Recipe: Turkey Meatballs (with garlic and pine nuts)

Turkey Meatballs (with garlic and pine nuts)
Source: Cooking Live Show #CL9051
By: Angele and Jon Freeman

1 pound ground turkey
1 large garlic clove -- minced
3/4 cup fresh bread crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
3 tablespoons pine nuts -- toasted, cooled, and chopped
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley leaves
1 large egg -- beaten lightly
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
4 tablespoons olive oil

In a bowl, stir together well turkey, garlic, bread crumbs, onion, pine nuts, parsley, egg, salt, and pepper and form into meatballs about 1-inch in diameter.

In a large heavy skillet heat 2 tablespoons oil over moderately heat until hot but not smoking and cook half of meatballs, shaking skillet, until browned and cooked through, about 4 minutes. Transfer meatballs to paper towels to drain and brown remaining meatballs in remaining 2 tablespoons oil in same manner.