Thanksgiving Dinner Turkey Meatballs
- 1 1/3 lbs ground turkey breast
- 1 egg
- 6 slices bread (day old, divided)
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup celery (finely diced)
- 2 teaspoons parsley (dried or fresh)
- 1/4 teaspoon thyme (dried or fresh)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper (white or black)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons shallots, chopped
- 1/2 lb mushroom, sliced
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can low fat reduced-sodium cream of mushroom soup
- 1/4 cup water
- Place ground turkey in a bowl.
- In a separate small bowl, take 3 slices of bread and soak in milk until soft, wring out some of the milk and pulverize over the ground turkey.
- Cut the other 3 slices of bread into a small cube (reserve to add last).
- Saute the celery in olive oil, remove the celery from the oil and add to the turkey with the next 5 ingredients (leave oil in the pan to fry meatballs).
- Mix thoroughly (do not overmix).
- Fold in the cubed bread.
- Wet your hands and roll balls approximately the size of golf balls.
- Cook on med-low heat until nicely browned on all sides, transfer to plate to keep warm.
- For the sauce and to finish:
- Turn heat up on pan to medium, add additional olive oil to pan. When hot, add mushrooms and shallots.
- Saute until mushrooms begin to give up their liquids.
- Stir in cream of mushroom soup and water until incorporated.
- Return meatballs to sauce to heat through and/or finish cooking.
ground turkey, egg, bread, milk, olive oil, celery, parsley, thyme, poultry seasoning, salt, pepper, olive oil, shallots, mushroom, cream of mushroom soup, water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/thanksgiving-dinner-turkey-meatballs-286259 (may not work)