12 meatballs and arrange on the prepared baking sheet.
• 7 bake the meatballs until opaque throughout, about 10 minutes.
• 8 meanwhile, combine the orange juice, cranberries and sugar in the frying pan and place over med-high heat.
• 9 cook, stirring often, until the juice comes to a boil and the cranberries begin to pop, 2-3 minutes.
• 10 divide the meatballs among dinner plates, spoon the sauce over them, and serve.
• 11 serve with creamy mashed potatoes and a green vegetable.