50+ Best Christmas Dinner Ideas
These Christmas dinner ideas will surely bring a little extra sparkle to your dinner table! You’ll find festive appetizers, colorful holiday sides, and stunning holiday mains like these maple mustard turkey meatballs!
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
For The Meatballs
- 1½ pound ground turkey
- 1 large egg lightly beaten
- ½ onion finely chopped
- ¼ cup almond flour
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 ½ teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 ½ teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
For The Sauce
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ¼ cup Dijon mustard
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- extra fresh rosemary and thyme for garnish
Instructions
- Make turkey mixture. To a large bowl, add the turkey, egg, onion, almond flour, garlic, rosemary, thyme, salt, and pepper. Use your hands to mix everything together, until fully combined.
- Form meatballs. Measure out 1 1⁄2 tablespoons of mixture (or use a medium cookie scoop) and roll the mixture between your hands, forming approximately 30 meatballs. Place the meatballs on a plate.
- Pan sear meatballs. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large pan on medium heat. Add half of the meatballs to the pan and brown on all sides, about 5 to 8 minutes. Remove the first batch of meatballs to a plate, add another tablespoon of oil to the pan, and repeat with the remaining half of meatballs. Once the second meatballs are cooked, remove them to the plate as well.
- Make the sauce. Deglaze the pan by adding the chicken broth, and use a spatula to scrape up any bits off the bottom. Then add the Dijon mustard, maple syrup, and mayonnaise. Whisk everything together and let the sauce simmer until it's creamy.
- Serve. Add the meatballs back to the pan and warm through. Garnish with additional fresh chopped herbs before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 315kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 617mg | Potassium: 451mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 104IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 2mg