Recipe | All Kinds o' Meatballs

ALL KINDS O' MEATBALLS

The grated carrot keeps these lean meatballs juicy and gets kids to eat vegetables without even knowing it.

INGREDIENTS

1 lb	500 g	Lean Ground Beef
1	1	egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup	125 mL	dry bread crumbs
1/3 cup	75 mL	EACH finely grated carrot and shredded onion
1 tbsp	15 mL	Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp	2 mL	EACH salt and pepper

PREPARATION TIME: 20 minutes
COOKING TIME: 15 minutes

DIRECTIONS

Lightly combine all ingredients; form into about thirty 1” (2.5 cm) balls. Bake on lightly oiled foil-lined baking tray in 400°F (200°C) oven for 15 min, until digital rapid-read thermometer inserted into centre of several meatballs reads 160° F (71° C).

Variations – try adding the following to the basic recipe:

Italian: 2 tbsp (30 mL) pizza sauce and 1 tsp (5 mL) dried oregano. Serve with extra pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce.

Asian: 2 tbsp (30 mL) hoisin sauce and 1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground ginger. Serve with peanut sauce or sweet and sour sauce.

Mexican: 1 tbsp (15 mL) chili powder and 2 garlic cloves (minced). Serve with salsa.

NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 4 - 6 SERVINGS

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

170 Calories 10 g Fat

14 g Protein 6 g Carbohydrates