Glazed Turkey Meatballs With Grape Jelly and Chili Sauce
This glazed turkey meatballs with grape jelly and chili sauce will have your palate pining for more. It's easy to make and you'll fall right in love with this recipe. It's a perfect dish to add to your family collection.
Melt 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium low to medium heat. Add the onions and cook for about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Add the cooked and cooled onions, turkey, 2 tablespoon softened unsalted butter, seasonings, breadcrumbs, and egg to the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Process for 20 seconds, scrape down the sides and process for an additional 10 seconds or until the mixture is well combined. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place ½ cup of flour on a large plate. Roll the turkey mixture into 1-inch meatballs. Just before browning, roll the meatballs lightly in the flour; shake off the excess flour.
Place 1 tablespoon each of butter and vegetable oil in a large skillet and set over medium-high heat. When the butter foam begins to subside, add the meatballs, taking care not to crowd them. Cook in batches until browned, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining meatballs.
Place the browned meatballs on a large baking sheet lined with aluminum foil lightly sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 20 minutes, or until meatballs are fully cooked.
Meanwhile, add grape jelly and chili sauce to a large saucepan. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, or until jelly is melted. Add cooked meatballs. Stir carefully to thoroughly coat meatballs. Cook for 10 minutes, or until meatballs are thoroughly heated. (Can be refrigerated at this point, and served later.)
Notes
[nutrition-label]Sharon's Expert Tips:
No time to make the homemade meatballs? Simply purchase a 32-ounce bag of fully cooked meatballs and mix them with the grape jelly and chili sauce. I'll never tell!
If you would like to make these turkey meatball appetizers ahead, simply place the cooled cookie sheet with the meatballs on it in your freezer and freeze. Once frozen, put the meatballs in a plastic freezer bag and freeze until you are ready to use them.
I like to serve this turkey meatball appetizer in a chafing dish to keep them warm. You can also use a crockpot.
The grape jelly and chili sauce glaze is also excellent over little cocktail sausages.