Honey Mustard Turkey Balls with Honey Mustard Yogurt Dip!
Mouthwatering honey mustard flavored turkey balls with Goldfish crackers and an accompanying honey-mustard yogurt dip! Get ready for these to put a smile on YOUR face!
Oh-me-oh-my! We are already one week into 2015 and I have yet to make any New Year Resolutions…though, after the last couple of years, I am thinking I might need to resolve to NOT make any new resolutions! Last year, being tired of not knowing anything about the shows people at the water cooler were taking about, I resolved to watch more TV. But, other than a Friday Night Lights marathon (while snacking on Sweet Potato Pancakes and Goldfish crackers and Brownies), I failed miserably. I still have no idea why Orange has to be the New Black (why can’t it be blue?) or what “Bad” is actually being “Broken”…is there a word or two missing between Breaking and Bad?
At this point, I think I know more about football plays than TV shows and when my daughter grabs the remote to switch channels when commercials come on during a football game – I grab the last Brownie and threaten to eat it as I hand wrestle her for the remote! Yes, food can be a great negotiator!
Speaking of wrestling, when I picked up some Goldfish crackers for snacking during the Big Game, I kept wrestling with an idea to use them in turkey-balls, with honey and mustard! At first, even I thought Goldfish crackers and turkey were an odd combination! When I mentioned it to my daughter, she thought I had finally lost it – “mom you’re bonkers” were her exact words!
But, I threw caution to the wind and figured oh what the heck – if these don’t turn out so good, I will just stick to brownies! But, when these Turkey Balls laced with Goldfish crackers popped out of the oven, their smell enticed us to risk tongue damage by scarfing one down pronto! Even without an accompanying dip AND piping hot, these were fantastic!
If you decide to make these and have little helpers around, you could get them to smash up the Goldfish crackers. They say “there is transformative power behind a little smile” and these turkey balls laced with Goldfish crackers, and honey and mustard will surely leave you smiling!
Ingredients
For The Turkey Balls
- 1.25 lbs of ground turkey
- 1 cup Whole Grain Goldfish crackers
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 egg
- 1/2 a large onion or 1 small one – finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon dried or fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
For The Dip
- 3 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- For The Turkey Balls
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
- Place the Goldfish in a plastic bag and using a rolling pin, smash it up to resemble bread crumbs
- Place the turkey, Goldfish, garlic, egg, onion, spicy brown mustard, honey, parsley, salt, and pepper in a bowl and mix well
- Form into balls and place on a foil-lined baking tray and bake for 30 minutes
- For the Dip Mix the yogurt, honey and mustard together and enjoy with the turkey balls
I totally miss goldfish! One of my favorite childhood snacks!
Rebecca – have you tried the pretzel ones? They so appeal to my semi-grown up state 😉
i love goldfish crackers but have never thought of incorporating them into this. yum! i just usually stick my hand in the bag and gorge on the cheesy yumminess.
– laura from http://scribblesandsass.com
Thank you Laura – I so appreciate your sweet comment- thanks so much for stopping by…
LOVE the idea of adding Goldfish crackers to meatballs — so unique and creative! And I bet they add tons of flavor. I can’t say I’ve made many resolutions either, but I do have a few post-baby pounds to lose…. Lol
Thanks so much Ashley!
I know how I can help you with your goal – just box up all those delicious brownies and cakes and muffins you make and send them to ME!!! 🙂
Goldfish are such an addictive snack, aren’t they? Gotta eat them by the handful! Never thought to use them as an ingredient, though. Love the idea of these turkey balls! Very creative — thanks.
Thanks so much John!
Goldfish laced meatballs… now there’s something I wish my mom tried when I wouldn’t eat my spaghetti as a little kid — awesome idea, Shashi! And I wish I could help you on the resolution front, but I’m still ironing mine out as well. I might give up on that idea and go the “one word” route instead, where you pick a word to motivate everything you do throughout the entire year. Seems like a good idea 🙂
Thanks Amanda! I love your idea of a motivating word a day! Such a BRILLIANT IDEA!!!
Btw, not entirely the same as a motivating word a day – but, I saw a video on Huffington Post last night of this time lapsed video this chap did with a word a day that he strung together at the end of 365 days, I thought it was pretty interesting – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/06/ben-schmidt-timelapse_n_6425314.html
How interesting! Didn’t know such creativity existed for the life of the little fish. Cool!
Have a beautiful Wednesday!
Thanks so much Melanie! Hope you have a beautiful Wednesday too!
GOLDFISH IN TURKEY BALLS? This is pure genius! It’s like my favorite childhood snack is now pleasing my healthy, adult-person taste buds. And that honey mustard yogurt dip? Gimme dat. Pinned!
Haha – Oh thanks so much Taylor! You, my friend, are way too kind!
Haha…I haven’t watched any of the shows you mentioned, but I bet your daughter and I could have one heck of an awesome conversation about football! Also, this has to be one of the most unique ways to use Goldfish crackers ever! I love Goldfish (esp the pretzel version), and I’m pretty sure I’ll be grabbing those next time I go to Walmart now. 🙂
Thanks so much David!
You know, my original plan was to use the pretzel Goldfish crackers in these turkey balls, but I couldn’t find them in the large pkg – them pretzel ones are my favorite too!
These Turkey Balls look so good! I Bet the goldfish gives a nice cheesy flavor! Yum
Thanks so much! Yes – cheesy and salty!
Haha I like your commentary on current tv…although I must say I do watch my fair share of it! I love that you just went with your gut instinct on this one. These sound great!
Thanks so much Joanne! I think I might need you to give me the Cliffs notes version of Breaking Bad and Orange is the New Black… 🙂
YES to turkey balls! Lol to watching more TV as your resolution…. I think you’re the minority in that one! Like most people should probably watch way less..
Haha – I know I am in the minority – it’s sad really, my idea of a dream evening is lounging around watching tv without a thing to do – but life seems to always keep me too busy for it! 🙂
This sounds awesome! 😀 I’ve never thought of using goldfish crackers in meatballs! <3
Thanks so much Farrah!
A fantastic recipe, Shashi. My husband loves dishes made with ground meat. The Greek yogurt dip looks great too.
Thanks so much Angie!
We have a package of goldfish in our pantry lucky for us so we can try your recipe!
Bobbie – I don’t know if they are available there yet, but Goldfish Puffs are gluten free!
Lovely recipe! I’ve been thinking lately of trying to make some kind of meat balls from ground Turkey and you’ve beaten me to it here Sashi! This recipe sounds amazing and as for the dip……. I love the combination! 😀
Thanks so much Neil – In our house, we do love our ground turkey (and, sometimes chicken) balls 🙂
LOL! So funny. I have yet to watch Friday Night Lights, but I’ve watched Orange and Breaking Bad. Hope you enjoy both when you do. They are goooooood. Also, I love these clever Honey Mustard Turkey Balls. Nice job!
Thanks so much Sean! I am gonna try to catch at least one episode of each of those before the year is up – fingers crossed! Happy Wednesday!