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#SundaySupper ~ Apple Cider Glazed Meatballs

Happy #SundaySupper! This week the #SundaySupper crew went apple picking and brought back tons of juicy apples for some delicious fall recipes.

Now, I didn’t actually pick my own apples. I may have cheated a bit (gasp!) and took a trip to my local orchard, Weber’s, and grabbed an already picked basket of honey crisp apples and a half gallon of fresh apple cider. It’s always nice when someone else does the hard labor for you.

When I heard this week’s theme was apples, I instantly thought dessert: apple pie, caramelized apples, stuffed apples, apple crisp, apple this, and apple that. It all sounded delicious, but I wanted to create something outside the box, so I decided on apple cider glazed meatballs. They’re savory, sweet, and just plain old yummy. They’re also extremely versatile. You can serve them as a main course for dinner, stick a tooth pick in them for Sunday night football (our favorite way to eat them), or pile them on a piece of crusty bread for a sandwich. Either way, they’re delicious.

Honey crisp apples are my apple of choice in the fall. They’re the perfect balance of sweet and tart with a crisp, juicy center. When I go apple picking, I head straight for the red-green orbs dangling from the apple trees.

I decided to use ground turkey for this recipe since it goes so well with apples. I mixed ground turkey with a generous amount of garlic, cayenne, and shredded honey crisp apples. They get baked until they’re perfectly brown and crispy on the outside, then tossed in a sweet apple cider glaze. The result is a sweet and savory tender meatball.

Enjoy!

Make sure you visit the other #SundaySupper members for more apple recipes:

Soups, Salads, Starters and Breads

Cinnamon Apple Chips- Shockingly Delicious
Apple Celery Salad- In the Kitchen with Audrey and Maurene
Mini Apple Pumpkin Pancakes – The Daily Dish Recipes
Overnight Apple Cinnamon French Toast- In the Kitchen with KP
Curried Apple and Leek Soup-Soni’s Food for Thought
Endive Spears Topped With Apple, Blue Cheese and Hazelnut Salad- The Hand That Rocks the Ladle
Homemade Apple Jam – My Trials in the Kitchen
Caramel Apple Butter Cheesecake Dip- Chocolate Moosey
Caramel Apple Bread – famfriendsfood
Apple Pie Bread Baker Street
Apple, Bacon & Brie Popovers- I Run for Wine
Apple and Almond Brie Puff Pastry- Family Foodie
Apple, Leek and Gruyere Tarts- There and Back Again

Main Meals

Slow Cooker Honey Apple Pork Loin- The Meltaways
Apples & Buttons (Ham, Apples and Dumplings)- Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
Skillet Pork with Sweet Spiced Apples- Mama Mommy Mom
Chicken Apple Meatloaf with Tarragon Tomato Sauce – Diabetic Foodie
Baked Tilapia Apple Crisp- Daddy Knows Less
Pork Tenderloin with Calvados Cream Sauce Sustainable Dad
#SundaySupper Pulled Pork Sandwich With Pickled Red Onions Kwistin’s Favorites

Sides

Harvest Rice- Webicurean
Wild Rice with Apples, Dried Cranberries, and Walnuts – Ruffles and Truffles
Apple Topped Sweet Potato Mash- Momma’s Meals
Warm Spice Pecan Raisin Apple Chutney- Sue’s Nutrition Buzz

Desserts

Double Apple Pot Pie- What Smells So Good?
Apple Walnut Coffee Cake- The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
Apple Streusel Cobbler- Big Bear’s Wife
Apple & Moroccan Cinnamon Gooey Sticky Buns- Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
Spiced Caramel Apple Pie-Chelsea’s Culinary Indulgence
Apple Pear Kuchen for #SundaySupper (Apfel Birnen Kuchen)- Galactosemia in PDX
Apple Strudel - Magnolia Days
Old Fashioned Apple Crisp with Caramel Sauce-Noshing with the Nolands
Apple Cheesecake- Vintage Kitchen
Caramel Apple Crumble Bars- Hezzi D’s Books and Cooks
Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting- From Fast Food to Fresh Food
Cinnamon Apple Dessert Chimichangas- Juanita’s Cocina
Nutella Apple Quesadilla- Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
Apple Crisp Ice Cream- Cravings of a Lunatic
Bavarian Apple Torte- The Lovely Pantry
Streusel Apple Crumb Pie + Pie Freezer Kits- Meal Planning Magic
French Apple Cobbler with Cinnamon-Maple Whipped Cream Weekend Gourmet
Chunky Apple-Apricot Bread Pudding- Comfy Cuisine
Apple Butter Spice Cake – Home Cooking Memories
Apple Pie and Custard- Happy Baking Days
#GlutenFree Deep Dish Carmel Apple Pie- Cooking Underwriter
Apple Brownies That Skinny Chick Can Bake
Country Apple Dumplings- Mom’s Test Kitchen
Apple-Gingersnap Cookies- Tora’s Real Food
Apple and Cranberry Turnovers- Flour on my Face
Applesauce Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake with Caramel Glaze- Hip Foodie Mom
Caramel Frosted Apple Cookies- No One Likes Crumbley Cookies
Apple and Pecans Cake- Basic N Delicious
Apple Pull Apart Monkey Bread- Gotta Get Baked

Beverages

Spiced Apple Ale Small Wallet Big Appetite
Apple Chia Tea- Pippi’s in the Kitchen Again

Join us around the family table for our #SundaySupper Twitter chat at 7 p.m. EST tonight to talk about our favorite apple recipes. You can follow us all day using the #SundaySupper hashtag for delicious dinner ideas.

Apple Cider Glazed Meatballs

Meatballs:

1 1/2 lbs. ground turkey
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup shredded apple (see note)
3 tbs. onion, finely diced
1/3 cup bread crumbs
1/2 tsp. cayenne
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

In a large bowl, add all of the ingredients. Mix to combine. Roll into 1-inch balls. Place the meatballs on a cookie grate on top of an aluminum foil lined baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes.

Note- After shredding the apple, place in a paper towel of clean kitchen towel and squeeze out juice.

Glaze:

1 cup apple cider
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1 tsp. freshly grated ginger
1 tbs. apple butter
3 tbs. brown sugar
1 tsp. red pepper flakes
1 tbs. chili garlic sauce
1 1/2 tsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 cup chopped scallions

In a small bowl, add all of the ingredients, except the scallions. Whisk to combine.

Add the mixture to a large sauté pan over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a gentle boil and let simmer for 2 minutes until the glaze thickens. Add the meatballs to the pan and let cook for 1 minute to coat. Top with chopped scallions.

Adapted from Better Homes & Gardens

#SundaySupper Soy Glazed Chicken

It’s Sunday again, which means it’s time to celebrate #SundaySupper. This week we’re preparing recipes for Labor day, which snuck up on me this year. I completely forgot that Labor day was on Monday until my girlfriend asked me what I was doing over the weekend for the holiday, “Holiday? What holiday?” My girlfriend replied, “Um, you know. Labor day.” Ugh, I had completely and utterly forgot about Labor day.

Can you believe Summer is almost over? I swear it just arrived and now it’s over. I feel like summer completely eluded me this year.

I didn’t get around to completing half of the items on my To-Do list:

- Take more than one trip to the beach
- Visit a few farmer’s markets
- Take some day trips
- Visit a few mueseums
- Finish renovating office
- Go camping
- Make pickles

Summer is over, and these items are still on my list waiting to be crossed off, which is never going to happen by Monday. Well, I suppose there’s always next year.

In honor of Labor day and the last hurrah of grilling season, I’ve cooked up some soy glazed chicken thighs. These thighs get soaked in a soy and orange marinade overnight, then glazed with a soy reduction made from the marinade. Let me tell you, this method makes for a super flavor piece of chicken.

It’s finger lickin’ good!

This chicken is good grilled or baked. I was going to grill it, but we ran out of propane, so in the oven it went. It was just as good. The skin gets caramelized and crispy, while the center stays juicy and tender.

This chicken happens to be a favorite in my house. I spent time tweaking the recipe to get it just right. I knew I wanted to impart flavor into the chicken, as well as give it a saucy coating. I did this by marinating the chicken overnight, then reducing the marinade to create a salty/sweet glaze to coat the outside. What you end up with is an extremely tender piece of chicken with a perfectly crispy crust. It’s chicken perfection at its best.

Soy glaze coats your fingers, but you don’t care because you’re about to sink your teeth into that plump piece of chicken. Your teeth hit the skin, and you hear a crunch. The salty/sweet flavor hits your tongue, then you get a hint of heat in the background. A bit further and your teeth sink into the moist, juicy meat of the chicken. Next thing you know you’re fingers are in your mouth, savoring what’s left.

Don’t worry, there’s enough for seconds. Happy #SundaySupper!

Check out what the other #SundaySupper foodies are cooking up:

Starters & Snacks

Lobster Salad with Avocado, Corn and Tomatoes by The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
Grilled Vegetable Spread by Magnolia Days
Toast Topper #8: Tomato Confit for #SundaySupper by Yummy Smells
Honey BBQ Wings and Cool Ranch by Big Bears Wife
Finger Lickin’ Chicken Drumettes by Noshing with the Nolands

Main Dishes

Baked Shrimp and Pasta Caprese by Mama’s Blissful Bites
Korean chili by Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
Newfangled Cowtown White Chicken Chili by Shockingly Delicious
Strawberry BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches by The Weekend Gourmet
Spicy Seoulful Pulled Pork Sandwiches by Kimchi Mom
Smoked Pork Butt (A How-To) from Juanita’s Cocina
Soy Glazed Chicken Thighs by The Messy Baker Blog
Stuffed Green Chili con Queso Cheeseburger Sliders by Damn Delicious
Adana kebab by Small Wallet, Big Appetite
Portabello Paninis by The Hand That Rocks the Ladle
Bloody Mary Skirt Steak by From Fast Food to Fresh Food
Tuna and Roasted Pepper Packets by Cindy’s Recipes & Writings
Mint Marinated Beef Kabobs with Garlic Sauce by Sustainable Dad
Creamy Latin Style Pasta by Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen
Spicy Portuguese Style Sliders by Daily Dish Recipes
Aromatic Glazed Salmon by Happy Baking Days
Pork sliders by Basic ‘N Delicious
Foil Packet Chicken by In the Kitchen with Audrey

Salads & Sides

Mom’s Savory Pork’n’Beans by Webicurean
Ranch Potato Salad by My Catholic Kitchen
Gluten Free Penne hot salad with basil, asparagus, cherry tomatoes fresh mozzarella and chicken with a mustard vineagarete for #SundaySupper by Cooking Underwriter
Southern Surprise Potato Salad by Granny’s Down Home Southern Cooking
#SundaySupper Marinated Ginger Chicken & Spinach Salad by Kwistin’s Favorites
Roasted Potato & Corn Salad w/ Bacon by GirliChef
Vegan Caprese Salad by Galactosemia in PDX
Picnic Friendly Grilled Vegetable Salad by Mama Mommy Mom
Smokin Hot Caribbean Spiced Corn-On-The-Cob by Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
Potato salad with Stilton and bacon by Tora’s Real Food
Tomato Feta Orzo Salad by Family Foodie

Drinks

Frozen Sangria by Supper For a Steal
Persian mint & cucumber cooler (sekanjabeen) by Family Spice

Desserts

lightened lemon pound cake by The Meltaways
Root Beer Float Cupcakes by Chocolate Moosey
Strawberry Cream Squares by Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
Fresh Mango Pie by La Cocina De Leslie
Brown Butter M&M Cookies by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
Gluten Free Lemon Blondies by No One Likes Crumbley Cookies
Blueberry Lemon Cream Cheese Coffee Cake by Baker Street
Strawberry Pie + White Sangria by Vintage Kitchen Notes
Grilled Banana Splits by Diabetic Foodie
Easy Desserts: Frozen Chocolate Bananas by Home Cooking Memories
Ice Cream Sandwich Cake by Comfy Cuisine
Blueberry Lemon Whoopie Pies for a Holiday Cookout #SundaySupper by In the Kitchen with KP

Wine Pairings

Labor Day Cookout Food And Wine Pairings byENOFYLZ

Please be sure you join us on Twitter throughout the day during #SundaySupper. We’ll be meeting up at 7:00 p.m. EST for our weekly #SundaySupper live chat where we’ll talk about our favorite cookout recipes!

All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag, or you can follow us throughTweetChat!

We’d also love to feature your Cookout recipes on our #SundaySupper Pinterest board and share them with all of our followers!

Soy Glazed Chicken

1.5 lbs. chicken thighs
1/3 cup Low sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
1 tbs. canola oil
3 tbs. agave
2 tbs. rice vinegar
2 tbs. chili garlic sauce
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tsp. cornstarch
1 tbs. brown sugar
salt and pepper

In a large bowl, add soy sauce, orange juice, oil, agave, rice vinegar, chili garlic sauce, garlic, salt and pepper. Whisk to combine. Add chicken and turn to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator, let marinate overnight.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and place a cookie rack on top of the foil (this prevents the chicken from sitting in the drippings and allows it to get crispy). Line the chicken thighs on top of the cookie rack and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Pour the marinade in a medium-sized saucepan and add cornstarch and brown sugar, whisk to combine. Cook on medium heat until the mixture boils and reduces into a thick glaze, about 3-4 minutes. Brush chicken with glaze and place in the oven. Cook for 35-40 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F., brushing the chicken with the glaze every 10 minutes.

#SundaySupper ~ Apple Cider Glazed Meatballs