Mike's Healthier Meatballs

Name: Mike's Healthier Meatballs
Total time: 60 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb ground beef; 2 cup Roughly chopped mushrooms; 1/2 onion, chopped; 4 garlic cloves; 1 bunch cilantro; 1 large egg; 1 tbsp ketchup; 1 tbsp smoked paprika; 1 tbsp dry oregano; 2 tbsp BBQ spice mix; 1/3 cup bread crumbs; 1 Salt and pepper to taste; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1/2 onion, chopped; 3 garlic cloves roughly chopped; 1 can whole peeled tomatoes; 1 can tomato sauce; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 3 tbsp freshly chopped basil; 1 tbsp dried oregano; 1 salt and pepper to taste

mikeb63 @cook_3631121

It's always a pleasure when you can hide veggies in your meatballs and your kids love it

mikeb63 @cook_3631121

It's always a pleasure when you can hide veggies in your meatballs and your kids love it

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Ingredients

1 mins

8 servings

For the meatballs
2 lbground beef
2 cupRoughly chopped mushrooms
1/2onion, chopped
4garlic cloves
1 bunchcilantro
1 largeegg
1 tbspketchup
1 tbspsmoked paprika
1 tbspdry oregano
2 tbspBBQ spice mix
1/3 cupbread crumbs
1Salt and pepper to taste
For the sauce
3 tbspolive oil
1/2onion, chopped
3garlic cloves roughly chopped
1 canwhole peeled tomatoes
1 cantomato sauce
2 tbsptomato paste
3 tbspfreshly chopped basil
1 tbspdried oregano
1salt and pepper to taste

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Steps

1 mins

1

In a large skillet, on medium high heat, add onions, mushrooms, salt and pepper
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Sauteed until soft and mushrooms released most of their water
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Add garlic and cook for an extra minute, then put aside to cool
4

In a food processor add cilantro and sauteed vegetables.
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Pulse until finely chopped, not pureed.
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In a large bowl add the meat, sauteed vegetables and the rest of the ingredients and mix well
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Let rest, covered, in the fridge for 20 minutes
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Preheat oven to 375
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For the sauce:
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In a large saucepan add the first three ingredients and sauteed until tender.
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Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes.
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I use a chopping wand to smooth out the sauce
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Line a half sized sheet pan with foil and scoop out your meatballs
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Bake for around 20 minutes
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Carefully place meatballs into sauce pan and continue to cook for about half an hour