pesto green tomato turkey balls
Great for parties, snacking or for a meal! These meatballs came about when my sister and I decided to do a meatball cookbook. My family is my testers and they seemed to love these!
prep time
20 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
yield
eight
Ingredients
- 0.5 ounce pesto sauce mix
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper
- 1 medium green tomato, diced
- 1 tablespoon spice world roasted garlic
- 3 ounces package of french fried onions, crushed
- 1/2 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
- 1 medium egg, beatened
- CAESAR PESTO SAUCE
- 1/2 cup caesar dressing
- 2 tablespoons pesto
How To Make pesto green tomato turkey balls
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Step 1Make pesto according to package, set aside. Preheat oven to 400 and spray a cookie sheet with oil.
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Step 2In a large bowl add the ground turkey, salt and pepper, tomato, garlic, french fried onions and the cheese.
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Step 3Knead together with hands. In a small bowl add the egg and two tablepoons of pesto. Set rest of pesto aside.
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Step 4Add the egg mixture to the turkey and knead once again. Make 22 balls and place on prepared sheet. bake 15 minutes, then baste tops with pesto. Bake 15 minutes longer and baste one more time. Bake 5 more minutes.
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Step 5In a small bowl combine the dressing and the pesto. Chill 15 minutes.
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Category:
Turkey
Category:
Other Sauces
Category:
Meat Appetizers
Tag:
#Healthy
Method:
Bake
Culture:
English
Ingredient:
Spice/Herb/Seasoning
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