Turkey Meatballs with Blue Cheese Horseradish Sauce are crunchy and moist with a hint of horseradish and Italian seasonings.
Turkey Meatballs with Blue Cheese & Horseradish
Meatball Bars are kind of the in thing lately, even at fancy dinner parties.
Here in Los Angeles, I’ve seen Meatball Bars at all kinds of Hollywood events. There are so many delicious flavors you can pack into a one bite meatball.
Thanks to Rachael Ray for the inspiration to adapt this recipe. I love this recipe because I can use either turkey or beef and still achieve a fantastic and unique flavor.
The Pink Horseradish Sauce will surely be the talk of any dinner party and will liven up the Meatball Bar.
Grate the Onion
Rather than mincing onion and garlic, I like to use a Medium Course Grater right over the bowl filled with turkey.
All the onion and garlic juice will fall into the mixture. Another way to make excellent meatballs is to use a food processor like you see here in my Instant Pot Greek Meatballs {Keftedes} recipe. It keeps the meatballs nice and tight.
Worcestershire Sauce helps give turkey a meaty flavor and oatmeal or whole grain nuggets help to retain moisture in the meatballs. Another delicious recipe made with ground turkey is my Pressure Cooker Turkey Meatloaf [Instant Pot]. It is very delicious and a favorite around here.
Crumble in some blue cheese, salt, pepper, an egg, fresh parsley, scoop of horseradish sauce and combine.
I like to put the turkey mixture in the refrigerator for about an hour, to give the ingredients a chance to incorporate.
Mix up the horseradish sauce and put it a covered container in the refrigerator until needed.
I like all my meatballs the same size and shape, so I use the KitchenAid Cookie Scooper.
It holds 1.5 Tablespoons and makes the perfect one bite meatball.
Use a a Cookie Scoop for Even Measuring
You should get approximately 40 meatballs, which fit perfectly on a Baker’s 1/2 Sheet Cookie Sheet.
Either line your pan with Parchment Paper, or use a Reusable Silicone Cookie Sheet Liner and save on waste!
Bake them in the oven for 30 minutes.
Serve with the horseradish sauce. This makes a great addition to any Meatball Bar!
More Meatball Recipes to Make:
- Pressure Cooker Italian Meatballs in Red Wine Sauce
- Hungryman (or Woman) Barbecue Meatballs
- Instant Pot Low Carb Margherita Pizza Meatballs
Kitchen Equipment and Essentials
- J.A. Henckels Classic 8 inch Chef’s Knife
- Amco Advanced Performance 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
- Culina Stackable (Dry) Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
- Anchor Hocking Glass (Liquid) Measuring Cups
- Rösle Stainless Steel Flat Whisk – a MUST have, probably my most used utensil
- Rachael Ray Stoneware EVOO Oil Dispensing Bottle
- Alton Brown Salt Box
- My FANTASTIC Teak Cutting & Charcuterie Board & Compartments
- 3.5 Quart Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl
- Microplane Artisan Fine Cheese Grater
- Cookie Scoop,
- 1/2 Cookie Sheet
- Reusable Silicone Baking Mat
- OXO Stainless Steel Tongs
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Turkey Meatballs with Blue Cheese Horseradish Sauce
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Meatballs
- 1 ½ pounds Ground Turkey
- 2 teaspoons Kosher Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- 3 to 4 Tablespoons Yellow/Brown Onion (or Shallot), grated
- 2 to 3 cloves Fresh Garlic grated/chopped
- ¼ cup Worcestershire Sauce
- ¾ cup Rolled Oats
- 1 Egg beaten
- 1 cup Blue Cheese smoked/dry and crumbled
- 3.5 Tablespoons Horseradish
- ½ cup Fresh Flat Leaf Parsley finely chopped
- 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Pink Horseradish Sauce
- 2 cups Sour Cream
- ½ cup Unsweetened Applesauce
- ¼ cup Breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup Chives minced
- 2 Tablespoons Fresh Flat Leaf Parsley finely chopped
- ¼ cup Horseradish with Beets
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Place beef in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
- Add onion/shallots, garlic, Worcestershire, breadcrumbs/panko, egg, blue cheese, horseradish, parsley and olive oil.
- Mix to combine and let chill for a few hours to develop flavors.
- Roll large, walnut-sized balls using oiled hands or a small scoop and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Roast to golden and crisp, about 30 minutes.
Blue Cheese Horseradish Sauce
- Combine all ingredients in bowl and let stand for breadcrumbs to soften.
- Blend on a low speed for a few seconds and then turn to high just for a second.
- Pour into a container and place in refrigerator to chill
Nutrition
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Turkey Meatballs with Blue Cheese & Horseradish
Can you recommend a subtitute for the smoked dry blue cheese? My family won’t eat it. Thank you.
What is a dry smoked blue cheese? Can you add a link to this product or can it be substituted with a regular blue cheese?
Can this be cooked in instant pot without sauce?