Mozzarella Stuffed Pesto Turkey Meatballs 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.

PESTO BAKED TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F
• In a large mixing bowl combine ground turkey, egg, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and dried basil
• Use your hands to combine this mixture thoroughly
• Take 1/4 cup of the pesto and spread a thin layer along the bottom of a 10×10 square baking dish
• Form 16 meatball by taking 2 tbsp of the turkey meatball mixture for each meatball
• Arrange the 16 meatballs in the baking dish
• Pour the remaining 3/4 cup of pesto over the meatballs ensuring each one is covered
• Bake in the oven for 25 minutes
• Then remove from the oven, add the mozzarella cheese and bake for an additional 5 minutes or until the cheese melts
• Allow to cool slightly and serve with noodles or veggies!

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.

TURKEY PESTO MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a large baking pan with cooking spray.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Add spinach; mix until fully cooked, 3 to 5 minutes.
• In the meantime, combine turkey, pesto, egg whites, oatmeal, Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Add onion-spinach mixture and mix well. Shape mixture into balls using an ice cream scoop. Place in the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, 30 to 35 minutes.

MOZZARELLA-STUFFED PESTO TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place the ground turkey, onion, garlic, egg, bread crumbs, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, parsley, pesto, milk, salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Mix until evenly blended, then form into 1 3/4-inch meatballs. Make a hole in the meatball with your finger and place a cheese cube in the hole. Seal the meatball around the cheese and place on a nonstick baking sheet. Drizzle the olive oil over the meatballs. Bake in the preheated oven until the meatballs are no longer pink in the center, about 30 minutes. Heat the marinara sauce in a saucepan over low heat. Bring to a simmer, and place the baked meatballs in the marinara sauce for about 2 minutes.