By Traeger Kitchen
6 Reviews
Our turkey jalapeño meatballs are the perfect mash-up of heat and sweet. Grill them to golden brown on the Traeger & dip ‘em in sweet cranberry glaze.
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Pellets
1/4 Cup | milk |
1/2 Cup | breadcrumbs |
1 1/4 Pound | Turkey, ground |
1/2 Teaspoon | garlic salt |
1 Teaspoon | onion powder |
1 Teaspoon | salt |
1/2 Teaspoon | ground black pepper |
1/4 | Worcestershire sauce |
1 Pinch | cayenne pepper |
1 Large | egg, beaten |
1 Whole | jalapeño, seeded and diced |
1 Cup | Cranberry sauce, jellied |
1/2 Cup | Marmalade, Orange |
1/2 Cup | chicken broth |
To Taste | salt and pepper |
Step 1
In a separate small bowl, combine the milk and bread crumbs.
1/4 Cup milk
1/2 Cup breadcrumbs
Step 2
In a large bowl, mix together turkey, garlic salt, onion powder, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, egg and jalapeños.
1 1/4 Pound Turkey, ground
1/2 Teaspoon garlic salt
1 Teaspoon onion powder
1 Teaspoon salt
1/2 Teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 Worcestershire sauce
1 Pinch cayenne pepper
1 Large egg, beaten
1 Whole jalapeño, seeded and diced
Step 3
Add the bread crumb milk mixture to the bowl and combine. Cover with plastic and refrigerate for up to 1 hour.
Step 4
When ready to cook, set the grill temperature to 350°F and preheat, lid closed for 15 minutes
Step 5
Roll the turkey mixture into balls, about one tablespoon each and place the meatballs in a single layer on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Step 6
Cook meatballs until they start to brown, flipping occasionally until they reach an internal temperature of 175 degrees F and all sides are browned (about 20 minutes).
350 ˚F / 177 ˚C
175 ˚F / 79 ˚C
Step 7
Glaze: Combine cranberry sauce, marmalade, chicken broth, and jalapeños and cook over medium heat in a small saucepan on the stovetop. Cook until ingredients are incorporated.
1 Cup Cranberry sauce, jellied
1/2 Cup Marmalade, Orange
1/2 Cup chicken broth
To Taste salt and pepper
Step 8
Half way through meatball cook time, brush the meatballs with the cranberry glaze.
Step 9
Transfer meatballs to a serving dish with cranberry glaze on the side. Serve immediately. Enjoy!
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