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Slow Cooker Turkey Meatballs
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📋 Slow Cooker Cranberry Turkey Meatballs Recipe

These easy Slow Cooker Cranberry Turkey Meatballs are the perfect healthy holiday appetizer, made in your crock-pot with a simple cranberry BBQ sauce. They are quick to make, festive, and Weight Watchers friendly.
Course Appetizer, dinner, Snack
Cuisine American, Canadian, North American
Keyword cranberry sauce, slow cooker, turkey meatballs
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 20 minutes
Servings 30 meatballs
Calories 78kcal
Author Terri Gilson

Equipment

Ingredients

Sauce ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups canned cranberry sauce 348 ml can
  • â…” cup Your favorite BBQ sauce * I use President's Choice Gourmet BBQ sauce (from Superstore)

Meatball ingredients

  • 1 egg white
  • 2 lb lean ground turkey (900 g) )
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 2 teaspoon orange zest
  • 1 teaspoon reduced sodium soy sauce
  • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 cup fine bread crumbs

Garnish

  • additional crushed red pepper flakes
  • additional chopped green onion
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Instructions

  • Spray slow cooker with non stick spray.
  • Place egg white in bowl, beat lightly and add ground turkey, bread crumbs, minced garlic, red pepper flakes, green onion, orange zest, and soy sauce. Mix well and shape into 30 balls. *You can use a small cookie scoop to do this, if you prefer.
  • Add meatballs to bottom of slow cooker.
  • Combine canned cranberry sauce in a bowl with BBQ sauce and pour over meatballs.
  • Cook on low in slow cooker for 3- 3.5 hours until meatballs are cooked through. The internal temperature should read 165 degrees F (or 74 degrees C).
  • Keep warm until ready to serve. Can be reheated prior to serving.

Garnish

  • Garnish with additional chopped green onions and crushed red pepper flakes, as desired.

Notes

Storage:
    • These crockpot cranberry turkey meatballs can be stored with the sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
    • This recipe freezes well for up to 3 months.
    • To reheat: Simply defrost the frozen meatballs and warm in the microwave
Variations & Substitutions:
  • Cranberry Sauce- you can use canned or homemade cranberry sauce
  • BBQ Sauce - you can use any type of BBQ sauce you prefer, but I do NOT recommend using one with hickory flavor
  • Ground Turkey - you could substitute ground chicken

Nutrition

Calories: 78kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 111mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 36IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg
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