Meatballs

Name: Meatballs
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 pounds 95% lean ground beef; 1/2 cup whole wheat bread crumbs; 2 large eggs; 1 medium yellow onion, chopped; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons pepper

Robert Coyle @cook_2814679

Mahomet, Illinois

These meatballs are great in an Italian dish or paired with BBQ sauce and mozzarella cheese on a sandwich.

Ground beef (1241 calories): more protein, less fat
Bread crumbs (180 calories): softens meatballs, dilutes flavor
Eggs (140 calories): binds meat together
Onions (32 calories): adds flavor
Ginger (19 calories): adds flavor and texture. Contains a proteolytic enzyme that naturally breaks down protein for tenderness
Garlic (16 calories): adds flavor
Salt (0 calories): adds flavor
Pepper (0 calories): adds flavor

417 calories per 8 ounce serving

These meatballs are great in an Italian dish or paired with BBQ sauce and mozzarella cheese on a sandwich.

417 calories per 8 ounce serving

Robert Coyle @cook_2814679

Mahomet, Illinois

These meatballs are great in an Italian dish or paired with BBQ sauce and mozzarella cheese on a sandwich.

417 calories per 8 ounce serving

These meatballs are great in an Italian dish or paired with BBQ sauce and mozzarella cheese on a sandwich.

417 calories per 8 ounce serving

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Ingredients

50 mins

4 servings

2 pounds95% lean ground beef
1/2 cupwhole wheat bread crumbs
2large eggs
1medium yellow onion, chopped
4 clovesgarlic, minced
2 teaspoonsground ginger
2 teaspoonssalt
2 teaspoonspepper

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Steps

50 mins

1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2

Mix the bread crumbs, eggs, onions, garlic, ginger, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
3

Add the ground beef and begin to mix by hand. Mixing the meat by hand ensures the meat holds structure and doesn't turn into a paste.
4

Roll up 16 meatballs at 3 ounces each and place them onto a baking sheet.
5

Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
6

Enjoy!