Chipotle Turkey Meatballs
Ingredients:
4 slices turkey bacon, chopped
1/2 cup minced sweet onion
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tspn finely chopped chipotle chiles in adobo sauce
1 1/2 pounds lean ground turkey (Jenni-O 93% lean is my favorite)
1/3 cup chopped cilantro
Sea salt & pepper
Preparation:
1. Preheat broiler.
2. Chopped uncooked turkey bacon on plastic cutting board. Cook bacon in medium skillet over medium-high heat until fully cooked, about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove cooked bacon from pan and set aside. Pour out bacon drippings, leaving about 2 tablespoons in pan. Add chopped onion to the skillet and cook over medium heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, the chiles and 2 tablespoons of water, scraping up any of the browned bits.
3. Add the ground turkey, turkey bacon and cilantro to the onion mixture, season with sea salt and pepper, and mix well.
4. Line a baking sheet with foil, coat with cooking spray. Form the turkey mixture into about 1 inch meatballs. Lay meatballs on the baking sheet, giving a little room, not touching. Broil the meatballs for 6 minutes. Turn once and broil for additional 6 minutes on other side (for a total of 12), until just cooked through.
Serve with toothpicks and for an instant starter at any gathering!
Here is a video of a 'Healthy Game Day Buffet' morning news segment where these seemed to be the hit of our little tailgate party!
You Can Still Eat Healthy on Game Day - Featuring my Chipotle Turkey Meatballs
Bon Appetit!