Slow Cooker Morroccan Turkey Meatballs with Homemade Whole Wheat Naan

Name: Slow Cooker Morroccan Turkey Meatballs with Homemade Whole Wheat Naan
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 10 h 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2.5 slice whole wheat bread; 0.5 cup milk; 0.5 sweet onion, (finely chopped and sautéed in olive oil until translucent); 0.25 cup golden raisins; 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin; 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0.25 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 pound ground turkey; 1 teaspoon salt; pepper; 28 ounce tomato puree; 2 tablespoon light brown sugar; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar; 2 carrots, (peeled and cut into chunks); 2 clove garlic, (finely minced); 1 inch piece of fresh ginger, (peeled); 2.5 tablespoon orange zest (zest of one orange); 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt; 0.13 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 0.25 cup warm milk; 0.25 ounce dry active yeast (1 packet); 2.5 cup whole wheat flour; 0.5 cup all purpose flour; 1.5 teaspoon granulated sugar; 0.25 teaspoon baking powder; 1.5 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 cup Greek yogurt; 2 tablespoon oil; Greens; Greek yogurt

6 servings

Tender turkey meatballs spiked with subtly exotic spices and simmered in the slow cooker with a tangy sweet sauce. Pairs perfectly with easy homemade whole wheat naan!

Ingredients

whole wheat bread
2 ½ slice
milk
½ c
sweet onion
finely chopped and sautéed in olive oil until translucent
½
golden raisins
¼ c
ground cumin
½ tsp
ground cinnamon
½ tsp
garlic powder
¼ tsp
ground turkey
1 lb
salt
1 tsp
pepper
tomato puree
28 oz
light brown sugar
2 tbsp
red wine vinegar
1 tbsp
carrots
peeled and cut into chunks
2
garlic
finely minced
2 clove
inch piece of fresh ginger
peeled
1
orange zest
zest of one orange
2 ½ tbsp
kosher salt
½ tsp
red pepper flakes
⅛ tsp
warm milk
¼ c
dry active yeast
1 packet
¼ oz
whole wheat flour
2 ½ c
all purpose flour
½ c
granulated sugar
1 ½ tsp
baking powder
¼ tsp
kosher salt
1 ½ tsp
Greek yogurt
1 c
oil
2 tbsp
Greens
Greek yogurt
Fresh mint

Directions

Make the moroccan turkey meatballs:

1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F, and lightly mist a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
2
Place the bread and milk in a large bowl and squeeze the mixture together with your hands, breaking up the bread and combining it with the milk.
3
Add the cooked onion, raisins, spices, and ground turkey. Stir to combine.
4
Roll or scoop into 1-inch balls and place in the prepared baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden around the edges.

Make the sauce:

1
Place all of the sauce ingredients in the crock of a slow cooker, and stir to combine. Add the meatballs and set to "low," for 8 hours.

Make the whole wheat naan:

1
Sprinkle the yeast over the surface of the warm milk and set aside to proof.
2
Place the flours, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl and stir to combine.
3
Make a well in the center, and add the milk/yeast, yogurt, and oil.
4
Knead the dough (either by hand or on low speed, using the dough hook attachment), until soft and pliable. (If the dough seems too dry, add a little warm water to bring it together. It should come away from the sides of the bowl, and be soft but not sticky.)
5
Cover the dough with plastic wrap, and set in a warm place to rise for 2 hours or until doubled in size.
6
Preheat a cast iron griddle on medium-high heat.
7
Punch down the dough and divide into balls about the size of a lime.
8
Roll each ball with a rolling pin, to a thickness of about ¼ inch.
9
Sprinkle the surface of the dough with water, and place on the hot pan.
10
When the bottom is brown and there are lots of big bubbles on the surface, flip it and cook it on the other side. If desired, brown the surface over an open flame.

Slow Cooker Morroccan Turkey Meatballs with Homemade Whole Wheat Naan

645 min6 servings511 cal

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