Chipotle Turkey Meatballs

Continuing my quest to find the perfect holiday appetizer I started asking people what they like to see at their holiday parties. Aside from Holiday sweaters of course. According to the majority of the people I talk to, it just isn’t a holiday cocktail party without meatballs. There were suggestions of sweet n’ sour meatballs, BBQ meatballs,  sausage meatballs, Swedish meatballs. It seemed like just about every corner of the world was covered. But I decided to tackle a Mexican inspired one since it was the one flavor profile that no one mentioned. What can I say, I like a challenge.

It wasn’t until this year that I started using chipotle in every dish that I could. I don’t know what took me so long to embrace this smoky, spicy pepper but now that I have I cannot get enough of it. You don’t need a lot to kick up a dish. In this recipe I only use one chipotle pepper for 1 pound of turkey. The meatballs were a little spicy but nothing that most people couldn’t handle. If you want to add a little more spice feel free to add one more chipotle pepper. If you’re a glutton for punishment then add 3 more. At least maybe the dipping sauce will help cool you off.

Chipotle Turkey Meatballs

Turkey meatballs get a kick from some chipotle pepper with a cool sour cream chipotle dipping sauce.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Easy Appetizer Recipes

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 20 Servings

Ingredients

  

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Chipotle Turkey Meatballs Ingredients:

• ▢ 1 pound ground turkey
• ▢ 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
• ▢ 1 egg beaten
• ▢ 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce chopped
• ▢ 1 teaspoon adobo sauce from chipotle pepper can
• ▢ 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon cumin
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• ▢ canola oil

Dipping Sauce Ingredients:

• ▢ 1/4 cup sour cream
• ▢ 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• ▢ 1 teaspoon lime juice
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vinegar
• ▢ 1 1/2 teaspoons of the adobo sauce from the chipotle peppers
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

 

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  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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  Combine all of the ingredients for the meatballs, except canola oil, in a bowl. Mix well. Roll into about 20 meatballs.
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  Heat a thin layer of canola oil in a pan over medium heat. Once hot, fry meatballs until browned on all sides. Fry in batches if necessary. Transfer browned meatballs to a baking dish and finish baking in the oven until cooked through. About 10 - 15 minutes.
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  While the meatballs are cooking combine all of the ingredients for the dipping sauce in a bowl. Mix well.
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  Once meatballs are cooked through, place toothpicks in the top (if desired) transfer to a serving platter and serve with dipping sauce.

Notes

Enjoy!

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