Easy 20-min. Jalapeño Turkey Meatballs
Jalapeño Turkey Meatball. Juicy tender meatball packed with savory chive flavors and a spicy kick of jalapenos. These quick and easy meatball recipe requires no rolling at all to make life simpler! Ready in 20 minutes with simple ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil for cooking
Meatball Mixture:
- 1 lb ground turkey or ground chicken, pork or beef
- 1 egg
- 1 Jalapeño pepper finely minced
- ¼ cup fresh chives finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon garlic minced
- ⅓ cup breadcrumbs you can use Italian or Japanese panko breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine ground turkey and the other meatball mixture ingredients as listed above with a fork. Mix well.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large pan on medium heat. Using two spoons, take some of the turkey mixture and create a flat meatball. Transfer meatballs into the hot oil.
- Cook meatballs in a single layer until golden brown and crispy on each side and cooked through. Avoid overcrowding the pan to ensure each one is cooked through. Turkey is safe to consume when the internal temperature is 165 degrees F with a cooking thermometer.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 566mg | Potassium: 316mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 142IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg