Thanksgiving Bites over Fresh Cranberry Sauce
These chicken meatballs with apples and sage are served over fresh cranberry sauce and taste just like Thanksgiving in a bite, hence the name. They are the perfect prelude to Turkey Day! They’re great to serve guests over this weekend or the night before Thanksgiving. On the other hand, if you want to bypass all of the fuss, you could try serving these meatballs to your Thanksgiving guests.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Apple | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Cranberry | 1 cup raw (100g) | 46 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Sage | 1 tsp ground (0.7g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Meatball | not in our table | 0 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 pound FOR THE MEATBALLS:
- 2 whole Ground Chicken
- ½ whole Apples
- 5 leaves White Onion
- 1 whole Sage
- ½ cups Egg
- 1 cup Applesauce
- 1 teaspoon Italian Breadcrumbs
- 3 cups Salt
- 1 cup FOR THE CRANBERRY SAUCE:
- ¾ cups Fresh Cranberries