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The Looneyspoon‘s Janet and Greta Podleski show us a meatball recipe perfect for hors d’oeuvres at your next holiday party.

Ingredients:

1-1/2 lbs ground turkey or chicken

½ cup unseasoned dry bread crumbs

1/3 cup finely minced or grated onions

¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

1 egg

½ tsp garlic powder

½ tsp dried marjoram

¼ tsp salt

¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper

1 can (19 oz) jellied cranberry sauce

¼ cup hickory or chipotle barbecue sauce (smoky)

2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 tsp reduced-sodium soy sauce

1 tsp grated orange zest

Method:

1)     In a large bowl, mix together ground turkey, bread crumbs, onions, parsley, egg, garlic powder, marjoram, salt and pepper.

2)    Form mixture into bite-sized meatballs, about 1 to 1-1/2 inches in diameter. You should end up with about 45 meatballs.

3)    Place meatballs on a baking sheet that has been lightly coated with cooking spray.

4)    Bake at 400°F for 12 to 15 minutes or until cooked through. Stir meatballs once, halfway through cooking time, to brown sides.

5)    Remove from oven and transfer to a large pot.

6)    To make sauce – in a small saucepan, combine cranberry sauce, barbecue sauce, lemon juice, soy sauce and orange zest. Cook over medium heat until cranberry sauce is melted and mixture is bubbly, about 5 minutes.

7)    Pour sauce over meatballs and stir gently until all meatballs are coated with sauce. Cover and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

8)    Serve hot.

Makes 45 meatballs.

Courtesy Janet and Greta Podleski, www.janetandgreta.com