Grilled Turkey Meatball Kebabs
Equipment
- 8 Wooden or metal skewers*
Ingredients
- 1 pound 93% Lean ground Turkey
- ½ cup plain bread crumbs
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- Kosher salt & pepper
- 3 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 red bell pepper cut into 2 inch pieces
- 1 Vidalia onion cut into 2 inch pieces
- ½ eggplant cut into 1 inch cubes skin on
- Filippo Berio Olive oil for drizzling
- 8 Wooden or metal skewers*
Instructions
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
- Prepare meatballs: In a large bowl combine ground turkey, breadcrumbs, egg, Italian seasoning, cumin, salt & pepper, garlic. Mix well.
- Form mixture into 1 inch meatballs.
- Thread meatballs, pepper, onion and eggplant onto each wooden skewer, alternating ingredients.
- Drizzle each skewers with olive oil. Grill on medium high heat, about 5 to 6 minutes per side. Transfer skewers to a plate and serve with lemon wedges or salsa.
- *If using wooden skewers, soak them in water for about 15 minutes before threading with ingredients.
Notes
131 calories; 6.5g carbohydrate; 6.5g fat; 13g carbohydrate; 119mg sodium; 2g fiber
Recipe by: Jacqueline Gomes, MBA, RDN
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