Sweet & Spicy Turkey Meatballs
- Prepping Time: 10 minutes
- Cooking Time: 20 minutes
- Servings Size: 8 Servings
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Ingredients:
For the Meatballs:
- 2 pounds ground turkey
- 4 green onions chopped and divided
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger
- 2 eggs whisked
- 1 cup rolled oats pulsed into a flour
- Salt and pepper
For the Sauce:
- 3/4 cups reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cups water
- 1/4 cups rice vinegar
- 1/4 cups brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 tablespoon whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cups water
- Sesame seeds for garnish
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Directions:
- Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with foil. Spray with nonstick cooking spray. In a small bowl, whisk together whole wheat flour and water. Set aside.
- Step 2: In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine ground turkey, whisked egg, and oat flour. Next add in the whites of the green onions, garlic, ginger, salt and pepper.
- Step 3: Form mixture into 16 meatballs and place on prepared baking sheet.
- Step 4: Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through.
- Step 5: While meatballs are baking, whisk together soy sauce, water, vinegar, brown sugar, red pepper flakes, oil, and ginger. Pour into a medium-size skillet over medium-high heat. Bring to a gentle boil.
- Step 6: Reduce heat to medium and stir in water and whole wheat flour mixture. Simmer for around 4 1/2 minutes or until thickened.
- Step 7: Add meatballs and toss with sauce. Depending on the size of your skillet, you may need to do this in batches.
- Step 8: Remove from heat and serve with rice and vegetables for an entree or on a platter with toothpicks for an appetizer. Sprinkle greens of the onions and sesame seeds on top for garnish. Please enjoy!