Recipe
Sweet Cranberry Orange Turkey Meatballs
These Sweet Cranberry Orange Turkey Meatballs are SO perfect for a party appetizer or game day snack. They’re gluten free, dairy free, and so delish!
Prep: 10 minCook: 30 minTotal: 40 min
Servings: 20 1x
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced and divided
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup almond meal
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 8 oz. cranberry juice
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
- 8 oz. tomato sauce
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- In a small pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
- Add half of the diced onion and the garlic and sauté until lightly browned.
- Add the sautéed onion and garlic, turkey, egg, almond meal, salt and pepper to a bowl.
- Mix well and using a medium cookie scoop, or about 1 tablespoon per meatball, form round meatballs and lay them on a cookie sheet.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until lightly browned.
- While the meatballs bake, whisk together the cranberry juice, and arrowroot powder.
- Add the remaining olive oil and diced onion to a medium stock pot over medium heat and sauté for 5 minutes.
- Add the tomato sauce, cranberry and arrowroot mixture, maple syrup, orange juice, and apple cider vinegar to the pot.
- Mix together well and bring to a simmer over medium low heat.
- When the meatballs are baked, add them to the pot and toss them in the cranberry orange glaze. Serve with toothpicks!