Honey Chipotle Meatballs

These Honey Chipotle Meatballs are a delicious appetizer full of sweet, smoky, and spicy flavors. Pair these homemade turkey and sausage meatballs with rice for a quick and easy dinner.

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword homemade meatballs, honey chipotle meatballs, meatballs

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings

Calories 216kcal

Author Emily Grace

Ingredients

Meatballs:

1 lb ground turkey
1/2 lb hot breakfast sausage
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1 egg

Glaze:

2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, chopped
2 tsp cider vinegar

For Frying:

1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a medium bowl, mix together turkey, sausage, garlic, salt, ground pepper, bread crumbs, and egg until combined (do not over-mix).
Form into 16 equal meatballs. (See the image above how I scored the meat to make this step easier.)
In a small bowl, stir together honey, chiles, and vinegar.
In a large ovenproof skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high. Add meatballs and cook until browned on all sides, 10 to 12 minutes.
Transfer skillet to oven and bake 5-7 minutes.
Remove from oven, turn the meatballs and pour the honey mixture over them.
Return skillet to oven and bake until liquid is reduced and meatballs are glazed, about 5-7 minutes, swirling glaze again halfway through.

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