Ingredients
For meatballs:
1 1/4 pound 93% lean ground turkey
6 slices bacon (4 ounces), roughly chopped
1/2 onion, quartered
2 garlic cloves, halved
2 ounces (about 4 whole) jarred cherry peppers (I like Trader Joe’s)
10 basil leaves
1 teaspoon fresh thyme
1 large egg
1/2 cup whole wheat panko (or gluten-free panko)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
freshly ground pepper, to taste
For the BBQ glaze:
2 tablespoon sweet BBQ sauce (store bought or homemade)
2 tablespoon ketchup
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
For glaze: In a small bowl, combine barbeque sauce and ketchup. Set aside.
For meatballs: In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, combine bacon, onion, garlic, cherry peppers, basil and thyme. Pulse until combined and uniform in color and texture, about 10 pulses.
In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, egg, panko, salt and pepper. Add bacon-cherry pepper mixture to bowl and mix until thoroughly combined. Using your hands, form small round meatballs, about the size of a golf ball.
Place the meatballs on a large baking sheet lined with parchment and with a pastry or silicone brush, lightly brush the meatballs with the barbeque-ketchup mixture.
Sweet 'n Spicy Turkey Meatballs with Bacon and BBQ Sauce – perfect game day appetizer!
Bake for 12 minutes and then adjust oven to broil. Broil for an additional 4 to 5 minutes, or until meatballs are cooked through and browned.
Nutrition facts :
Servings: 10 • Serving Size: 3 meatballs • Points+: 3 pts • Calories: 122 • Fat: 5.5 g • Carbs: 5 g • Fiber: 0.5 g • Protein: 12 g • Sugar: 3 g • Sodium: 207 mg •
6 SmartPoints