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1
pound lean ground beef or ground turkey
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1/2
cup soft bread crumbs
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1
egg, lightly beaten
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2
tablespoons minced onion
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Crusty bread slices
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3
ounces crumbled blue cheese
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Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
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1
recipe Balsamic-Apple Chutney, (recipe below)
1. Line a 15x10x1-inch baking pan with foil and lightly coat with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. In a medium bowl combine ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, onion, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Mix to combine. Shape meat mixture into a 8x4-inch rectangle on waxed paper. Cut into 1-inch squares. Roll each portion into a ball and place in prepared pan.
2. Broil meatballs 4 to 5 inches from heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until internal temperature of meatballs reaches 160 degrees F.
3. Gently toss meatballs with chutney. Serve with crusty bread slices. Sprinkle with blue cheese and parsley. Makes 4 servings.
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2
tablespoons olive oil
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1 1/2
cups chopped onions
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1/2
teaspoon kosher salt
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3
Granny Smith Apples
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1/3
cup balsamic vinegar
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2
tablespoons honey
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2/3
cup water
In large nonstick skillet heat olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped onions and kosher salt. Cook over medium to medium-high heat about 10 minutes, stirring frequently, just until golden. Add Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and chopped; balsamic vinegar; and honey to skillet. Cook over medium heat, uncovered, until most of the liquid has evaporated. Add water to skillet; simmer, covered 20 minutes or until apples are tender.
- Servings Per Recipe 4,
- Calories 678,
- Protein (gm) 31,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 66,
- Fat, total (gm) 33,
- Cholesterol (mg) 33,
- Saturated fat (gm) 12,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 15,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 2,
- Trans fatty acid (gm) 1,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 3,
- Sugar, total (gm) 42,
- Vitamin A (IU) 340,
- Vitamin C (mg) 10,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 7,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 1,
- Folate (µg) 101,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 3,
- Sodium (mg) 1336,
- Potassium (mg) 672,
- Calcium (DV %) 202,
- Iron (DV %) 4,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Quite delicious and well worth the time and effort. I used super lean ground beef exactly as directed, but I like things a bit on the exciting side so for the Chutney I added 1/4 tsp each of cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and curry. It was fabulous! Also I only had Feta cheese on hand, tried that and loved it. Corn on the cob and a small tossed salad made a great meal.
5/21/2011 09:52:02 PM Report AbuseNext time I may actually try the chutney, but happened to have 1/2 a bottle of Hot Mango, 1 bottle each Apple Curry & Cranberry Chutney that I used with a double recipe of the meatballs (no salt or pepper added). Also cooked them on the stovetop. My 24 year old home for dinner was skeptical, but we all enjoyed this unusual dish. The balance of the flavor of the blue cheese with the sweet/sour of the chutney was great. Served it with some Nan, basmati rice and frozen mixed vegetables.
5/1/2011 06:47:15 PM Report AbuseI loved this dish! The trick for making the meatballs is just perfect. I used gorganzola as blue has been a little strong for me recently. I would reduce the amount of chutney or increase the amount of meatballs as there seemed to be too much of it. This does seem to be a rich dish so I would recommend a side dish to compliment the meal.
4/21/2011 10:40:18 AM Report AbuseMade this last night. First time I've ever bought ground turkey. But it won't be the last. It was absolutely delicious! My 20-yr old son was out all night playing basketball and came home at 6AM and had a huge plate of them.
4/1/2011 06:43:43 AM Report Abuse