This Italian meatball recipe is easy enough for kids to make and heart healthy, too. Eat as is or add to spaghetti sauce, soups, stews or casseroles. You may also use this mixture to make a meatloaf.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 large onion
- 1 pound ground round
- 1/3 cup plain dry bread crumbs
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup evaporated skim milk
- 1 egg
- 1-1/2 teaspoon dried Italian herb seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Vegetable oil spray
Preparation:
Peel and chop onion. In medium bowl, combine chopped onion, ground round, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, evaporated milk, egg, Italian herb seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and pepper . With clean, dry hands, thoroughly mix together all the ingredients. Rinse your hands with water, but do not dry them. With wet hands, form mixture into 15 meatballs by rolling the meat mixture between the palms of your hands. Each meatball should be about 1-3/4 inches in diameter.When you're finished rolling the meatballs, wash and dry your hands. Place oven rack 7 inches from broiler. If using broiler pan, remove it from the broiler. Preheat broiler. Spray broiler pan or baking pan with vegetable oil spray. (Make sure you are far away from the broiler while spraying.) Arrange meatballs in sprayed pan in 3 rows, 5 meatballs per row. Place pan on oven rack. Broil meatballs for 5 minutes. Using oven mitts, remove pan from broiler. With tongs, turn meatballs over. Return pan to broiler. Broil 5 minutes longer. Using oven mitts, remove pan from broiler.
Eat as is or add to spaghetti sauce, soups, stews or casseroles.
Yield: 4 servings
Source: American Heart Association Kids' Cookbook (Random House)
Reprinted with permission.
