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Cumin-Coriander Turkey Meatballs with Broccoli

Juicy spiced turkey meatballs roast alongside charred broccoli and sweet peppers, served over fluffy bulgur with a cool mint-yogurt sauce.

Cumin-Coriander Turkey Meatballs with Broccoli

Ingredients

  • 1¼ lb560 gGround turkey, 93% lean
  • 1 large50 gEggsbeaten
  • ⅓ cup40 gPlain dry breadcrumbs
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 1 tbsp6 gGround cumin
  • 2¾ tsp5 gGround coriander
  • ¾ tsp5 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • 5 cups florets450 gBroccolicut into bite-size florets
  • 2 medium240 gRed bell peppercut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 medium120 gGreen bell peppercut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 medium110 gRed onioncut into wedges
  • 2 tbsp27 gOlive oil
  • 1½ cups200 gBulgur, dry
  • 2 cups480 gWater
  • 1 container (6 oz)170 gPlain Greek yogurt, nonfat
  • 2 tbsp chopped10 gFresh mintchopped
  • 2 tbsp30 gLemon juice

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a large rimmed sheet pan with parchment.
  2. In a bowl, mix the ground turkey, egg, breadcrumbs, half the garlic, half the cumin, half the coriander, half the salt and the ground black pepper; roll into 16 meatballs.
  3. In another bowl, toss the broccoli, red bell pepper, green bell pepper and red onion with two-thirds of the olive oil, the remaining cumin, the remaining coriander and one-quarter of the salt.
  4. Spread the vegetables on the sheet pan and nestle the meatballs between them; drizzle the meatballs with the remaining one-third of the olive oil.
  5. Roast 20 to 22 minutes, turning the vegetables once, until the broccoli is charred at the edges and the meatballs reach 165°F (74°C) inside.
  6. While it roasts, bring the water to a boil in a saucepan with the remaining garlic, stir in the bulgur, cover, take off the heat and let stand 15 minutes, then fluff.
  7. Stir the Greek yogurt with the mint, half the lemon juice and the remaining one-quarter of the salt to make the sauce.
  8. Drizzle the remaining half of the lemon juice over the pan, then serve the meatballs and vegetables over the bulgur with the mint-yogurt sauce.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Gluten. Some brands contain soy.

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