🦃 Turkey Meatball Turkeys – Adorable Thanksgiving Appetizer That Tastes Amazing

Ingredients

• • 1 ⅞ lb ground turkey
• • ⅞ cup breadcrumbs
• • 1 egg, beaten
• • ⅞ cup milk
• • 1 ⅞ tsp garlic powder
• • 1 ⅞ tsp onion powder
• • 1 ⅞ tsp dried oregano
• • 1 ⅞ tsp dried basil
• • ⅞ tsp salt
• • ⅞ tsp black pepper
• • 30 ⅞ mini pretzel sticks
• • 30 ⅞ candy corn pieces
• • 30 ⅞ olive halves
• • 30 toothpicks

Instructions

1. 1

   In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, breadcrumbs, egg, milk, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. Mix until well combined. Chill the mixture for 15-20 minutes to make shaping easier.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

3. 3

   Roll the turkey mixture into 30 small balls (about 1 inch in diameter). Place them on the prepared baking sheet, leaving space between each. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through.

4. 4

   While the meatballs cool, prepare the turkey features: cut pretzel sticks into 2-inch tail feathers, and set aside candy corn and olive halves.

5. 5

   Once meatballs are cooled, insert a pretzel stick as the tail feather into the back of each. Use a toothpick to secure the candy corn as the beak and an olive half as the eye. Repeat for all meatballs.