Sous wanted to make stuffed meatballs, so meatballs it is!
Safeway had ground turkey on sale, no limit so I stocked the freezer and held out two pounds for dinner.
Here's the base recipe. We doubled it and added a few things. We stuffed each ball with mozzarella. Also added some fresh herbs.
1 1/4 lbs ground chicken
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons onions, chopped
1/2 cup pecorino cheese (or Parmesan)
salt
pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon fennel seed
1 egg, whisked
1/2 lemon zest (zest from half a lemon)
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 (14 ounce) can pizza sauce
4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese (12 thin slices)
Preheat oven to 400°F, setting rack to upper third part of oven.
In a large bowl, using your hands, gently mix together first 11 ingredients.
Shape into lacrosse-ball size balls (that would be somewhere between golf and tennis) and place a few inches from each other on a foil-lined baking sheet.
In a small bowl, mix one spoonful of your pizza sauce with olive oil. Brush this mixture on top of each meatball. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes.
Remove meatballs from oven, spoon some sauce on top of each meatball, and cover each with a slice of cheese.
Broil another 3 to 5 minutes until cheese is bubbly and golden.
Heat remaining sauce in a small saucepan.
Serve meatballs with a dollop of sauce.
These can be done in the smoker too if you want. They take longer but are tasty.
Enjoy!!!!
Smoke away!!!
Safeway had ground turkey on sale, no limit so I stocked the freezer and held out two pounds for dinner.
Here's the base recipe. We doubled it and added a few things. We stuffed each ball with mozzarella. Also added some fresh herbs.
1 1/4 lbs ground chicken
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons onions, chopped
1/2 cup pecorino cheese (or Parmesan)
salt
pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon fennel seed
1 egg, whisked
1/2 lemon zest (zest from half a lemon)
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 (14 ounce) can pizza sauce
4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese (12 thin slices)
Preheat oven to 400°F, setting rack to upper third part of oven.
In a large bowl, using your hands, gently mix together first 11 ingredients.
Shape into lacrosse-ball size balls (that would be somewhere between golf and tennis) and place a few inches from each other on a foil-lined baking sheet.
In a small bowl, mix one spoonful of your pizza sauce with olive oil. Brush this mixture on top of each meatball. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes.
Remove meatballs from oven, spoon some sauce on top of each meatball, and cover each with a slice of cheese.
Broil another 3 to 5 minutes until cheese is bubbly and golden.
Heat remaining sauce in a small saucepan.
Serve meatballs with a dollop of sauce.
These can be done in the smoker too if you want. They take longer but are tasty.
Enjoy!!!!
Smoke away!!!
