Mozzarellastuffedpestoturkeymeatballs Recipes

MOZZARELLA-STUFFED PESTO TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• 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.

PESTO TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a sheet pan.
• Combine turkey, bread crumbs, pesto, Pecorino Romano cheese, egg, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl and mix with your hands until well combined.
• Roll mixture into small, walnut-sized meatballs. Place onto the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the centers, 20 to 25 minutes.

MOZZARELLA STUFFED TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• pre-heat over to 400F degrees.
• cut mozzarella cheese into very small cubes.
• mix breadcrumbs (I use pepperage farms herb crusted stuffing mix) and cayenne pepper in large bowl.
• add 1 egg and minced garlic to breadcrumbs.
• fold in ground turkey.
• may need to add more breadcrumbs to desired texture.
• roll meatballs to about 1 inch size.
• make hole in each meatball and add small cube of mozzarella cheese to middle, then pinch meat around and roll to fully cover cheese.
• Place on lighty greased baking pan.
• bake at 400F degrees for 15-20 minutes, or until meatballs fully cooked.