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
yummy recipe…Love to try the dip.I guess yogurt,mustard and honey make a great combination which cant resist!
Happy New Year 2015!
I am so intrigued by this!
You gotta try these Sam!
haha well I kinda love your resolution 🙂
And these meatballs! So creative! That sauce alone … I would dip everything in it I think!
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Thanks so much Ashley!
These look good – I haven’t bought goldfish in years but this would be a good reason to have them around again.
Thanks Kim! I bet your boys would love these!
Love the meatballs and the goldfish in them. Very clever and delicious!
Thanks so much Suzanne!
No goldfish in Australia. Something must be done about this because I’m in love with these meatballs!!
Thanks Maureen – please send me your address and I will send you a box-seriously! Hope John is better…
These turkey balls are so creative! Love that you added my favorite childhood cheesy crackers into these fun appetizers. Such a great idea! These would be perfect while watching the game or any of those TV shows 🙂
Thanks so much Kelly – you know, I still haven’t watched even 10 minutes of any of those shows – but I did watch 10 minutes of the news…
I do love the look of your turkey balls and you are so inventive and creative as I don’t think I would ever have thought to make them with goldfish crackers (not even sure if we can buy goldfish crackers here!) And I love the sound of the dipping sauce with the yoghurt, mustard and honey xx
Thanks so much Charlie! You are too kind, my friend – but, I will say, I cannot make cakes like you can!
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xxs
Very creative and scrumptious recipe, Shashi! I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like Goldfish or meatballs. Both are irresistible! Thank you for sharing, my friend. Have a great rest of the week!
Thank you so much Stacy! On a separate note – I am so glad to see you back! I so missed your positive and wicked good self! 🙂
Hope you have a wonderful rest of the week too!
Meatballs are such fun food – I don’t know anyone who could turn these down
Thanks so much Jeanette!
Oh dear, you’ve added gold fish cracker, that’s genius. Now, what you said about food being a good bribing agent, YES.
These look good Sashi.
Thanks so much Asha – haha – yup, with kids, food can be used to make them o or not do ALL sorts of things!!!
My mom used to always do her meatloaf with a twist – she would put in whatever chip or cracker she had on hand for the binder. We might have regular crackers, maybe pretzels, and I’m pretty sure we had goldfish a time or two!
You know Chris – I have always struggled to make a decent meatloaf when I have had friends come over (I just end up with shepherds pie instead)- maybe I should start using your mom’s idea!
Oh I am so loving your New years Resolutions! lol.
I honestly can’t tell you anything about those TV shows either. But I sure can be excited about those Turkey balls! They look amazing! #client
Haha – Thanks so much Amber! 🙂
Not sure our goldfish crackers would make it in order for me to make turkey balls . . my kids love them. . love how inventive and resourceful you got here with these turkey balls, Shashi!!
Thanks so much Alice!
You are going to think I’m bonkers if I keep saying how original I think you are …. but I really do! You always think of the best ideas. This one is a great one to kick off the new year with – love the dip as well!
Awww shucks Helen – thank you so much – I don’t think you are bonkers – I do think you are way too kind, though! 🙂
These look amazing! What a creative combo! My toddler got a bag of Goldfish in his stocking this year and it was his favorite present 🙂
Thanks so much Elizabeth! Aww – when my daughter was a toddler, it used to be so hard to get her to share her Goldfish crackers! 🙂