Mozzarella-Stuffed Pesto Turkey Meatballs

"Mini Meatballs made with turkey and baked. From Better Homes & Gardens."
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
13
Yields:
36 Meatballs
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • In a bowl, place ground turkey, chopped onion, minced garlic, egg, bread crumbs, cheese, pesto, chopped parsley, milk, salt and pepper.
  • Mix until combined.
  • Form turkey mixture into meatballs, approximately 1 3/4 inch in diameter.
  • Stuff a mozzarella cheese cube into each meatball and seal the meat around the cheese so it can't leak out.
  • Arrange on a nonstick baking sheet and drizzle with the olive oil. Bake for approximately 30 minutes.
  • Serve with marinara sauce if desired.

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Reviews

  1. Hands down the best meatballs I've ever had in my life. No kidding! I can't believe how good it tastes. I served it for some coworkers last night and they told it was the first thing they thought about when they woke up this morning. Lol. I used Recipe #116412 for this recipe. I made extra and just put it on the pasta. So simple and so great tasting. Thank you very much for sharing this one of a kind mouthful of deliciousness.
     
  2. Great taste and a breeze to throw together in a hurry. I halved the recipe and got 24 healthy-sized meatballs. They held together well during the rolling and stuffing. Mine were dead ready after 15 minutes of convection baking time. Even though I liberally sprayed my baking pan, sticking was a real issue. I was surprised considering the oil in the pesto and my generous EVOO drizzle but so is the nature of cooking ground turkey. We ate a some for dinner alongside recipe #188400 and I froze the rest as part of my planned leftovers campaign. (Cooking for 2 is a PITA!) These meatballs will be a welcome addition to future meals. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
     
  3. I actually made this using ground chicken, this mixture needed more than 1 cup to hold together, I did increase the garlic and used seasoned salt and added in black pepper, with change from turkey to chicken this recipe it turned out great, I am going to try it with turkey next time, thanks for sharing!...Kitten :)
     
  4. Great! Everyone loved them! Used recipe #54348 and homemade pesto. Will definitely make these again, even my husband who hates turkey thought they were great. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
     
  5. Thank you Brenda! I made some fresh pesto with basil from my garden and this was the perfect way to use some of it. Everyone in my family from the 2 year old to my picky husband and my parents loved this dish! I'm making it tomorrow night with my gourmet cooking club as an appetizer.
     
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Tweaks

  1. I cut the recipe in half, subbed panko GF breadcrumbs, and hemp milk for regular milk added a bit more pesto (mostly because I had it and didn't want to waste it) and placed the mozzarella in the middle of the meatball. The success of the mozzarella was a bit mixed. The larger the square the better it seemed. But I didn't feel that the mozzarella gave much to the recipe other than novelty so I will leave it out next time. It was flavorful and delicious.
     

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