Juicy grilled turkey meatballs stuffed with olives and feta! Makes a delicious dinner, but also great served as an appetizer!
Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Cook Time 15 minutesmins
Total Time 25 minutesmins
Ingredients
FOR THE TURKEY MEATBALLS
1poundground turkey meat, 95% lean
1/3cupplain panko crumbs or plain bread crumbs
1/2cupcrumbled fat free feta cheese
1/2cupchopped STAR Reduced Sodium Pimiento Stuffed Olives
2green onions, cut into thin slices (trim the tops and ends and discard)
3garlic cloves, minced
1/4cupchopped fresh parsley
1teaspoonItalian seasoning
salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
1large egg, lightly beaten
FOR THE SKEWERS
8to 10 bamboo skewers
green, red, and orange pepper, cut into 1-inch squares (I use the mini bell peppers)
Instructions
Heat a grill to medium-high.
In a large mixing bowl combine turkey meat, bread crumbs, feta, olives, green onions, garlic, parsley, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and egg; mix well to combine.
With moistened hands, shape mixture into 16 meatballs, about 2 inches in diameter.
Thread the meatballs and peppers alternately onto skewers.
Lightly oil the grates of the grill.
Place the meatball skewers on the grill and cook for 12 to 15 minutes, rotating about every 3 minutes to cook evenly. Meatballs should be just cooked through, but not overcooked.
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.