Moms Turkey Tarragon Meatballs Food

THE BEST TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and drizzle the olive oil and canola oil in an even layer over the paper.
• Pour the breadcrumbs into a large mixing bowl, pour the milk over top and stir to fully moisten the breadcrumbs. Add the remaining ingredients to the mixing bowl and mix with your hands just until combined.
• Scoop 1/4-cupfuls of meatball mixture and place them evenly spaced on the prepared baking sheet; you should have 12 meatballs. Gently roll them into balls. Bake until bottoms are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F and continue to bake for 15 to 20 minutes more until the meatballs are cooked through.

TURKEY PESTO MEATBALL SHEET PAN DINNER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine the ground turkey, pesto and a pinch of salt in a large mixing bowl. Using your fingers, form 1-inch meatballs. Place the meatballs on one side of a sheet pan and the bell peppers and broccoli florets on the other. Drizzle with the olive oil and a good pinch of salt. Roast until vegetables are tender and meatballs start to turn golden, about 30 minutes, then turn the oven to broil. Drizzle 1 or 2 tablespoons water over the broccoli, then put the sheet pan under the broiler until toasted, about 5 minutes.
• For the parents, serve garnished with fresh basil, a lemon wedge and freshly grated Parmesan.
• Now for the kids! In the meantime, boil the spaghetti in a pot of salted water until al dente. Reserve about 1/2 cup pasta water and drain the rest.
• Toss the pasta with the pasta water, a tiny drizzle of olive oil and a small helping of meatballs and veggies. Garnish with cheese and serve!

MOM'S TURKEY TARRAGON MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine egg, turkey,crumbs,onion and garlic with 1 tsp tarragon 1/8 tsp salt& 1/4 tsp pepper.
• Mix well.
• Using a small spoon shape into 30-40 meatballs.
• Brown 1/2 meatballs in 2 1/2 Tbs oil in a large skillet about 6 minutes turning as sides brown.
• Remove to a platter.
• Brown remaining meatball adding rest of oil if needed 2-3 minutes turning as above.
• Remove to platter.
• To the skillet add chicken broth,lemon juice, remaining tarragon, salt if desired& pepper.
• Heat to a low boil.
• You may thicken the broth with cornstarch/water mix if desire or leave it with out.
• Add meat balls to pan coat with sauce.
• Serve as an appetizer or serve over rice or egg noodles.
• Best if prepared a day ahead of time.
• Also freezes well.

FABIO'S MOM'S MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Place all the above ingredients, except parsley, marinara, and olive oil, in a medium sized bowl and mix thoroughly by hand until they are completely combined and the mixture is uniformly firm.
• Coat your hands in olive oil, and using your hands form into balls slightly larger than a golf ball.
• Drop the meatballs into the marinara sauce and add some water so that the sauce can reduce and simmer. Let cook for about 10 minutes on one side.
• Turn them over, add some more water and cook for another 10 minutes, covering in the sauce with a spoon as they simmer.
• Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
• Garnish with chopped parsley, salt and pepper, more shaved parmegiano reggiano and a drizzle of olive oil.

PISTACHIO AND POMEGRANATE MEATBALLS (KUFTEH-YE PESTEH-O ANAR)

Steps:

• To make the meatballs: Place all the ingredients, except the ground turkey and egg, in a food processor and pulse until you have a grainy paste. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and add the turkey and egg. Lightly knead with your hands for a few minutes (do not over-mix). Cover and chill in the fridge for at least 10 minutes or up to 24 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 450°F (230°C). Generously oil a wide, non-reactive baking dish, large enough to fit 24 meatballs, (about 12 x 14 in/30 x 35 cm) and set aside.
• Remove the turkey mixture from the fridge and shape into walnut-sized balls (about 1 1/2 tablespoons each, using an ice-cream scoop). Place the meatballs in the baking dish and brush well with oil. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes, until bottoms of the meatballs are lightly golden.
• Meanwhile, in another mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients for the glaze.
• Spoon the glaze over the meatballs and bake for another 5 minutes to infuse them with the flavor of pomegranate.
• Garnish with the pomegranate arils and serve warm with the sauce. These meatballs are perfect for wrapping with sprigs of fresh basil in lavash bread or green lettuce.

BEST EVER MEATBALLS (MOM'S)

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients together. Make into meatballs and fry until brown on all sides.
• Put meatballs in casserole dish.
• Last 7 ingredients for sauce: Combine and pour over top.
• Bake in oven at 350°F for 1 hour.
• Taste the Wow.
• Serve with rice or potatoes.

MOM'S PERFECT ROAST TURKEY

Steps:

• Defrost turkey, if necessary.
• Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Open turkey package, (try this in a clean sink) removing turkey giblets and other interior cavity elements along with thermometer. Unless you want to make gravy or cook these elements, throw them away, noting the exact poundage of the bird (cut off the label with this on it if necessary and reserve for time calculations later). Leave the skin on the turkey for roasting.
• Wash (rinse) turkey inside and out, making sure that any stray feathers are removed.
• Place turkey breast-side down in a foil-lined rectangular cake pan (depending upon size of bird, use a 9x13 pan) or foil-lined roasting pan. Also take into consideration that some juices and fat will melt during roasting time and may fill up the pan a bit around the turkey unless put on a roasting rack in the pan. (No one likes to clean up turkey mess, but if you're out of foil, spray pan with cooking spray to have easier cleanup later. I prefer to use a disposable foil pan so that I can discard entire mess after Thanksgiving is over.).
• Place turkey with pan into oven, about in the middle (enough space needed for bird to fit), and not so close to heating element that anything burns.
• Do not change oven temperature. Cook for fifteen minutes per pound. (Example: 20.2 pound bird would be: 20.2x15=303 minutes. 303/60=5.05, so you would need to cook the bird for five hours, and one to three minutes.).
• Take out of oven, and let rest for at least 15-30 minutes. The juices will need to settle back into the bird. If you cut it immediately, you will have a dry bird. Basting is only required when you overcook the meat (aka meat thermometer), or if you want a particular flavor to the turkey (basting with stock, juice of some sort, butter mixture, BBQ sauce, etc.) Turkey, when done well, may be nice with seasonings, but has a great flavor on its own. If you left in the meat thermometer, you should not see it pop out. The bird is still safe to eat and YUMMY!

MOM'S MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together lightly.
• Add to Mom's Spaghetti Sauce (posted here).
• Simmer 40 minutes.