Turkey-Applesauce Meatballs With Cranberries
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 8 ounces extra-wide egg noodles
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Meatballs
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 1⁄2 cups corn flakes, coarsely crushed
- 1⁄2 cup applesauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme
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Cranberries
- 1 1⁄2 cups cranberries
- 2⁄3 cup water
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
directions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Line a 15-1/2" x 10-1/2" jelly-roll pan with foil; grease foil.
- Heat 4-quart saucepan of water to boiling over high heat.
- In large bowl, combine turkey, cornflake crumbs, applesauce, salt, and thyme just until blended. With hands, shape turkey mixture by 1/4 cups into twelve 2-inch meatballs.
- Place meatballs, 1 inch apart, in prepared jelly-roll pan. Roast meatballs 15 minutes or just until they lose their pink color throughout.
- Meanwhile, add noodles to boiling water and cook as label directs.
- Drain noodles; set aside. In same saucepan, combine cranberries, water and sugar. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat; cook 5 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in Dijon mustard.
- To serve, divide egg noodles among 4 dinner plates; top with meatballs and cranberry mixture.
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