Gluten Free Turkey Meatballs

Posted: October 14, 2023 | Author: dana lange | Filed under: Uncategorized |1 Comment

My friend Treat asked if I would share my recipe so I replied with it just to her. Then I got six other requests. So rather than writing it over and over I’ll post it here.

Russ has given up red meat for the most part, that is why I use ground turkey, but honestly any ground meat or any combination would would with this.

Since I can’t have gluten and I did not want to grind up my ridiculously expensive gluten free bread, I saw my jar of oatmeal sitting in the kitchen and thought that might work as a substitute for bread crumbs. Worked great and is probably healthier.

1 lb of ground turkey breast (ground turkey is all the parts including skin so I go with breast.)

1/4 cup of rolled oats

1 onion minced

1 red jalapeño minced

1 clove of garlic

2 T. Milk

2 T. Dijon Mustard

3T. ketchup

Good shake of Worcestershire

1 egg beaten

I minced the onion, jalapeño and garlic in the cuisineart all together. While the onion is still a little big I throw in the oatmeal so it too gets chopped up a bit. Then I add the milk and pulse it twice and let it hang out for about five minutes so the oatmeal can absorb some liquid.

I put that mixture in a bowl and add the mustard, ketchup, Worcestershire and egg and mix well. Then I add the meat and gently mix.

I use a cookie scoop the size of a golf ball to scoop out the ball and place them on a foil lined cookie sheet. I bake the ball at 375° for about 15 minutes. I put the meat thermometer in them to make sure they are at at least 145°.

You can substitute chili sauce for ketchup and add Parmesan cheese to the mixture if you want.

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