Southwestern Mini Turkey Meatballs
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Serves: 72
 
Bite–sized meatballs served with a spicy, creamy salsa dip. Makes enough for a party!
Ingredients
  • 2 lbs ground turkey (we used ground turkey breast to help reduce some of the fat and calories)
  • 1 cup finely crushed tortilla chips
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups Dannon® Oikos® Plain Greek Nonfat Yogurt
  • ½ cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 cup prepared (jar) picante sauce or salsa, divided
  • 1 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed
  • 1 cup black beans
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp ground chipotle chili powder, divided
Instructions
  1. Directions
  2. In a bowl Mix together yogurt, salsa, cumin and chipotle chili powder. Set 1½ cups aside in the refrigerator.
  3. In another bowl mix together turkey, crushed chips, egg, remaining seasoned yogurt, cilantro, corn, black beans. Using a small scoop spoon, make tablespoon sized balls, and place on a lightly greased shallow baking sheet and bake in a preheated 400 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.
  4. Serve meat balls on shredded lettuce with reserved sauce for dipping.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 meatball Calories: 25 Fat: 0 g Carbohydrates: 2 g Sodium: 49 mg Protein: 3 g
Recipe by Nutrition Twins at https://www.nutritiontwins.com/southwestern-mini-turkey-meatballs/